Similar to the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), California law requires an employer to pay overtime based on an employee’s “regular rate of pay.” That rate may not be just an employee’s ho...

The South Fulton Police Chief Keith Meadows is calling for an outside agency to investigate the work environment and "irregularities" in the counting of confiscated cash. SOUTH FULTON, Ga. - Two wh...

Employers' tracking of workers for productivity and other reasons can lead to underpayment of wages and overworked independent contractors, worker advocates said, while management-side attorneys sa...

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House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH) said Tuesday that his committee conducted a transcribed interview with a whistleblower from the FBI as his panel probes the alleged politicization of the ...

The N.C. Court of Appeals has ruled against a Central Prison staffer who claimed that whistleblowing blocked her from a promotion. Judith Knechtges had uncovered "numerous anomalies" related t...

Generally speaking, the FLSA requires that employers pay employees the required minimum wage and overtime for all hours worked in excess of 40 hours in any workweek (at a rate of one and one-half ...

An Indian national who changed employers while on a temporary work visa is suing the government for denying his application for permanent residency. According to the lawsuit filed Monday in federa...

Three years ago today, on February 7, 2020, Dr. Li Wenliang, of Wuhan, China, died of COVID-19 at the age of 34. Though his name was little known here, in China he was widely mourned as a hero and...

Takeaway: An employee's disclosures about suspected violations of federal law may be protected under the California Whistleblower Protection Act even though they were made during the employee's no...