On August 9, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced whistleblower awards totaling more than $16 million. The SEC granted the awards to two whistleblowers who separately provi...

The state of South Carolina is asking a federal court to prevent the US Occupational Safety and Health Administration from forcing the state to raise its fines for worker safety violations. The l...

DENVER – The minimum wage in Denver is going up in 2023 to adjust for the rise in the Consumer Price Index, officials with the city’s Department of Finance said Tuesday. The minimum wage will inc...

The Department of Labor’s (DOL) Wage and Hour Division (WHD) has signaled increased enforcement of child labor laws, as noted in a recent HR Dive Brief. The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) prohib...

PARK CITY, UT– A federal whistleblower investigation has found a Shreveport, Louisiana-based provider of helicopter ambulance services retaliated against a pilot in Utah who refused to fly twice ...

In this edition of Ask General Counsel, provided by the attorneys of General Counsel, P.C., we discuss the top five employment law misunderstandings. 1. Virginia is a right-to-work state – so my...

DirecTV LLC failed to pay technicians and installers for time spent driving company vehicles from their homes to their first job sites and back after work, according to a complaint filed Tuesday ...

On July 29, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Office of the Whistleblower posted nineteen new Notices of Covered Actions (NoCAs). Each NoCAs signals that individuals may now submi...

adopted Rule 21F-17 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. It prevents companies from, among other things, using confidentiality agreements to impede whistleblowing to the SEC. Under the Obam...

The federal labor board employees union is accusing Senate Democrats of intentionally denying the agency funding in the sweeping climate, health, and tax bill the chamber passed Monday. In a seri...