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DOGE possibly extracted data from National Labor Relations Board, whistleblower discloses - FlowingData
DOGE engineers were at the NLRB for a week but didn’t specify what they were there for. An official whistleblower detailed what he found after they left. For NPR, Jenna McLaughlin reports with a m...
Read moreWhistleblower settlement puts defense contractors on high alert - New England Biz Law Update
A Cambridge, Massachusetts, tech company’s recent agreement to settle a False Claims Act suit has contractors for the U.S. Department of Defense scrambling to avoid similar fates for failing to abi...
Read moreFired over email: Worker awarded $15,000 for humiliation after improper dismissal - HRD America
How an employer's failure to follow basic procedures led to hefty penalties 16 Apr 2025 Share The Employment Relations Authority (ERA) recently dealt with a case where a worker claimed he was unfai...
Read moreMA Dunkin', McDonald's and Subway franchise owners cited for child labor law violations - Fall River Herald News
USA TODAY NETWORK - New England The Attorney General’s Office issued citations totaling $226,385 against franchise owners of some Massachusetts Dunkin's, McDonald's, and Subways. The AGO found tha...
Read moreWhistleblower Org Says DOGE May Have Caused 'Significant Cyber Breach' at US Labor Watchdog - GV Wire
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A whistleblower complaint says that Elon Musk’s team of technologists may have been responsible for a “significant cybersecurity breach,” likely of sensitive case files, at ...
Read moreAI in hiring: Legal and ethical risks employers can't ignore - HRD America
Singapore lawyer Kui Bao (Johnathan) Lee shares practical advice for employers adopting AI in recruitment 16 Apr 2025 Share Artificial intelligence is steadily entering the hiring process, promisin...
Read moreHas Trump raised the minimum wage? Viral video claims he did. Here's what really happened - The Arizona Republic
The federal minimum wage has not gone up in 16 years. However, a video circulating on social media claims that President Donald Trump raised the minimum wage this month. "President Trump has just s...
Read moreHong Kong moves to ease eligibility for 'continuous contract' - HRD America
New bill aims to lower working hours threshold for employment protections under Hong Kong's labour laws 16 Apr 2025 Share Hong Kong has introduced a new bill that is aimed at lowering the threshold...
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Democrats deride veterans affairs secretary for repeating false claims about Alex Pretti’s killing - The Guardian
Pretti, a VA nurse, was shot by federal agents in Minneapolis and was labeled a ‘terrorist’ by the administration Democratic lawmakers assailed Doug Collins, the Veterans Affairs (VA) secretary fo...