Novel wage and hour claims emerged in 2021, arising from employers’ efforts to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. The coming year also could bring a pandemic-related uptick in the more routine typ...

The COVID-19 pandemic has forced millions of American employees to work from home, a practice that's now so entrenched it will stick around even if virus-related dangers dissipate. Two years into...

By CAPITOL NEWS ILLINOIS SPRINGFIELD – Gov. JB Pritzker’s administration said Friday, Feb. 18, it will ask the Illinois Supreme Court for an “expedited review” of an appellate court’s decision no...

The US Securities Exchange Commission’s enforcement action against BlockFi this week was great news for the hundreds of whistleblowers who have filed claims of fraud and wrongdoing in the cryptoc...

Catholic Medical Center has agreed to pay $3.8 million to settle claims it provided free call coverage to a cardiologist in exchange for patient referrals to the Manchester, New Hampshire hospita...

Week of Feb. 14, 2022 Senate Panel Restores Governor’s Pay Plan to Spending Bill On Feb. 16, the Senate Appropriations Committee restored funding for a $15-an-hour state worker base wage th...

Federal courts of appeal issued significant opinions in 2021 involving key procedural matters related to class and collective actions. A groundbreaking decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for t...

We recently provided our predictions for what employers could expect to see in the wage and hour field over the next year as part of our FP Forecast series – but we had too many insights to fit i...

What You Need to Know A former judge in the 36th District in Michigan accused the court of firing her for raising concerns around arraignment and search warrant practices. A panel on the Sixth C...

What You Need to Know Discovery provision of Georgia Whistleblower Act debated before Supreme Court of Georgia in teacher's attempt to revive expired complaint. Appellant attorney argues statute...