The penalties went straight to the employee, not a regulator An Australian employer stopped paying its employee for over a year, carried on expecting him to work, and has been ordered to pay $140,0...

ATLANTA - An attorney testified on Tuesday about his professional history with Raissa Kengne during the second day of her trial for a deadly 2022 shooting at a Midtown condominium complex. What we...

Democratic Gov. Wes Moore has signed legislation (SB 439) into law prohibiting employment discrimination against firefighters and other rescue workers who use state-authorized medical cannabis pro...

US Department of Labor to host online forum May 6-7 for employers, workers, other stakeholders on compliance with federal workplace laws WASHINGTON The U.S. Department of Labor today announced it...

A California appellate court recently issued a decision that reinforced the growing trend that an employee’s representative claims under California’s Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) may be ex...

Last month, Dunkin’ Donuts and Taco Bell workers won a nearly $2 million settlement in New York City (NYC) against their franchise’s management company for failing to provide reliable work hours, ...

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has reentered the joint-employer arena with a new proposed rule that aims to bring uniformity to a fractured legal landscape. The April 23, 2026 Notice of Propose...

A Human Rights Law Centre report argues offering whistleblowers financial rewards would bolster regulatory and enforcement systems. Australia should introduce a financial rewards scheme for whistle...