Employment News
Calif. Dems Again Push Wealth Tax, Whistleblower Plan - Law360
California would tax extreme wealth and would apply its whistleblower law to certain tax matters, two measures the Legislature has previously pursued without success, under a bill introduced by As...
Read moreNLRB Unfair Labor Practice Charge for Student Athlete Definition - The National Law Review
Printer-friendly On 8 February 2022, the National College Players Association, an advocacy group for college athletes, filed an unfair labor practice charge with the National Labor Relations Bo...
Read moreStudent athletes no more, NLRB reinstates scope of NLRA section 7 to include "players at academic institutions" - Lexology
On 8 February 2022, the National College Players Association, an advocacy group for college athletes, filed an unfair labor practice charge with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), accusin...
Read moreFlorida Senate passes budget that wouldn’t punish schools - WJXT News4JAX
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Let the Florida budget negotiations begin. The Florida Senate unanimously passed a nearly $109 billion spending plan Thursday with virtually no debate the day after the House ...
Read moreAdvocacy Groups Demand Senate Vote on MSPB Nominees - Whistleblowers Protection Blog
Whistleblower advocates continue to pressure the U.S. Senate to vote on nominees for the Merit System Protections Board (MSPB). On February 15, a collection of close to one hundred civil society ...
Read moreArby's Operator Accused Of Docking Workers' Wages - Law360
A restaurant management group, which operates chains such as Dunkin' Donuts and Arby's, deducted break time from employees' pay even when they didn't take breaks, causing workers to lose out on...
Read moreUS Department of Labor recovers $125K in overtime due, prevailing wages for 34 plumbers employed by federal Des Moines project's subcontractor - US Department of Labor
DES MOINES, IA – The U.S. Department of Labor recovered $125,000 in back wages for 34 workers after an investigation found a subcontractor paid workers the incorrect prevailing wage rate. The emp...
Read moreCalifornia Court of Appeal Applies ‘Relation Back’ Doctrine to Substitute PAGA Plaintiff’s Claims Deadline - JD Supra
On February 7, 2022, a California appellate court issued the latest decision regarding the Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA). Representative PAGA actions, which typically involve a relatively ...
Read moreA petition for an $18 minimum wage is gaining signatures in California. What that means for the hourly worker - CNBC
Getty Images Just months after a federal $15 minimum wage failed to take shape, Californians may get the chance to vote on even higher minimum hourly pay. A measure to raise the state’s minimum w...
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South Korea Cracks Down on Surging Social Service Voucher Fraud with Location Tracking and License Revocation - BigGo Finance
South Korea's Ministry of Health and Welfare has announced strengthened measures to combat fraud in social service electronic vouchers. Last year, detected fraudulent claims reached 47.88 billion w...
