A federal appeals court has blocked the Trump administration from immediately firing 19 intelligence officers who had been assigned to diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility (DEI) program...

A "project" label and shaky funding could not keep this long-serving worker on rolling contracts A Queensland tribunal has ruled that shaky funding and a "project" label are not enough to keep a bu...

For nearly a century, independent federal agencies have operated with a degree of insulation from presidential control. That changed dramatically on June 29, 2026. In Trump v. Slaughter, the U.S. S...

Seven pharmacy assistants at Chemist Warehouse were found to be underpaid in a key test case that could deliver tens of millions of dollars in backpay to the pharmacy retailer's employees nationwi...

KPMG's appointment of new chair draws flak for alleged 'clear conflict of interest' KPMG has named Michael Ebeid as the company's newest Independent Chairman amid its audit leaks scandal, a move th...

Cocom v. ABM Aviation On June 23, 2026, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals delivered a significant win for employers in Cocom v. ABM Aviation, reversing a district court’s refusal to compel arbitra...

Legal and screening experts warn AI-enabled identity fraud is outpacing recruitment checks in Australian workplaces Candidate fraud is proving increasingly difficult for HR teams to detect as artif...

KPMG’s announcement of a new chair was upstaged by the release of an email chain that shed light on his views on the whistleblower’s allegations of serious misconduct. In a move intended to “addre...

What began as an internal disclosure within KPMG, alleging that confidential client documents were being misused, became something considerably larger, writes Nicole Wearne. The recent KPMG Austra...

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission launched a flurry of lawsuits and rescinded long-standing affirmative action guidance, while the University of Tennessee, Knoxville reached a tentat...