Opposition leader Kamla Persad-Bissessar is of the view that the Whistleblower Protection Bill is a “legal nightmare” for citizens. Speaking during debate on the bill in the House of Representati...

On February 3, 2022, in a much-anticipated opinion, the Illinois Supreme Court held that the Illinois Worker’s Compensation Act does not bar claims against employers under the Illinois Biometric ...

AREAS TO WATCH IN 2022 CYBERSECURITY In October 2021, the DOJ announced the formation of the Civil Cyber-Fraud Initiative to utilize the FCA to pursue cybersecurity-related fraud by government c...

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) recently announced its intention to hire 100 new investigators in its Wage and Hour Division. Currently at is lowest staffing levels in over a decade, the divis...

More than 50 years after Frank Serpico testified about endemic corruption in the New York Police Department, the department finally recognized his service and injury in the line of duty with an o...

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) released guidance on the FY2023 H-1B lottery process. Despite attempts to change the structure of the lottery selection process, the Service anno...

WAYLAND, Mich. — In July 2021, elevated levels of arsenic were found in multiple wells supplying Yankee Springs Meadows Mobile Home Park. Residents say they were not told by management about it u...

LawFlash Faithful to the historically employee-friendly nature of laws and courts in the region, most regulators in Latin America are adopting policies to protect remote workers and their constit...

The U.S. Dept. of Agriculture Forest Service is entitled to summary judgment on a law enforcement officer’s Fair Labor Standards Act claims alleging unpaid wages for cave-related projects he perf...