Federal workers struggle to find roles a year after Trump cuts: ‘I’ve applied to over 250 jobs’ Current and former government employees say they’re facing a tough job market over a year on from sweeping cuts

Federal workers struggle to find roles a year after Trump cuts: ‘I’ve applied to over 250 jobs’

Gen Z Sabotaging AI at Work So It Won't Take Their Job A new survey found that Gen Z workers are particularly invested in sabotaging their company's AI deployments.

Gen Z Sabotaging AI at Work So It Won’t Take Their Job

3 women file civil rights complaints against Labor Secretary Chavez-DeRemer
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Gas Prices Turn the Gig Worker Economy Upside Down
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Employers See Spike in Labor Department Immigration Enforcement Employers using the H-1B program to tap foreign talent are facing more intense investigations from the Labor Department, showing the agency is now taking a stronger hand in the Trump administration’s immigration agenda.

Employers See Spike in Labor Department Immigration Enforcement

California Assembly committee gives initial OK to state employee telework bill
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How Trump's EEOC is attacking DEI and emphasizing white people
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Employers are using your personal data to figure out the lowest salary you’ll accept
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Scott’s return-to-office order violated union rules, labor relations board says The VLRB on Wednesday said the Scott administration’s return-to-office order last year violated union rules and must be rescinded.

Scott’s return-to-office order violated union rules, labor relations board says

$30 an hour by 2030: new pushes to increase minimum wage in New York and California Oakland and New York campaigns for $30 minimum wage gain steam as workers battle high costs and pushback

$30 an hour by 2030: new pushes to increase minimum wage in New York and California

Trump names chair for National Labor Relations Board James Murphy will take the helm at NLRB, which has been without a leader since Marvin Kaplan's term ended in August and did not have enough members to conduct most business for much of 2025.

Trump names chair for National Labor Relations Board

Fourth Labor Department staffer leaves amid investigation of Chavez-DeRemer The Labor secretary's former director of advance said she was fired after meeting with investigators this week.

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Illinois Supreme Court rules companies may have to pay for work-related activities before and after shifts The Illinois Supreme Court unanimously ruled state law does not shield companies from having to pay employees for time spent completing required pre- and post-work activities.

Illinois Supreme Court rules companies may have to pay for work-related activities before and after shifts

California lawmakers say they'll change name of Cesar Chavez Day to Farmworkers Day California legislative leaders announced they are going to rename Cesar Chavez Day as Farmworkers Day in light of sexual abuse allegations.

California lawmakers say they'll change name of Cesar Chavez Day to Farmworkers Day

Wage theft leaves 1 in 5 California domestic workers below minimum wage, report finds - Local News Matters A new report reveals that wage theft is rampant among California’s domestic workers, as 20% of them get paid less than minimum wage.  The report was A new report finds 1 in 5 domestic workers in California are paid less than minimum wage, costing them about $2.8 billion in lost wages over the past decade.

Wage theft leaves 1 in 5 California domestic workers below minimum wage, report finds

California Labor Commissioner announces initiative to educate young workers Lilia García-Brower visited the Coachella Valley Friday to announce an initiative aimed at empowering young workers and expanding education about workplace rights for youth and their families.

California Labor Commissioner announces initiative to educate young workers

The Horror Continues: California’s Big “Nuclear Verdicts” Just Keep Coming! California—where the sun shines, the waves crash, and juries keep dishing out verdicts so large they should come with their own seismic scale. Since our

The Horror Continues: California’s Big “Nuclear Verdicts” Just Keep Coming!

