Employment News
DOL Issues New Survey To Calculate Prevailing Wage Rate - Law360
The U.S. Department of Labor issued a revised version of a survey used to calculate the prevailing wage rate for federally funded construction projects, with the proposed changes opening for publi...
Read moreFired N.J. Health Department official seeks to question Murphy under oath in whistleblower lawsuit - NJ.com
Days after a Superior Court judge dropped two top administration officials as defendants in a whistleblower lawsuit, lawyers for the former state Health Department assistant commissioner are now ...
Read moreNew York State Pay Transparency Bill Awaits Governor's Signature - Lexology
The New York State legislature has passed a wage transparency law (available here), which has been sent to New York's Governor Kathy Hochul for signature. If signed, the NYS law would be effectiv...
Read moreTexas city council considers $22 minimum wage - Fox Business
Mike Rowe slams Dem's call for $30 minimum wage: 'Why not $50?' 00:00 00:0005:55GO LIVE Facebook Twitter Email Embed SpeedNormal Autoplay Austin’s City Council is considering raising the minimum ...
Read moreLehigh Valley Wendy's franchisee violated child labor law: feds - The Morning Call
A Wendy’s franchisee with locations in the Lehigh Valley endangered younger employees by allowing them to perform certain tasks and work more hours than the law allows, the U.S. Department of Lab...
Read moreMicrosoft's Noncompete Cancellations May Kick Off Trend - The National Law Review
Microsoft Corp. announced last week that it is immediately eliminating noncompetes for all employees below the partner and executive levels, including doing away with all existing noncompetes for...
Read moreCSOs form coalition to promote whistleblowing in ECOWAS member states - Premium Times
A coalition of anti-corruption organisations has formed a group to promote whistleblowing as a strategy for fighting corruption and attaining transparency and good governance in ECOWAS member sta...
Read moreFiring on All Four Cylinders: Bloomington, Minnesota Becomes the Fourth Minnesota City to Mandate Paid Sick and Safe Time - JD Supra
On June 6, 2022, the Bloomington City Council passed an Earned Sick and Safe Leave Ordinance, joining its local counterparts Minneapolis, St. Paul, and Duluth to provide paid sick and safe time t...
Read moreOC’s New Green Power Agency Faces Increasing Calls to Audit Its Operations - Voice of OC
City leaders in Irvine and Huntington Beach are calling for an audit of the green power agency they created, saying it has failed to be transparent with the public and city leaders. The calls for...
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‘Sure question’ claims by online channels rile up Kerala education dept - The New Indian Express
Kerala Sources close to the minister said some YouTube channels even use his photo in their content. “There are many channels releasing such content on the eve of exams. Updated on: THIRUVANANTHAPU...