Oregon lawmakers have again proposed extending overtime rights to farmworkers, setting up what could be a contentious fight between farmers and farmworker advocates. Most non-farm hourly workers ...

Getting Japan’s companies to raise wages by 3 percent per year is one of Prime Minister Kishida Fumio’s declared goals, just as 2 percent annual hikes was a goal for Abe Shinzo before him. And ye...

An investigation of US cotton gins has identified 81% of the 71 cotton gin employers that were investigated between November 2019 and March 2021, violated labour laws within the Fair Labor Standa...

Netflix is all set to welcome its brand new Japanese thriller series The Journalist to its varied collection on January 13. The streaming giant has been a harbinger in changing the face of televi...

A new paper looks at "prevailing wage law," which requires a minimum rate for workers on government contracts. The researchers found this practice boosts pay and benefits for workers. Wider impl...

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Perhaps you’re wondering why our 2021 Legislative Issue hits the streets in January 2022. It’s a valid question, but it’s one that should be directed at our own state legislature, which dragged o...

The Financial Consumer Agency of Canada (FCAC) recently released for consultation a draft Guideline on Whistleblowing Policies and Procedures for Banks and Authorized Foreign Banks (the Guideline...

She remarked that a shift was like “spot the white person” A whistleblowing nurse who was fired after allegedly making ‘racist’ comments has won compensation. The experienced Navigo nurse raised ...

Key Points President Biden’s July 9, 2021 executive order encouraged the FTC to exercise its statutory rulemaking authority to curtail the unfair use of noncompete agreements. Effective March 1,...