Although I’m not a fan of our sue-happy culture, I don’t blame the family of Aron Christensen for filing a $20 million claim against Lewis County after the August shooting of the 49-year-old Portl...

This is the fifth post in our monthly series of CDF’s Labor & Employment Law Blog, providing California employers with wage and hour compliance tips and best practices. In the restaurant/servic...

As we reported here, on May 5, 2023, the SEC issued an award of $279 million to a whistleblower. This is the largest award the SEC has issued to an individual whistleblower in the history of the S...

A Connecticut Appellate Court found in a cross appeals employment case that under minimum wage regulations, the statute does not provide a private cause of action for a recordkeeping violation bec...

Coming on the heels of Assembly Bill 257, which was placed on temporary hold until the November 2024 election, Assemblymember Chris Holden introduced Assembly Bill 1228 in February, aiming to chan...

As the summer construction season ramps up, the industry is preparing for new requirements under a pending Minnesota law change. In recent years, Minnesota has cracked down on wage theft. But labo...

Avoiding expensive employment law penalties while managing ...

Many jobs include a certain amount of paid sick, vacation, or personal leave for workers. A worker who becomes ill, needs to care for a sick family member, or wants to take a day off can use this ...

As the result of a Whistleblower Hotline website submission that raised concerns about possible fraudulent activity, Missouri State Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick today announced an audit of the City of...

The past six years have been a roller coaster for the extraterrestrial-minded in America. In 2017, the New York Times revealed that former senator Harry Reid had previously snuck away $22 million i...