Texas is a state known for its rugged independence. That can be a huge boon in many situations, but it can also be a problem if you are injured on the job in Texas. With some of the most convoluted ...

The Federal Trade Commission on Tuesday afternoon voted 3-to-2 to approve the new rule, which will ban noncompetes for all workers when the regulations take effect in 120 days. For senior executives, ...

Proposed legislation would allow the attorney general to enforce a law holding employers accountable for trying to deny workers' comp claims.

Acknowledgement of responsibility is one thing, but the power of that legislation has been diluted by the Federal Emergency Management ... claims office’s persistent unwillingness to work amicably ...

Nurses, paraprofessionals, and librarians could get paid more under the federal rule, but the change won't apply to teachers.

Thousands of people who helped clean up after the 2010 BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico say they got sick. A settlement aimed at compensation has fallen short of expectations.

John Maas helped clean up the 2010 BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill and is likely the only sick worker to prevail in a lawsuit against BP.

Labor and employment issues will take significant bandwidth for in-house lawyers as federal agencies race to finalize rules ahead of the presidential election and states take varied approaches with ...

Falls, slips and trips accounted for 865 worker fatalities in 2022 – more than 400 of whom worked in construction ...

Forever? Tonight, the basics of the workers compensation system. YLR Host, Jeff Hayden, is joined by a sought-after speaker who routinely addresses attorneys, physicians, unions, and consumer groups ...

The Connecticut Superior Court ruled in favor of Mark DeFrancesco, a landlord evicting two of his former employees. Both of the migrant workers have pending workers’ compensation claims against ...

In the modern world, more people focus on gender equality and women’s implementation in the workplace, which has become a widespread issue. Notwithstanding cracks achieved in the recent past, women ...