Transparency in government is at the heart of accountability, and is especially important when a prominent elected official is accused of influence peddling. This brings us to the latest disquieti...

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A whistleblower who exposed how disability payments were denied to as many as 12,000 people has said a public inquiry into the matter is now essential. Shane Corr, who had previously worked at the...

CLick here to listen to the audio Damien DeLaney and Jeff Kimmel, Co-Chairs of Akerman’s Wage and Hour Practice, discuss new laws and court cases that may have an impact on what employers need to ...

Committee Chairman, Rep. Mark Gbillah, emphasises the need to give special protection to whistleblowers in the country in line with the current administration’s policy of fighting corruption. Commi...

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit recently ruled that Wisconsin wage and hours laws concerning the compensability of meal periods empower employers to require that such breaks be u...

This year has started with a bang for Illinois employers. Days into 2023, the legislature passed the Paid Leave for All Workers Act (the “Act”), which would require Illinois employers to provide m...

Feb. 2—RAYMONDVILLE — After five years of court wranglings, a former Raymondville school district truancy officer's lawsuit is heading back into the wheels of justice. Last week, a Willacy County 1...

On January 26, less than a month before a February 19 increase in the minimum wage was set to take effect for tens of thousands of Michigan workers, the Michigan Appeals Court blocked the increase ...

By Caleb Drickey (February 2, 2023, 10:15 PM EST) -- A Hyatt hotel in Long Beach, California, violated state and municipal protections for cleaning staff by overworking them, underpaying them and d...