Complaint Filed With California Labor Board Alleges Retaliation Against LAUSD Educators and Questions UTLA's Inaction - The Current Report For months, a growing body of documentation has quietly accumulated inside the Los Angeles Unified School District and within the offices of the union that represents its educators. Emails exchanged between teachers and union representatives. Written complaints describing alleged retaliation and harassment. Audio recordings and correspondence documenting workplace confrontations. Screenshots of pay records, personnel file entries, and internal communications. Individually, each record might appear to capture the kind of dispute that surfaces in any large institution. Viewed together, however, the documents form a far more consequential archive. They outline what multiple educators say was a pattern that began after they

Complaint Filed With California Labor Board Alleges Retaliation Against LAUSD Educators and Questions UTLA’s Inaction

California union pushes to make telework permanent as state prepares return-to-office mandate The tug-of-war between state employees and the state has been ongoing for years. But in July, employees must return to work in person, under a Newsom mandate

California union pushes to make telework permanent as state prepares return-to-office mandate

California Appeals Court Ruling Provides Guidance on Arbitration Agreement Enforceability Under FAA On January 13, 2026, the California Court of Appeal, Second Appellate District, issued a published decision in Tuufuli v. West Coast Dental Administrative Services, LLC, affirming a trial court’s order compelling arbitration of an employee’s individual claims and dismissing her class claims against her former employer. The decision provides important guidance on the enforceability of arbitration agreements governed by the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA) and the dismissal of class claims pursuant to arbitration provisions. Most favorably, the decision holds that the FAA will be applied where the parties agree that the FAA applies and that the employer will not need to prove that the underlying employment relationship involves interstate commerce.

California Appeals Court Ruling Provides Guidance on Arbitration Agreement Enforceability Under FAA

California Labor Law Overhaul Sows Confusion Two Years Later Opinion: After a legislative overhaul of California wage-and-hour litigation in 2024, courts are still wrestling with fundamental procedural and standing questions that shape employer risk.

California Labor Law Overhaul Sows Confusion Two Years Later

Anti-productivity quota law passes as Amazon still surveils workers The legislation will affect mega-retailers with 1,000 or more warehouse workers.

California law forces Amazon to reveal how algorithms judge worker productivity

Hundreds of applications, no jobs and AI competition: California's brutal tech work landscape Thousands of tech workers have already lost their jobs this year and leaders at some companies say AI will enable employers to do more with smaller teams.

Hundreds of applications, no jobs and AI competition: California's brutal tech work landscape

LWDA’s New Proposed PAGA Regulations On February 6, 2026, the California Labor and Workforce Development Agency (“LWDA”) provided a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“Notice”) to adopt new Private Attorneys General Act (“PAGA”) regulations intended to supplement the legislative reforms to PAGA in 2024. The proposed rulemaking, in its current form, is great news for employers that have been inundated with frivolous PAGA filings.

LWDA’s New Proposed PAGA Regulations

AI Use at Work Is Causing "Brain Fry," Researchers Find, Especially Among High Performers The increased speed and multitasking that AI allows at work is leading to many workers experiencing "brain fry," a new study found.

AI Use at Work Is Causing “Brain Fry,” Researchers Find, Especially Among High Performers

OpenAI hit with lawsuit claiming ChatGPT acted as an unlicensed lawyer ChatGPT maker OpenAI has been accused in a new lawsuit of practicing law without a U.S. license and helping a former disability claimant breach a settlement and ​flood a federal court docket with meritless filings.

OpenAI hit with lawsuit claiming ChatGPT acted as an unlicensed lawyer

Spilman v. The Salvation Army: California Court of Appeal Announces a New Framework for Nonprofit “Volunteers” in Wage and Hour Cases On January 6, 2026, the California Court of Appeal (First Appellate District, Division Five) issued a published decision in Spilman v. The Salvation Army (A169279) that adopts a new framework for distinguishing volunteers from employees in the nonprofit context. The decision reshapes the way nonprofits should evaluate their volunteer programs, particularly where volunteers perform substantial work tied to revenue-generating operations.

Spilman v. The Salvation Army: California Court of Appeal Announces a New Framework for Nonprofit “Volunteers” in Wage and Hour Cases

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Labor secretary's top two aides resign amid investigation into alleged department misconduct The Labor Department's inspector general has been investigating allegations of misconduct by Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer and members of her staff, sources told NBC News.

Labor secretary's top two aides resign amid investigation into alleged department misconduct