Reporter The Department of Commerce must pay $125,000 in damages to a US Patent and Trademark Office tribunal judge for retaliation, a federal board ruled. Judge Michael Fitzpatrick will receive t...

The Second Circuit partly reinstated a former employee's lawsuit against cosmetics company Estee Lauder on Monday, saying she put forward enough details to support her unpaid overtime claims but no...

It has been a busy year for health care noncompete legislation. Multiple states have enacted legislation, set to take effect in 2025, banning or limiting noncompete agreements for physicians and o...

On April 15, 2025, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) sought approval of its 2024 EEO-1 Component 1 data collection. The EEOC’s new proposed 2024 EEO Component 1 Instruction Bookle...

An Illinois chemical company is fighting to preserve allegations that a Teamsters local violated federal labor law through aggressive behavior during a strike the company claims was illegal, tellin...

The Illinois Whistleblower Act (the “Act”) provides protections to employees who make reports of certain fraudulent and illegal conduct occurring in their workplaces. In the past legislative sessi...

The Illinois Whistleblower Act (the “Act”) provides protections to employees who make reports of certain fraudulent and illegal conduct occurring in their workplaces. In the past legislative sessi...

Andrew Bakaj, a whistleblower attorney for NLRB IT staffer Daniel J. Berulis, discusses the disclosure process, Congress’ role in protecting federal data and more. Listen to this article 7:07 Learn...

First Amendment: Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of t...

Former Officer Maggie Oliver Criticizes Lucy Powell’s Remarks on Grooming Gangs Maggie Oliver, a former police officer turned activist, has expressed strong disapproval of comments made by Commons...