Key insight: The FDIC's inspector general concluded that most whistleblower allegations relayed by Sen. Joni Ernst were unsupported, previously resolved or based on incorrect assumptions about spe...

Almost two dozen states are raising their minimum wage in 2026, providing American workers a pay bump at a time when many are struggling to cover basic necessities. In total, 88 jurisdictions — inc...

2025 was another eventful year in employment law. As with previous years, the enforceability of termination clauses continued to dominate courts’ time, but a more balanced approach to these clause...

New York employers who rely on credit reports when making employment decisions must prepare for a significant change in the new year. On December 19, 2025, Governor Kathy Hochul signed S3072 into l...

State and local legislatures were active throughout 2025 in passing employment laws and ordinances concerning topics such as artificial intelligence, pay transparency, and paid leaves, to name a f...

Our Wage and Hour thought leaders have pulled together their top predictions for the new year so that employers can get a head start to 2026. If you want more, register for our FP Workplace Law For...

A San Ramon psychiatrist was awarded $1.7 million in a whistleblower retaliation case after he was fired from his job with San Joaquin County Behavioral Health Services for reporting discrepancies ...

On December 26, 2025, a federal judge in the Eastern District of California granted the National Labor Relations Board’s (“NLRB” or “Board”) bid for a preliminary injunction to block enforcement o...

Appeals court unlocks confidential plans agencies didn't want unions to see Federal courts just handed unions a win in their fight to see the Trump administration's roadmap for cutting thousands of...

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