An autistic man who has been detained in hospital for 20 years was treated 'like an animal', a whistleblower has alleged. Tony Hickmott, 44, was sectioned under the Mental Health Act in 2001 and ...

With the Delta and Omicron coronavirus variants on the rise, many companies are reconsidering having a holiday office party—from Wall Street to Big Law. On the other hand, it's been a challenging...

Pennsylvania county election officials were caught on tape plotting to hide alleged violations of state election law. New whistleblower videos capture Delaware County, Pennsylvania officials plot...

Copper State small business owners appear to have embraced the local colloquialism “Don’t California my Arizona,” according to results of a new survey. The Arizona chapter of the National Federat...

The US OSHA’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate is back in effect, Canada’s minimum wage is set to rise to C$15 per hour, and UK employees can now self-certify sickness for 28 days – plus other key updat...

The field of employment law has been busy in 2021 and 2022 is shaping up to be no different. In this article, the first of a series of two, we look back on key case law and legislative developmen...

State guidelines and federal regulations mandate that home health aides working 24 hours at a client’s home get eight hours for sleep and three hours of meal breaks, all unpaid. But many workers ...

Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and Federal Trade Commission (FTC) have announced that a background report provider and its chief executive offi...

Labor Law and Unions: Weathering the Enforcement StormCPAPracticeAdvisor.

Employment law ensures workers carry out their duties in a safe environment. It provides them with basic rights. Having a job is more than having a paycheck every two weeks or at the end of the...