The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has announced that it will hire 100 new investigators in its Wage and Hour Division (Division). This is a strong signal that the DOL will be increasing its focu...

Asia India: Unorganised workers in Karnataka protest poverty wages Thousands of low-paid unorganised workers from across Karnataka demonstrated in Bengaluru on March 4 over several demands. These...

Finally: Congress Passes 2022 Government Funding Legislation. This week, Congress passed a $1.5 trillion omnibus funding bill (H.R. 2471), setting the table to fully fund the federal government f...

With U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley Q: What is Sunshine Week? A: Open government is good government. Sunshine Week celebrates transparency and why it’s important to our system of self-government and...

On March 11, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued a whistleblower award of approximately $14 million to an individual who published an online report detailing an ongoing fraud...

The Washington Legislature recently voted to send the Silenced No More Act (Engrossed Substitute House Bill [ESHB] 1795) to Governor Jay Inslee’s desk for signature. As currently drafted, the pro...

Belagavi: A police probe into the attack on social activist Jayant Tinaikar has revealed that a recreation club owner hired eight men to beat him up because the 62-year-old activist had...

GWINNETT COUNTY, Ga. — Two Gwinnett County Zaxby’s have come under fire for violating multiple child labor laws. The Department of Labor issued a release Wednesday, stating that franchises in Lil...

It appears Grimes has a new flame. According to Page Six, the 33-year-old singer is now romantically involved with military whistleblower Chelsea Manning. Sources tell the outlet the two didn’t w...

The Florida House and Senate finalized its state budget for 2022-23, including 5.38 percent pay increases for state workers and a minimum wage of $15 an hour for state employees and school suppor...