Starbucks interim CEO Howard Schultz on Wednesday announced an expansion to company benefits, which would be unavailable to workers at the more than 45 cafes that have voted to unionize since Dec...

LOCAL From the NW Labor Press — Shipyard workers approve contract by 70% — Union workers at the Portland and Seattle shipyards approved a three-year agreement with Vigor Marine April 28, after ...

This story is available exclusively to Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now. Poppy Alexander is a lawyer who helps whistleblowers bring their cases to the government. S...

Department also seeking more than $119K in back wages and liquidated damages CHICAGO – The U.S. Department of Labor has filed a complaint and has asked a federal court to issue a temporary restra...

Calculating an employee’s regular rate of pay is a nuanced and constantly developing area of the law that requires employers to vigilantly keep a watchful eye on the latest statutory developments...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Starbucks’ nationwide discrimination against workers who support unionizing its stores—with Workers United’s help—hasn’t stopped baristas at four out of five stores from votin...

Takeaways: Uncertainties over threats of cyberattacks resulted in both the House and Senate passing CIRCIA, which created an opportunity for whistleblowers to come forward under the False Claims ...

The Netflix docuseries Meltdown: Three Mile Island, revisits a 1979 nuclear accident and the cut corners that could have resulted in a disaster years later Shortly after 4am on 28 March 1979, a p...

Miraca Life Sciences Inc. waived its chance to argue that a False Claims Act whistleblower’s retaliation claim should be resolved in arbitration, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit s...

Discuss Share this Nevada’s minimum wage will increase July 1 by another 75 cents. That will put the minimum wage at $9.50 for employers who provide a health insurance plan for workers. But...