New York has adopted new whistleblower law protections effective January 26, 2022 that create substantial liability exposure for employers. Employees – both current and former, as well as individ...

Primarily due to the implementation deadline for the EU Whistleblower Directive (Directive (EU) 2019/1937 of 23 October 2019 on the protection of persons who report breaches of Union law), which ...

On April 24, 2013, when their shifts were over, the workers of Jomar Car Wash in Flushing, Queens, voted in favor of unionizing under the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union (RWDSU). The...

Tuesday night the Baxter County Quorum Court voted unanimously in support of all county employees with the passage of the 2022 budget. The record county budget includes a $1 per hour raise for al...

Introduction New York employers should brace for the significant expansion of the whistleblower protections set out in section 740 of the New York Labor Law (S.4394A/A.5144A), which was signed in...

On December 7, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued a nearly $5 million whistleblower award. The whistleblower provided the SEC with original information and assistance that l...

ST. LOUIS, Mo. – Missouri’s US senators are demanding answers after workers and a childcare facility were exposed to contaminants including asbestos, lead, mercury, arsenic at the Goodfellow Fede...

New York is facing a crisis in the home care industry. The population of older residents is increasing, and there is a growing desire among the elderly and disabled – especially during the pandem...

This is a weekly post spotlighting labor topics in focus by the US legislative and executive branches during the previous week. Both chambers of the U.S. Congress were in session this week, after...

This article is an exclusive feature available as a part of your subscription to HHCN + In 2013, the Obama administration included live-in caregivers in U.S. wage and overtime law. Previously, th...