On March 11, 2022, the Department of Labor (DOL) announced a notice of proposed rulemaking ("NPRM") related to the Davis Bacon Act (the "Act"), entitled "Updating the Davis-Bacon and Related Acts...

Executive Orders and Federal Rulemaking In addition to challenges to individual employer-imposed mandates, a wave of lawsuits have sought to invalidate Biden Administration efforts to increase th...

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is considering changes to its billion-dollar whistleblower program with two amendments. First, a tweak to Rule 21F-3 would give the agency the discret...

The most recent trend in employment-related legislation: pay transparency. New York City has enacted a new law mandating that as of May 15, 2022, employers with four or more employees—including i...

Considering the intersection of the Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) and the doctrine of relation back, a California appellate panel found that the doctrine can apply to the statute, opening ...

Does an employee have the right to a jury trial in a PAGA suit? Not according to a recent California appellate panel decision in a suit brought by a cashier at Ralphs Grocery Company. Jill La Fac...

MIAMI (CBSMiami/CNN) – Instagram is rolling out new tools that parents can use to help monitor and limit their kids’ usage of the photo-sharing app, months after disclosures from a Facebook whist...

In Austin, musician Grimes is raising her kids with Elon Musk and preparing for the release of her new album. But aside from her career and family life, she’s also dating WikiLeaks whistleblower ...

Never miss a story: Follow your favorite topics and authors to get a personalized email with the journalism that matters most to you. As states such as Texas and Idaho begin to implement or propo...