Employment News
READOUT: Secretary Walsh, immigrant workers, advocates discuss immigrant workers' protections, rights, barriers faced on the job - US Department of Labor
WASHINGTON – Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh joined other Department of Labor officials to meet with a group of immigrant workers and worker advocates in Washington on Oct. 6, 2022, to discuss the i...
Read moreVerizon Retailer, Workers Get Final Deal in Decade-Old Wage Suit - Bloomberg Law
An upstate New York Verizon Wireless retailer will pay its salespeople nearly $90,000, resolving a decade of wage-and-hour litigation, after a federal magistrate judge in the state gave the deal h...
Read moreNational Day pay rules reiterated - 台北時報
Employers in Taipei must allow workers to rest on Double Ten National Day, the Taipei Department of Labor said on Thursday, citing the Labor Standards Act (勞動基準法). Employers must ask if people ar...
Read moreMichigan Court Extends Whistleblower Window to Sue Employers (1) - Bloomberg Law
Michigan employees will get a wider time window to file whistleblower claims against former bosses under a court ruling siding with a doctor who alleged pressure to perform unnecessary surgeries. M...
Read moreWorkers lost ground on wages in wake of Wisconsin's anti-labor laws - Wisconsin Public Radio
One labor leader says the state’s ‘right-to-work’ law made his union stronger. But others say the laws favor corporations and their CEOs — not workers. Since it took aim at public sector unions in...
Read moreMichigan Court Extends Whistleblowers's Window to Sue Employers - Bloomberg Law
90-day whistleblower claim limit starts at discharge Multi-week notice of termination doesn’t start clock Michigan employees will get a wider time window to file whistleblower claims against form...
Read moreCalifornia Court Affirms Attorneys' Fees for Meal and Rest Break Claims - SHRM
On Sept. 12, the California Court of Appeal held that employees bringing successful rest break and meal period claims are entitled to recover attorneys' fees under California Labor Code section 21...
Read more4 Ways That Stablecoins Can Provide Gig Economy Businesses with a Competitive Advantage in the Workplace - JD Supra
Cryptocurrency and the gig economy are a natural fit, and as companies grow faster and expand both nationally and globally, there is a crypto option that is becoming increasingly attractive to bot...
Read moreWhich California city has the highest minimum wage? - FOX 5 San Diego
SAN DIEGO — State law in California says employees must be paid a minimum wage. But several cities and counties across the state have their own ordinances that require employers pay a higher hourly...
Read moreFalse Claims
Assma Ali sworn in as municipal court judge in Benoit, not R... - Madison County Journal
RIDGELAND — A Mississippi immigration attorney at the center of viral social media rumors confirmed she was appointed as a municipal court judge in a small Delta town — not here, where false repor...