Parker Purifoy

The Department of Labor sent a proposed rule on independent contractor classifications to the White House, taking the first step towards replacing the Biden-era rule. The proposed rule was filed with the Office of Management and Budget. Business groups ha... See more

The Labor Department assessed nearly $318 million in back pay and penalties from employers accused of minimum wage, overtime, and child labor violations in fiscal year 2025, a 33% increase from the year before, according to agency data. The monetary penal... See more

The US Department of Labor is rescinding guidance that extended anti-discrimination protections to transgender participants in the agency’s workforce development programs. The department argued that US Supreme Court precedent granting anti-bias rights to ... See more

The US Department of Labor is rescinding guidance that extended anti-discrimination protections to transgender participants in the agency’s workforce development programs. The department argued that the US Supreme Court’s workplace discrimination protecti... See more

A New York federal judge kept a challenge to the state’s labor peace mandates for marijuana companies intact, rejecting attempts by the state cannabis board to dismiss it. Judge Alvin Hellerstein of the US District Court for the Southern District of New Y... See more