Initial filings for unemployment benefits in New York dropped last week compared with the week prior, the U.S. Department of Labor said Thursday. New jobless claims, a proxy for layoffs, fell to ...

In his commentary, Matthew Siegel’s examines elements of Labor Law §240(1)—the “Scaffold Law,”­ which he believes many in the ...

Stagehands and other backstage workers have gone on strike against a prominent theater, and two productions have been ...

A bill introduced in the New York State Senate on Feb. 10, 2025, would prohibit nearly all non-compete agreements arising in employment.

East Hampton, New York, town leaders say their police department will enforce criminal law but lacks authority to detain illegals over civil immigration matters.

Second, the Fed is looking for signs of weakness in the labor market. Though the Fed doesn't want unemployment levels to dive ...

A coalition of agricultural employers say the 2020 amended Farm Laborers Fair Labor Practices Act unfairly requires New York ...

Consumers delivered a split take on the U.S. labor market in the Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s latest survey.

The year-over-year December unemployment rates increased in 27 states, with South Carolina seeing the largest increase at ...

Steven Porzio joined Skadden as a partner in its labor and employment law group in New York, the firm announced Tuesday.

Initial filings for unemployment benefits in New York rose last week compared with the week prior, the U.S. Department of Labor said Thursday. New jobless claims, a proxy for layoffs, increased to ...