Employment News
California Provides Employees with Another Bucket of COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Leave - JD Supra
On February 9, 2022, California Governor Gavin Newsom approved Senate Bill 114 (“SB 114”), which entitles most California employees to a new bucket of COVID-19 supplemental paid sick leave. The l...
Read more'Loneliness, shame, fear, poverty': Whistle-blowers... - Daily Maverick
The not-for-profit Whistleblower House, which aims to protect and support whistle-blowers and acknowledge their vital role in society, had its official launch on Tuesday, during which several wh...
Read moreHaitian Government Agrees to Increase Minimum Wages - caribbeannationalweekly.com
Haiti has announced an increase in the minimum wages less than a week after police used tear-gas to disperse textile workers who took to the streets to demand an increase in their minimum wages. ...
Read moreRestaurants To Pay $150K To End DOL Kickback Suit - Law360
Two Connecticut restaurant companies agreed to pay $150,000 to the U.S. Department of Labor, ending a lawsuit claiming the companies forced employees to kick back money they received in wage and...
Read moreCongressman Cohen Introduces Private Bill to Provide Permanent Residence Status to Russian Whistleblowers - Congressman Steve Cohen
WASHINGTON -- Helsinki Commission Co-Chairman Representative Steve Cohen (TN-09) this week introduced a private bill for the relief of Vitaly Stepanov and Yuliya Stepanova to provide them permane...
Read moreCOVID Underscores Lack of Whistleblower Protections - Claims Journal
FORT WORTH, Texas — Inside a partially completed Amazon warehouse here, workers last summer walked on conveyor belts four stories high without safety harnesses, welders used plasma torches while ...
Read moreYour Counsel: NY expands employee whistleblower protections - The Daily Record (Rochester, N.Y.)
Your Counsel: NY expands employee whistleblower protectionsThe Daily Record (Rochester, N.Y.
Read moreFalse Claims
False Claims Act Backed by Judges Since ‘Outlier’ Decision - news.bloomberglaw.com
A wave of pro-whistleblower opinions from federal judges suggests the False Claims Act remains on solid ground despite pointed questions from leading conservative judicial voices. Whistleblowers, ...
