Employment News
Indianapolis gardening program feeds neighborhood, gives opportunity - IndyStar
Green bean seeds sprinkle down from Joseph Rogers' hands into the dry soil in front of him. It’s a sunny Friday afternoon in the Fountain Square Community Garden as “Step by Step” plays from his...
Read moreJudge scolds former GOP chairman, forbids him from intimidating whistleblower - Ohio Capital Journal
A federal judge lambasted a suspect in a criminal public corruption case for posting a FBI informant’s social security number and address on the internet. U.S. District Judge Timothy Black said h...
Read moreUS Whistleblower Victory Against UBS Overturned - finews.asia
A former UBS employee who initially won a whistleblower case against his former employee saw that jury verdict vacated by a New York federal appeals court. In 2017, a former UBS senior strategist...
Read moreRecent Settlement Highlights Cybersecurity Whistleblower Risk for Government Contractors - Perkins Coie
The U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Civil Cyber-Fraud Initiative, announced last October, is designed to leverage existing whistleblower incentives for employees, or other persons with inside ...
Read moreGig, Tipped Workers Included in Maine City's $18 Wage Proposal - Bloomberg Law
Rideshare and delivery drivers as well as tipped workers would be covered under a new $18 hourly minimum wage in Portland, Maine, if voters approve a ballot measure in November. The Portland City...
Read moreInvestigation finds Western New York home healthcare agency failed to comply with federal overtime law, recovers $228K for 260 workers - US Department of Labor
ROCHESTER, NY – A federal investigation has recovered $228,379 in back wages for 260 employees of a Rochester-based home healthcare agency that denied them overtime for hours over 40 in a workwee...
Read moreIncreased Minimum Wage, Expanded Sick Leave Temporarily Delayed in Michigan - JD Supra
In July, the Michigan Court of Claims invalidated the State’s current laws regarding minimum wage and sick leave. As we noted in an earlier alert, the fallout from this ruling could equate to a s...
Read moreLos Angeles Supes Approve Ballot Measure that would Allow Supervisors to Remove Controversial LA Sheriff - The People’s Vanguard of Davis
By Leila Katibah LOS ANGELES, CA – Following decades of organizing by civil rights groups and families of victims of sheriffs’ deputy violence, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors last we...
Read moreLIRS unveils whistleblowing mechanism to check official misconduct - Guardian Nigeria
Lagos State Government has, through the Lagos Internal Revenue Service (LIRS), unveiled a whistleblowing mechanism with a promise to extend it to other ministries, departments and agencies. The p...
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Founder of CJF America speaks out, says claims against him are false - WRAL
We're hearing from people who say they're still owed thousands of dollars from CJF America. And for the first time in months, WRAL talked with the founder, Courtney Jordan, directly.