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US employment: key federal and state updates (3 – 9 Feb) - Lexology
A US appeals court upholds Trump’s anti-DEI EOs, the US DOL raises the minimum wage for federal contractors, and Illinois seeks to amend its pay transparency law – plus other key updates. To acce...
Read moreMichigan pro-life groups sue over state law forcing them to hire employees opposed to their mission - Pregnancy Help News
(The Lion) Pro-life groups are suing Michigan over a state law they say is unconstitutionally forcing them to hire employees who oppose their fundamental mission and views on abortion. Right to Li...
Read moreJury Awards $41K In Legal Assistant's Pregnancy Bias Suit - Law360
A New Mexico federal jury has awarded a former legal assistant over $41,000 in damages in her suit alleging that a personal injury law firm forced her to resign after she... To view the full articl...
Read moreConsider This — Delaware Supreme Court Clarifies Timing of When Consideration is Necessary for Restrictive Covenants - foley.com
On February 3, 2026, the Delaware Supreme Court issued a decision reiterating the well-settled contract principle that courts should consider the adequacy of consideration for restrictive covenant...
Read moreCo. Underpaid JFK Airport Bartenders For Years, Suit Says - Law360
An operator of bars and restaurants at John F. Kennedy International Airport underpaid employees for years by unlawfully taking a tip credit, requiring off-the-clock work and undermining seniority ...
Read moreSecret complaint and disputed timeline drive concerns about DNI Tulsi Gabbard - Straight Arrow News - SAN
A whistleblower filed a classified complaint against Tulsi Gabbard, the director of national intelligence, last spring. That is perhaps the only undisputed detail of a growing controversy. Exactly...
Read moreDOL wants you to self-report potential FMLA violations. Should you? - HR Dive
“I am reluctant to counsel an employer to participate in this program,” Jeff Nowak, shareholder at Littler Mendelson, told HR Dive. When it first launched in 2018, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Pa...
Read moreDeath threat ends 13-year career despite extensive mental health accommodation - HRD America
Mental health accommodation hits limits when employee threatens to kill coworkers A British Columbia sawmill worker's termination for uttering a workplace death threat was upheld by an arbitrator, ...
Read moreCalifornia Legislature Fails To Pass Bill For Private Right of Action For Penalties for Untimely Wage Payments - CDF Labor Law LLP
On February 2, 2026, the California Legislature declined to pass Senate Bill (SB) 310, which would have created a private right of action for employees to sue employers to recover penalties for un...
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Former Connecticut nurse filed $1.35M in false Medicaid claims, officials say - CT Insider
A former Connecticut nurse has been charged with submitting thousands of false Medicaid claims for medication she did not give to patients, federal prosecutors said Friday. Florida resident Mariso...