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The Department of Labor has identified seven fine-print provisions in employment contracts that it believes violate the Fair Labor Standards Act and the Occupational Safety and Health Act.

Offering especially generous benefits can certainly buy employees’ loyalty. But if you try to cement that loyalty with penalties for quitting before an agreed-upon period of time has passed, you may soon find yourself facing a National Labor Relations Board unfair labor practice charge.

The Supreme Court ruled that agency trials conducted by administrative law judges appointed by the agency violated the constitutional right to trial by jury. Since then, some employers have questioned the process that agencies like the NLRB use when charging employers with violating laws including the NLRA.

If a government shutdown occurs, here's how HR-related federal agencies will be affected.

The NLRB as currently constituted is considered the most pro-labor, pro-union board in decades. Shifting even one seat from Democrat to Republican could mean a quick reversal and give employers a greater say in managing their workplaces.

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A component of OSHA's new walkaround rule has employers worried that it could literally open the door for union organizers or union-paid industrial hygienists to trail along behind inspectors, possibly influencing their findings or gathering information that could influence collective bargaining.

In a unanimous decision handed down June 13, the U.S. Supreme Court made it harder for the National Labor Relations Board to intervene in employers’ decisions.

The National Labor Relations Board has recently stepped into the compliance spotlight—just another federal agency employers have to contend with.

A Senate report takes aim at Biden administration rules including independent contractors.