The year 2025 has been an eventful one for employment law, and 2026 may well bring further important changes in this space.

The beginning of President Donald Trump’s second presidency has already included “dramatic changes” in labor and employment policy and law — and more are expected, Littler’s Workplace Policy Institute ...

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As child labor laws loosen across states, putting more kids to work, violations are simultaneously increasing. If you’re thinking of hiring workers who are under 18, businesses need to understand the ...

In 2025, Colorado enacted a series of employment law changes affecting wage and hour, leave entitlements, restrictive covenants, anti-discrimination protections, and AI. Some of these changes have ...

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEXSTAR) — On September 12, the National Labor Relations Board sued New York State and its Public Employment Relations Board in federal court. The lawsuit accuses the state government of ...

New laws taking effect on January 1 in four states would crack down on companies using child labor laws or violating already-existing laws, while one state loosened its child labor laws. Several ...

Girl and boy lean in to cut vegetables for cooking food. How young is too young to work long hours? That is a subjective question that has come into the spotlight due to a recent action taken in the ...

The Florida Legislature and Gov. Ron DeSantis this year approved two separate bills that affect the state’s child labor laws. Both specifically loosen regulations for minors aged 16 and up, and will ...