TN VW Employees Vote Overwhelmingly to Join United Auto Workers Union April 22, 2024 By Kristin Hall and Tom Krisher CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) — Employees at a Volkswagen factory in Chattanooga, Tennessee, overwhelmingly voted to join the United Auto Workers...
South Carolina House Endorses Paid Family Leave Insurance Bill February 14, 2024 By Insurance Journal Staff Reports The South Carolina House of Representatives has approved a framework for paid family leave insurance in the state, sending House...
Florida House Votes to Loosen Child Labor Laws a Year After Tougher Immigrant Statute February 5, 2024 By Brendan Farrington TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A year after Florida enacted a law making it more difficult for employers to hire immigrants...
Kentucky House Endorses Paid Family Leave Insurance Bill January 31, 2024 By Bruce Schreiner FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Legislation portrayed as a market-driven, voluntary approach to expand access to paid family leave in Kentucky...
US Supreme Court to Hear Case on Starbucks Firing Pro-Union Workers in Tennessee January 16, 2024 (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear a challenge by Starbucks to a judicial decision that...
Tampa Settles Lawsuit with Feds Over Parental Leave for Male Workers December 27, 2023 TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — The city of Tampa has reached an agreement with the federal government to resolve a discrimination...
Tennessee Settles Fired Vaccine Chief’s Lawsuit for $150,000 November 3, 2023 NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The state of Tennessee has agreed to pay $150,000 to settle a federal lawsuit by its...
Appeals Court: Atlanta Weatherman Fired for Harassment, Not Because He Is White September 11, 2023 By Insurance Journal Staff Reports One of the longest-serving TV meteorologists in Atlanta was terminated from his high-profile job in 2019 because of repeated instances...
Mass. Police Must Reinstate 7 Who Refused to be Vaccinated, Arbitrator Says August 8, 2023 Massachusetts State Police must reinstate seven troopers who refused to be vaccinated for COVID-19, an independent arbitrator has ruled. The...
McDonald’s Kentucky Franchises Fined for Working 10-year-olds at Restaurants May 5, 2023 Two 10-year-olds are among 300 children who worked at McDonald’s restaurants illegally, a Labor Department investigation of franchisees in Kentucky...