The Kentucky Supreme Court upheld a ruling in favor of the University of Kentucky in a years-long whistleblower case between the university and a former surgeon who alleged financial corruption w...

Parliament on Thursday passed a law on the protection of whistleblowers, hailed by MPs as an important step in cracking down on corruption in the public sector. The legislation passed with 49 vot...

Companies everywhere have faced unprecedented business disruptions over the last two years, but what lies ahead for compliance departments in 2022 should not come as any surprise. Well-known prio...

The California Court of Appeal, in Cirrincion v. American Scissor Lift, Inc. recently upheld a trial court order denying class certification in a wage and hour class action. Since class certifica...

JANUARY 20, 2022. The United States Department of Justice settled a case against a loan servicer contractor that managed loans under the Federal Family Education Loan Program (FFEL). Under the te...

Printer-friendly A number of years ago, I received a kind note around the holidays from my opposing counsel in a wage-hour class action, thanking me and my firm for being their “partners” in ad...

CGS Premier Inc. isn’t entitled to summary judgment on a project manager’s Family and Medical Leave Act retaliation and interference claims alleging he was terminated for taking leave related to ...

A Pennsylvania federal district court granted in part and denied in part, Vertical Screen Inc.’s motion for summary judgment for alleged violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act by job applican...

The California Court of Appeal, in Cirrincion v. American Scissor Lift, Inc. recently upheld a trial court order denying class certification in a wage and hour class action. Since class certifica...

In France, the legal working week is 35 hours (i.e., 1,607 hours per year) and applies to all salaried employees, regardless of the activity carried out and the type of employment agreement (inde...