Employment News
Fundraiser launched for Halls Creek truancy whistleblower as drop in Kimberley school attendance revealed - The West Australian
A Halls Creek school teacher who was charged and later cleared over revealing abysmal attendance numbers has launched a Go Fund Me page for his defence as new figures reveal a major drop in Kimber...
Read moreThis Week At The Ninth: Expressive Association and the Defense ... - Lexology
This week, the Court addresses the scope of the expressive association right and the definition of a protected disclosure under the Defense Contractor Whistleblower Protection Act. The Court holds...
Read moreThe City of Los Angeles Announces the Minimum Wage Rate ... - Lexology
While the State of California and several cities across the state increased their minimum wages on January 1, 2023, some cities—including the City of Los Angeles—will increase their minimum wage in...
Read moreIncreased Department Of Labor Audits: What To Expect And Ways ... - Mondaq
On February 1, 2022, the United States Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division ("DOL") announced plans to hire 100 additional investigators to support its compliance and enforcement efforts. DOL...
Read moreLetters to the Editor — Ted Cruz, removed books, whistleblowers, transgender kids - The Dallas Morning News
Cruz has had 2 terms Re: “Cruz could make dual bids in 2024,” by Gromer Jeffers Jr., Monday Metro column. Sen. Ted Cruz says, “I think the voters want to change the path we’re on.” I sincerely hop...
Read moreWhistleblower accuses Minneapolis care home of putting residents in harm's way - redlakenationnews.com
Chris Serres, Star Tribune Vickie Holtz thought she was doing the right thing when she alerted state health authorities to unsafe conditions at the Minneapolis care facility where she worked. The ...
Read moreWhistleblower filing: Source leaked material damaging to Quinn - Yahoo News
Feb. 23—Someone inside the New Hampshire Department of Safety leaked material related to a questionable background check requested by Safety Commissioner Robert Quinn, according to recent filings i...
Read moreGoogle's 'Problematic' $8M OT Deal Needs Tweaks, Judge Says - Law360
A California federal judge refused Thursday to preliminarily approve Google's nearly $8.4 million deal to end a worker's proposed wage and hour class and collective action over overtime pay calcula...
Read moreLos Angeles Predictable Scheduling Law Set To Take Effect ... - Mondaq
Retail employers in Los Angeles will soon be required to provide employees with written, good faith estimates of their schedules and offer extra hours to current employees before hiring new workers...
Read moreFalse Claims
Behind-the-scenes footage of a short film shared with false claims of an infant abandoned in Maharashtra - FACTLY
A video (here, here & here) showing an infant placed on the floor is being widely shared on social media with the claim that she was abandoned by her parents in Nashik, Maharashtra. Let’s verif...