Editor’s note: This is the second in a series of pieces that will look at the rules and laws governing federal employees’ political activities as we head into the midterm elections. The midterm e...

Over the last two years, millions of workers have quit their jobs in search of greater pay and better treatment. For workers in the restaurant industry who were at the forefront of the Great Resi...

Recreational businesses challenged pay hike for contractors Executive authority to set contracting policies at issue President Joe Biden’s initiative boosting the minimum wage for federal contr...

Our monthly employment law round up. National Insurance rise to be reversed from 6 November The 1.25% increase in NICs introduced in April 2022 is to be reversed from 6 November, with the Health ...

In the case ZP Services Limited (the "Plaintiff") vs. Gennaro Lanza (the "Defendant") (collectively "the Parties") Honourable Judge Christian Falzon Scerri delved into and examined certain clause...

1. Kong v Gulf International Bank (UK) Ltd [2022] EWCA Civ 941 (8 July 2022) – (LINK) In this case, the Court of Appeal ("CA") has upheld the Employment Appeal Tribunal’s ("EAT") decision that an...

The hourly minimum wage in Palo Alto, California, will rise to $17.25 effective Jan. 1, 2023, according to an Oct. 4 update on the city’s website. The update corrects a Sept. 28 announcement statin...

Thirty former FBI agents, including a retired deputy assistant director, head of counterterrorism and five SWAT team members, have spoken out publicly in support of suspended FBI whistleblower Step...

On Sept. 18, California Gov. Newsom signed a law that will prohibit employers from penalizing workers for using marijuana outside of work. The law, effective Jan. 1, 2024, prohibits discriminatio...

The hourly minimum wage in Palo Alto, California, will increase to $17.30 from $16.45 effective Jan. 1, 2023, according to a Sept. 28 update on the city’s minimum wage webpage. Palo Alto updated it...