Employees of a San Antonio law firm have been fired and sued for allegedly surreptitiously obtaining a transcript of their boss’ private Zoom call. The Tessmer Law Firm PLLC canned Serafina Favaro...

The US health secretary, Robert F Kennedy Jr, has fired a top scientist at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) just three weeks after she had filed a whistleblower complaint against the Trump ...

In a new article series, we summarise the employment law developments you need to know about. Each month, we'll look at important recent cases, what's been happening in relation to new legislation...

Fall is in full swing in the mid-Atlantic. The change of season also brought a series of new laws that went into effect in Maryland on October 1, 2025. Below are the three key employment laws that...

California’s labor landscape is changing with the passage of Assembly Bill (AB) 288, which expands both worker rights and the authority of the state’s Public Employment Relations Board (PERB). Empl...

Four people have died and 19 hospitalized in a Listeria outbreak linked to pasta meals sold at Trader Joe's, Walmart, and other supermarkets. (The Hill) Separately, the FDA announced recalls of ce...

South Africa's highest court has unanimously ruled that all parents of new-borns are entitled to equal parental leave - a landmark judgment hailed as a major victory for gender equality and family...

Whistleblower protections and the mental health challenges faced by whistleblowers were the focus of the 2025 Workplace Promise Institute Conference, held September 18–19, in Washington, D.C. The ...

In a sweeping address to top military brass at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth laid out a slate of reforms that could reshape the military’s internal accountability s...

Jeanne Marrazzo, former director of the National Institutes of Allergy and Infectious Disease, was formally terminated Thursday after months on administrative leave, after filing a whistleblower r...