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A Kalamazoo-area mortgage lender plans to cut several dozen positions in the new year.Portage-based Amerifirst Financial Corp. will lay off 59 workers in its home mortgage division at 950 Trade Centre Way by Feb. 12 or within two weeks of that date, according to a Worker Adjustment and Retraining…

This year has yet again been busy for the California Legislature and Governor Gavin Newsom, as they enacted several significant changes to hiring and workforce management, wage and...

The tech giant is expected to cut thousands of workers nationwide.

Here in Wisconsin, we say – “Don’t like the weather? Wait five minutes” – to capture our ever-changing outdoors. (Case in point: as I write this article, today’s high temperature is 72...

California employers face an abundance of new employment laws set to take effect at the start of the new year. Below find descriptions of new requirements for employee leaves of...

For employers considering a reduction-in-force, here are some best practices to keep in mind: weigh your options, plan ahead, document everything, consider severance packages, have consistent messaging, don't forget retained employees.

About a week after Elon Musk assumed control of Twitter on Oct. 28, the social media platform stirred up a storm of controversy by abruptly firing about half of its 7,500 employees.

The October 2022 edition of the Essentials marks the end of California’s legislative session. As a helpful summary, we have outlined key provisions of many of the new California...

Major California labor updates include pay transparency law, expanding family leave, Contraceptive Equity Act, Covid Supplemental Paid Sick Leave, FAST Recovery Act, emergency condition protections, employee protections for mass layoffs, and mandated bereavement leave.

With the 2022 California legislative year closed, it is once again time to examine the new legislation that will affect entities operating within the state. Summaries of key legislation...