Employment News
Michigan Reinstates Improved Workforce Opportunity Wage Act - The National Law Review
On July 19, 2022, the Michigan Court of Claims reinstated Michigan’s original (2018) voter-initiated versions of the Improved Workforce Opportunity Wage Act (IWOWA) and the Earned Sick Time Act (...
Read moreEmployers Combat Wage and Hour Expectations Following Pandemic - The National Law Review
Compliance with state wage and hour laws is on the forefront of the mind of just about every employer, particularly as employees are looking for more flexibility in their work schedules since the...
Read moreNew York's AG Inks Deal For $13M Whistleblower Suit - Law360
out of $13. 3 million in taxes, a federal judge announced, one week after the state overcame the whistleblower's objections to intervene in the suit. Details of the settlement were not released a...
Read moreWalmart Sued Over Retail Scheduling After Patagonia Pays $55,000 - Sourcing Journal
Scheduling snafus landed Walmart and Patagonia in legal hot water. Two former Philadelphia-area Walmart employees filed a class action lawsuit Tuesday claiming the retail giant violated the city’...
Read moreVNL Whistleblower: ‘It’s a pretty nice neighborhood, or it was’: Fargo woman concerned about drug activity behind her home - KVLY
FARGO, N.D. (Valley News Live) - A Fargo woman contacted our whistleblower hotline to bring awareness to alleged drug activity behind her home off of 10th Ave. S. Judy Meyer said she has seen dru...
Read moreFlight Crew Says SkyWest Fudged Hours, Owes Break Pay - Law360
A pair of former SkyWest Airlines flight attendants accused the company in a proposed class action of violating California state law by failing to sufficiently track the number of hours worked by...
Read moreNo Whistleblower Award when SEC Gives Tips to Other Agencies: Court - Latest Tweet by Reuters - LatestLY
No whistleblower award when SEC gives tips to other agencies: court https://t.co/LBswerhewa pic.twitter.com/UOD6VbpIA0— Reuters (@Reuters) July 21, 2022 (SocialLY brings you all the latest breaki...
Read moreMichigan Judge Restores Law Increasing State Minimum Wage - WJR
DETROIT, July 22, 2022 ~ Judge Douglas Shapiro reinstated two voter-approved initiatives this week, directing the State of Michigan to increase the state’s minimum wage to $12 an hour, and requir...
Read moreCalif. Appeals Court Upholds Constitutionality of PAGA - SHRM
Takeaway: California's Private Attorneys General Act does not violate the state's separation of powers doctrine and is therefore constitutional. A California appeals court affirmed the dismissal ...
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