As living expenses continue to grow in the U.S., numerous critics assert that the $7.25 per hour federal minimum wage is insufficient. Although the federal government has not adjusted its minimum ...

On April 10, 2023, the Maryland General Assembly concluded its 90-day legislative session. Notably, several of the bills passed will have a significant impact on employers. If Maryland Governor Wes...

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LANSING — Democrats who restored Michigan's law requiring higher pay and benefits on state-financed construction projects went a step further, adding enforcement provisions they say will empower r...

Workers may earn triple damages for paychecks late by one day Companies still grappling with state court ruling one year later Massachusetts attorneys are advising businesses to rethink the way...

A Lindenhurst janitorial services firm has been forced to pay more than $333,000 to employees after a U.S. Department of Labor investigation found the company failed to pay workers proper overtime...

A whistleblower from the legal recruiting firm Major, Lindsey & Africa says Jane Sullivan Roberts, the wife of U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts, was paid $10.3 million in commissi...

A famous whistleblower in Burkina Faso, Wendpouire Charles Sawadogo, arrested and suspected of "foreign intelligence", was released on Monday after four days in police custody, AFP learned from hi...