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Predictive Scheduling Laws: What Employees Need To Know About Fair Workweek Rules

Although federal and state laws set minimum wage rates and certain other basic safeguards, American workers have few protections when it comes to scheduling. Many service and hospi...

Fair Workweek laws make workers’ lives better without wage or benefit cuts, analysis shows

A large-scale study found that employees covered under the new regulations saw improvements in scheduling and even in health insurance coverage.

Chicago Recalibrates Fair Workweek Rules, Which Took Effect June 1

Off the Clock, Out of Compliance? Managing Wage-and-Hour Risk in Remote Workforces

The shift to remote and hybrid work arrangements has fundamentally changed how employers manage (and potentially mismanage) wage-and-hour compliance. While flexible work models off...

Victorian Work from Home Bill Introduced

On 16 June 2026, the Victorian government introduced the Equal Opportunity Amendment (Work from Home) Bill 2026 (Vic) (the WFH Bill). The WFH Bill proposes a significant shift in w...

Workweek Reduction: The Road to 2030

Mexico has enacted a major reform to its Federal Labour Law introducing a phased reduction of the working week to 40 hours, alongside changes to overtime limits and the introductio...

Brazil Takes Initial Steps to Implement a 40 Hour Work Week

The Chamber of Deputies of the Brazilian Congress approved a proposed Constitutional Amendment (PEC 221/19) (“Amendment”) that, if implemented, will establish a 40 hour work week o...

Off-the-Clock Work and FLSA Compliance: New DOL Opinion Letter FLSA2026-8

A new DOL opinion letter addresses off-the-clock work, rounding policies, and the de minimis defense – and the conclusions should prompt a hard look at pre-shift timekeeping practi...

July 09, 2026

The Second Circuit declines to vacate an arbitration award over a nursing union dispute; federal workers sue the Department of Defense for termination of union contracts; New York...

can our company make us work rigid hours and explain any gaps?

A reader writes: My company has steadily tightened remote work over the past year from two days remote allowed, to five days in-office with exceptions, to now: mandatory in-office...

ThredUp’s CEO has a warning for five-day companies: You’re going to lose the talent war

A four-day workweek leaves employees more content and well-rested, and that directly translated to increased and sustained revenues.

Dual-Role Scheduling & Overtime: New DOL Opinion Letter FLSA2026-5

Does dual-role scheduling put your overtime compliance at risk? A new DOL opinion letter says it depends on the specific facts of the arrangement. The question came from an academi...

Mercedes Wants Workers to Move To A 40 Work Week Without More Pay

Meal Break Compliance: New DOL Opinion Letter FLSA2026-7

Does a 30-minute unpaid meal break still qualify under the FLSA if employees can barely leave the building? A new DOL opinion letter says yes – and the reasoning matters for any em...

Don't kill off flexible hours, retailers urge ministers ahead of zero-hour contract crackdown

Under Labour's flagship Employment Rights Act, drawn up by ex-Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner, firms must offer a guaranteed number of hours to regular workers.

Brazil Moves To End the Six-Day Workweek

Brazil's lower house has approved a constitutional amendment that would ban the common six-day workweek. It would make jobs even harder to find. 

Working From Home or Hardly Working? When WFH Corner-Cutting Becomes Misconduct

The Fair Work Commission (FWC, or Commission) recently confirmed that an employee who falsified timesheets while working from home was not unfairly dismissed in Mr Neeraj Kumar v H...

WHD Guidance Clarifies Unpaid Meal Break Compliance Under the FLSA

On May 28, 2026, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD) issued an opinion letter concluding that a 30-minute unpaid meal period is still a bona fide, non-compe...

हफ्ते में 4 दिन काम, 3 दिन आराम... नए लेबर कोड में नया नियम!

सप्‍ताह में 48 घंटे काम करने का नियम, नए लेबर कोड में रखा गया है. इसका मतलब है कि कर्मचार‍ियों को 3 दिन की छुट्टी मिल सकती है, लेकिन 4 दिनों तक 12-12 घंटे काम करना पड़ सकता है.

Va. FD sees staffing gains after switch to 49-hour workweek

Alexandria officials say morale and recruitment have improved since the department reduced firefighters' average workweek, with additional staffing gains and a 46-hour schedule pla...

Court Orders Employer to Pay $750K in Back Wages, Damages in FLSA Dispute

When employers fail to honor wage and hour settlement agreements, the Department of Labor’s next step is to pursue a court order. In this recent incident, a Washington employer ope...

In 2025, 80% of amfori BSCI-audited factories fell short on working hours in 2025

Excessive overtime in supply chains is driving reputational and financial exposure. Here’s why.