France is widely known for its author-centric intellectual property right (IPR) framework: except for a limited number of very specific situations, all IPR must be expressly assigned and there is...

In 2021, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Whistleblower Program received widespread attention for issuing a record-setting $200 million whistleblower award. That record award was n...

PIERRE (AP) – South Dakota’s minimum wage will go up on Saturday. KELO-TV reported Tuesday that the minimum wage will rise 50 cents on Jan. 1, from $9.45 an hour to $9.95 an hour. A state law pas...

The new year brings new pay hikes for hundreds of thousands of workers making the least legally allowed, with a record number of cities, counties and states raising their minimum hourly wage — ma...

U.S. Attorney Ronald C. Gathe, Jr. announced that the Department of Justice’s Bureau of Justice Assistance has awarded $5,186,242 collectively to the Louisiana Commission on Law Enforcement, the ...

In the wake of a whistleblower coming forward with allegations against the company, Facebook made an effort to "muddy the waters" in Congress and "divide lawmakers," according to a new report in ...

OHIO — Ohio’s minimum wage will have its largest increase in 15 years in 2022 as the rate will increase from $8.80 an hour for non-tipped workers to $9.30 an hour. What You Need To Know The sta...

Wisconsin is one of a limited number of states that prohibits discrimination in employment on the basis of arrest or conviction records. The Wisconsin Fair Employment Act (WFEA) protects “properl...

HENRICO, Va. (WRIC) — Starting on Saturday, minimum wage workers in Virginia are getting a raise. Thanks to legislation passed last year, the minimum wage will rise statewide from $9.50 to $11 an...

FILE - A plate of bacon sits on the kitchen table on the Ron Mardesen farm, Thursday, Dec. 2, 2021, near Elliott, Iowa. A 2018 voter-approved California ballot measure, to take effect, Jan. 1, 20...