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ECJ fines five member states for failure to protect whistleblowers - Lexology
Germany has received a 34 million fine for its failure to adopt the EU’s Whistleblowing Directive, which was passed in 2019. Log in Your email address Your password Forgot password Not a user? Regi...
Read moreAshley N. Lopeztello - The National Law Review
Counsel Barnes & Thornburg LLP Website www.btlaw.com/en Organization Profile Full Profile Connect Email 619-321-5026 Professional Biography Dedicating her practice to the representation of emp...
Read moreThis California city spent $1.7M on unauthorized overtime for hundreds of employees — as it marched toward a massive $280M budget shortfall. Until a whistleblower brought the waste to light - Moneywise
Budget crisis Houston added the overpayments are especially troubling due to current budget shortfalls, which have prompted the city to look "under couch cushions for spare coins." Lifelong Oaklan...
Read moreWhile FTC Non-Compete Appeals Linger, Ohio Poses Ban on Non-Competes, Forum Selection, and Other Restrictive Covenants - The National Law Review
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) implemented its 2024 rule banning non-compete agreements on April 23, 2024. The rule gained some life at first as a U.S. District Court in Pennsylvania ruled in ...
Read moreWhistleblowers in Office of Inspector General allege widespread corruption at highest levels of city government - Atlanta Community Press Collective
Employees of Atlanta’s Office of Inspector General (OIG) asked for protections under state and federal whistleblower protection laws Monday in a letter alleging corruption and misuse of funds at th...
Read moreBlocked DOL Overtime Rule Set for Review in the Fifth Circuit (US) - Employment Law Worldview
On February 28, 2025, the US Department of Labor (DOL) appealed a December 2024 Texas federal trial court’s decision that blocked a Biden-era overtime rule promulgated by the DOL. This is the DOL’...
Read moreFast Track to a First Contract: Senator Proposes Faster Labor Contracts Act - The National Law Review
U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) looks to speed up collective bargaining negotiations for a first contract between private employers and unions via new legislation. On March 4, Sen. Hawley introduced...
Read moreWhistleblower gives senators list of thousands of axed USAID programs - Punchbowl News
Members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee were given a 368-page document Thursday morning that lists all of the contracts that the Trump administration is terminating at the U.S. Agency fo...
Read moreEnacting law for 85% employment to locals will violate Constitution: Minister - The Times of India
Gandhinagar: State labour and employment minister Balvantsinh Rajput said in the Gujarat assembly on Thursday that enacting legislation to enforce 85% employment for locals by industries would vio...
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