ERA finds company failed consultation requirements despite believing in valid provision The Employment Relations Authority (ERA) found that an operations manager was unjustifiably dismissed when hi...

Worker claims conduct mischaracterised, while employer cites serious misconduct The Fair Work Commission (FWC) heard an unfair dismissal application from a freight handler who was summarily termina...

Employee contests firing, claiming defensive actions during heated exchange with colleagues The Fair Work Commission (FWC) heard an unfair dismissal application from a machine fitter who was summar...

Worker says he was just helping colleagues send money home. Was he operating an illegal business or simply assisting desperate colleagues? The Singapore Magistrates Court recently dealt with a case...

Attorney Feature I’m speaking with Meghan E. O’Kane, a partner at the Los Angeles firm Swerdlow Florence Sanchez Swerdlow & Wimmer that specializes in employer-side labor and employment law. I...

WASHINGTON, D.C., OCTOBER 1, 2025 – A day after his “Liberation Day” military meeting, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth released a memorandum substantially undermining the Inspector General’s ind...

A three-month investigation into more than two dozen allegations against the president of First Nations University of Canada, commissioned by the institution's board in 2023, concluded with a star...

The federal government shutdown began at 12:01am on October 1, 2025, and how long the shutdown will last is anyone’s guess. While certain essential government services will remain available, the sh...

In the meantime, Cook will continue to hold her position on the Fed Reserve. Today, the U.S. Supreme Court deferred the application for an immediate administrative stay that had been submitted by ...

Here are the top ten items you should tackle in October 2025, based on the latest workplace law developments and upcoming critical compliance dates: _____ Learn what you can – and can’t – do ...