In prosecution of wage and hour violations, the stakes are getting personal.  

Religion in the workplace can present a difficult balancing act for employers.  

 Boeing Co. is trying to expand production and add manufacturing capacity, something most other companies can only dream about doing in this economy.  

 Union membership in the private sector stands today at a mere 6.9 percent, down drastically from its high of 35 percent during the mid-1950s.  

Providing hourly employees with unpaid meal breaks may seem like a straightforward thing to do, and it is done in thousands of workplaces on a daily basis.

The job requirements have appeared all around the country. One ad, placed by a Texas electronics company looking for an engineer, stated that the company would not “consider/review anyone NOT currently employed regardless of the reason.”