June 04, 2025 - Navigating employment laws can be a daunting challenge for U.S. businesses, particularly those operating across multiple states and localities. While federal statutes set the baseline ...

A number of major federal laws exist that define the rights of employees and employers, and these are augmented by a wide variety of state and local laws that further expand these rights. However, the ...

Generally speaking, civil lawsuits are inherently unpredictable and there’s always a chance of losing a case. But for workers who want to sue their employers for discrimination, the odds are ...

Illegal firing — also known as wrongful termination — occurs when an employer dismisses an employee for prohibited reasons, such as discrimination or retaliation. Although most employees work under at ...

From a field once governed solely by the employment-at-will rule that employees have almost no rights against termination or any form of workplace treatment, labor and employment law has grown into ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Professor Michelle Travis covers emerging workplace law and policy. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This ...

Labor disputes in the US date back to before the Revolutionary War. The first recorded strike over working conditions took place in 1636 on Richmond Island, Maine, when fishermen protested that their ...

Millions of young people attend college every year, most with the hope of gaining more job opportunities as a result. Nearly 16 million people were enrolled in undergraduate programs in the fall of ...

Provides additional employment protections for individuals flagged by an employment eligibility verification system, including federal E-Verify, as having identification discrepancies. Prohibits an ...

Although the COVID-19 pandemic has faded, employers continue to offer work-from-home arrangements to potential and existing employees to attract and retain talent. In some instances, employees are ...

Fall is in full swing in the mid-Atlantic. The change of season also brought a series of new laws that went into effect in Maryland on October 1, 2025. Below are the three key employment laws that ...