On November 10, the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) and the National Whistleblower Center (NWC) held a question and answer session on Twitter to discuss wildlife trafficking and whis...

Enhanced benefits are also in store for employees as furniture giant prepares for busy holiday season IKEA US has announced that it will be increasing its starting wage to $16 per hour starting n...

GAO reviewed the Department of Labor, Office of the Secretary, Wage and Hour Division's (Department) new rule entitled "Tip Regulations Under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA); Partial Withdraw...

The October edition of the Essentials marks the end of California’s legislative session. As a helpful summary for employers, we have outlined key provisions of the new California employment laws ...

Governor Gavin Newsom recently signed a slew of new bills into law at the close of California’s legislative season. Below is a summary of the new employment laws, all of which take effect on Janu...

The federal government has outlined a detailed plan to reform Australia’s whistleblowing laws and remove secrecy offences to drive “trust and accountability in the public sector”, as new research...

By a 65% to 35% margin, on November 2, Tucson, Arizona, voters passed Proposition 206, officially known as the Tucson Minimum Wage Act, increasing the City’s minimum wage to $15.00 an hour by 202...

The SEC appointed Nicole Creola Kelly as the Chief of the Office of the Whistleblower. Most recently, Ms. Kelly served as Senior Special Counsel in the Office of the General Counsel. Previously, ...

Following an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), All Seasons Hospitality and Investments LLC and its Houston-based owner Ta...

Aetna hired nurse Carol Wessner as a quality management consultant in Philadelphia in 2013 as the health insurer was expanding to cover almost 100,000 low-income Pennsylvania children under Medic...