At least two major jurisdictions over the past year have seen back-and-forth efforts regarding whether to proceed with planned phase-outs of the tipped minimum wage, while voters in a third place decided against such a phase-out altogether. Here, Law360 explores three hotbeds for the issue.
The D.C. Circuit on Tuesday partially upheld a National Labor Relations Board decision finding that a Vermont software company illegally fired an employee for creating a spreadsheet to help coworkers compare salaries, but found the board relied on protected activity unrelated to the subject of the complaint in the case to find the company illegally fired three other workers.
Pope Leo XIV's recent call for employers to deploy artificial intelligence humanely is the latest signal that companies should be ready for workers to seek faith-based exceptions to using the technology, experts said.