HOUSTON – A federal whistleblower investigation led OSHA to order a Houston mobile crane rental company to pay a former employee nearly $24,000 in back wages, interest, and damages after firing t...

On Oct. 28, 2021, Gov. [Kathy] Hochul signed legislation that significantly expands the scope of New York Labor Law Section 740 (NYLL 740), the state’s “whistleblower” protection law covering all...

The full Eleventh Circuit won't reexamine a split panel decision that a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement contractor that organizes deportation flights needed to include meal breaks in its ...

With headlines practically blinking red with warnings about a labor shortage, there’s a lot of talk about what the American worker is owed. I think honesty is a good place to start. We do have an...

A former employee in the public health division of the Oregon Health Authority who spearheaded a campaign against a relatively rare occupational lung disease is suing the agency, alleging discrim...

MUSKEGON, MI – A former chief medical officer says she was fired for raising red flags about a struggling Muskegon healthcare clinic. Ramona Wallace filed a whistleblower lawsuit against MGH Fami...

Owners of smaller local farms in New York are warning that a proposal to pay overtime after their workers reach 40 hours each week could put some of them out of business. A state wage board is se...

MANCHESTER, NH – A New Hampshire residential carpentry contractor misclassified some employees as independent contractors and paid others straight-time wages when they worked over 40 hours in a w...

On November 22, 2021, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced publication of the Final Rule, "Increasing the Minimum Wage for Federal Contractors" implementing President Biden's Executive Or...

A TikToker is going viral for defending a Costco worker’s pay after people said she didn’t deserve to make that much. In the original video, which garnered 14.5 million views in three days, the C...