Last year, we reported that Governor Gavin Newsom signed SB 399, codified as California Labor Code section 1137, into law. This statute bans employers from holding captive audience meetings, which...

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has fired a top official with the National Institutes of Health who blew the whistle on internal in the early months of the Trump administration. On Wednesda...

Gov. Phil Murphy said there was “no news to make” when asked why the state has not pulled a New Jersey Department of Labor proposal that would greatly reduce the number of independent contractors ...

A handful of states have recently tightened child labor laws by reducing the number of hours young people can work or making other changes, while other states have loosened restrictions, creating.....

Dive Brief: A federal judge dismissed a case Thursdaythat challenged the legality of the Biden administration’s gainful employment rule,which aims to ensure that graduates of career education pr...

The Antifraud Company is betting that AI and private-sector incentives can succeed where government has failed in clawing back billions in fraud. A new startup with a bold pitch just came out of st...

A cannabis retailer challenging the constitutionality of a California law that requires marijuana businesses to have labor peace agreements with unions is urging the Ninth Circuit to revive its law...

Two new employment laws are now in effect in Colorado. As discussed in more detail below, the Colorado General Assembly has expanded employee rights under the Colorado Wage Age (CWA). In addition,...

Forcing whistleblowers to rely solely on flawed internal mechanisms undermines both confidence and effectiveness. By Garry Clement, October 3, 2025 In every democracy, truth has defenders. They ar...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has directed a sweeping overhaul of the military’s inspector general (IG) complaint process, raising alarms among legal experts and whistleblower advocates who warn ...