We are reaching that time of the year when there is an annual Tribunal limit increase. Employers should be aware that as of 6 April 2023, if a dismissal takes place on or after that date, the wee...

Hackensack police lieutenant's whistleblower lawsuit dismissed. What's nextNorthJersey.

The Fair Wages and Salaries Commission (FWSC) has promised to reward persons who volunteer information on payroll irregularities in public sector institutions. The Commission last month announced ...

UWindsor launches hotline for whistleblowers to report misconductCBC.

On March 15, 2023, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit held that paid time off (PTO) is not part of an employee's salary for purposes of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). In Higgins ...

Two Miami police officers who say they were mistreated over their views on one of the city’s most controversial cops have filed whistleblower lawsuits against the city. Brandon Lanier, who had been...

On March 24, 2023, Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed into law legislation repealing Michigan's right-to-work law for private-sector employees. The legislation had previously passed the Michigan Hous...

In the recent past, there have been cases of employees taking corporate bigwigs to court to get justice. Last year, IT company Infosys was summoned by the Central Labour Commissioner and later the...

While in recent times we have accurately predicted that a number of Federal Court decisions would, and have been, overturned by the High Court (cf. Skene, Rossato and Mondelez) and that the practic...

I. Introduction Effective utilization of human resources is instrumental to companies’ overall success. And, with the robust compliance with labor laws becoming the norm, people in charge of compa...