On May 23, 2022, the California Supreme Court issued its decision in Naranjo v. Spectrum Sec. Servs. Inc. (Naranjo), holding that meal and rest break premiums (also known as extra pay or premium ...

The Public Interest Disclosure Act 1998 (PIDA), incorporated into law by the Employment Rights Act 1996, has been recognised by the European Commission as having given comprehensive protection fo...

Despite Whistle-blowers Protection Act 2014 extended to Jammu and Kashmir post the Article 370 abrogation, why whistle-blowers aren’t getting legal protection in the region. Know more in this wee...

Earlier this week, in the latest of a line of cases expanding the scope of potential liability for California employers in wage-and-hour litigation, the California Supreme Court ruled that premiu...

SACRAMENTO — State Sen. Scott Wilk, R-Santa Clarita, announced Thursday that Senate Bill 947 has successfully completed its journey through the Senate, as it passed unanimously off the Senate flo...

A federal jury determined today that Oakland Police Chief Anne Kirkpatrick was wrongfully fired by the city’s police commission and mayor two years ago. The verdict came a week and a half after a...

A federal jury has sided with former Oakland Police Chief Anne Kirkpatrick in deciding she was wrongfully terminated in 2020. The decision came Thursday, about a week and a half after the jury tr...

A federal jury has sided with former Oakland Police Chief Anne Kirkpatrick in deciding she was wrongfully terminated in 2020. The decision came Thursday, about a week and a half after the jury tr...

On May 23, 2022, the Supreme Court of California held California’s one-hour penalty pay for missed meal and rest breaks constitutes “wages” and therefore is subject to the same reporting and timi...

Apple is raising salaries for retail workers in the U.S. by 10% or more and upping its global companywide compensation budget as it faces a tight labor market and unionization efforts. The compan...