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MultiCare set to pay $42M in wage-and-hours settlement; terms to be finalized in August - Tacoma News Tribune
A Tacoma health system is set to pay millions in a class-action settlement over lost wages regarding meals and rest breaks in a lawsuit brought by two former workers. Tacoma-based MultiCare Healt...
Read moreGolf Courses Accused Of Willful Understaffing, OT Violations - Law360
A collection of California golf courses forces hourly employees to work overtime hours without compensation and compels them to work through meal and rest breaks, according to a proposed class act...
Read moreRising Star: Greenberg Traurig's Ashley M. Farrell Pickett - Law360
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Read moreCalifornia Employer‘s Good-Faith Belief That Freelance Model Was Not an Employee Defeats Penalty Claims - JD Supra
California employers will be pleased to learn that the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals recently held that a retail store reasonably believed that a freelance model who worked in irregular one- or ...
Read moreSeattle’s New Law Makes Gig Work Pay More Like Regular Employment - Observer
For state and local governments looking for a way to protect gig workers from exploitation, Seattle’s new “Pay Up” law may offer a way forward. The law, passed May 31 by the Seattle City Council...
Read moreFederal lawsuit claims TVA removed whistleblowers after they raised safety concerns - WTVC
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — Three former nuclear oversight managers who worked for the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) are suing the utility in federal court, claiming TVA removed them from their posit...
Read moreSeattle passes minimum wage for app-based delivery drivers - ABC 10 News San Diego KGTV
Seattle’s city council recently approved legislation to mandate a minimum wage for workers who deliver food and other items for companies such as DoorDash and UberEats. During a May 31 session, t...
Read moreTerra Whistleblower Publishes Alleged Chat Log Between Do Kwon and Network Validators – Bitcoin News - Bitcoin News
Over two weeks after the Terra LUNA and UST fallout, a whistleblower dubbed “Fatman” published an alleged chat log between the project’s co-founder Do Kwon, Terra validators, and infrastructure p...
Read moreWhy Organizations Are Integrating Whistleblower Hotlines - WebProNews
Minimizing the risk of fraudulent activity and employee misconduct is crucial for every organization to establish a safe and productive workspace. Whistleblower hotlines like CMS have become esse...
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Lawsuit claims Detroit cop falsely accused her ex of stalking - The Detroit News
A man has filed a lawsuit against his ex-girlfriend, a longtime Detroit police officer, claiming she fabricated stalking charges that landed him in jail before the case was dismissed. In a 24-page,...