Two recent policy memos from the National Labor Relations Board's Office of the General Counsel opining that federal labor law doesn't protect secret workplace recordings in certain circumstances may suggest the Trump administration has an appetite to permit more limits on workers.
The value of the top settlements in employment discrimination class actions in the first half of 2025 was over $220 million, which is on pace to exceed the value of last year's largest set of deals, according to a new Duane Morris LLP report.
The U.S. Department of Labor is dismantling President Joe Biden's legacy and reconfiguring the Wage and Hour Division with a business-friendly approach, as seen in the agency saying it would not seek liquidated damages against employers and its announcement that it would stop enforcement of an employee-friendly classification rule. Here, Law360 explores these and other developments unfolding at the DOL.