Amber Scorah knows only too well that powerful stories can change society—and that powerful organizations will try to undermine those who tell them. In 2015, her 3-month-old son Karl died on his f...

The recent changes to California’s wage and hour laws have significant implications for employers operating within the state. While the reforms are aimed at providing clearer guidelines for employe...

Many state civil rights laws cover disparate impact claims Employers also still risk unintentional bias under Title VII President Donald Trump’s rollback of disparate impact enforcement will pos...

Japan – Amendments to the Childcare and Family Care Leave Act took effect on 1 April 2025, with further amendments to take effect on 1 October 2025. Singapore – Amendments to the Child Development...

Reductions in force and furloughs are on the rise. Recent layoff numbers are climbing. We're seeing some of the highest monthly totals ever recorded. United States Employment and HR Shawn Matthew ...

Tonga is drafting a landmark Whistleblower Protection Bill designed to empower civil servants to report corruption and abuse of power without fear of retaliation, Prime Minister Eke announced last...

In a landmark move, HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has announced plans to launch a formal whistleblower award program modelled on the highly successful U.S. United Kingdom Criminal Law NAVEX Yo...

Non-competes ban will ‘hurt the workers it claims to help’hrleader.com.

Scrawled on a piece of lined paper is a date, April 27, 2023, and the time, 8:50 to 9:51. “One hour and one minute,” it says. “Too damn long.” Over the next five pages, the girl describes witnessi...