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Hong Kong bans employer from labour scheme over fake interview records - www.hcamag.com
The company skipped a qualified candidate's interview - then lied about it A cross-border vehicle services company has been barred from importing foreign workers in Hong Kong for two years after it...
Read moreManager's '3 to 5 years' text sinks employer's casual contract defence - Human Resources Director
The contract said 28 days. The text message said something very different A seafarer cook says he was promised years of work. He got 28 days. The New Zealand Employment Relations Authority has foun...
Read moreALDI's $55M class action settles unpaid shift work for 32,000 staff - Human Resources Director
A clock-in system that quietly trimmed minutes off every shift has landed ALDI Foods with an approved class action settlement estimated at $55.2 million. The Federal Court of Australia approved th...
Read moreRio Tinto, BHP harassment class actions survive major courtroom challenge - Human Resources Director
Two decades of alleged failures across dozens of mine sites - and the cases just got stronger Two of Australia's biggest mining companies just lost a significant courtroom fight. The Federal Court ...
Read morePharmacy overtime fight halves Pennsylvania’s wage claim window - www.hcamag.com
A pharmacy wage fight just redrew the statute of limitations map for every PA employer Pennsylvania employers just got a much shorter clock to worry about on old overtime claims. The Commonwealth C...
Read moreTransDigm can’t arbitrate its way out of ex-lawyer’s harassment case - www.hcamag.com
Three annual meetings. Alleged assaults at two. And an arbitration clause that couldn’t contain it TransDigm’s bid to push its former top lawyer’s harassment claims into private arbitration just hi...
Read morePennsylvania bill shields workers who care for sick family members - Human Resources Director
Pennsylvania employers may need to rethink how they treat workers with caregiving responsibilities - and fast. Twenty-four state lawmakers introduced House Bill 2871 on October 21, 2026, proposing...
Read more20-year courier sues FedEx over firing for boss-approved shortcut - Human Resources Director
His manager called the method 'okay' - then used it to justify termination A 20-year FedEx courier alleges his manager called older workers "too old" - then fired him for a shortcut the boss taught...
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Former FBI officials charged with lying to Congress about Hunter Biden laptop inquiry - The Washington Post
For years, Democrats and Republicans have debated the significance of the laptop, which was left for repair at a Delaware shop. Today at 3:52 p.m. EDT The Justice Department on Friday charged two f...