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Two years into the pandemic, federal prisons — including one in Fort Worth — still do not have COVID-19 under control. Executive staff at federal prisons are failing to follow the Bureau of Priso...

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Farm laborers, farm owners and advocates are divided on a wage change that could forever alter the landscape of New York agriculture. The Farm Laborers Wage Board gives OK to phase in the new rul...

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Addressing the method to evaluate a whistleblower retaliation claim under Labor Code section 1102.5, the California Supreme Court concluded that courts should apply the framework prescribed by st...

UK law has granted protection for those who raise concerns of potential wrongdoing in the workplace (whistleblowers) since 1999 through the Public Interest Disclosure Act 1998. The EU, when consi...

In the case of Ms L Best v Embark on Raw Ltd Leigh Best, a sales assistant at Embark on Raw, a pet food retailer employing six persons including a part time work experience trainee aged 14, made ...