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Court of Appeals Decision May Offer Employers Relief for Attorneys’ Fees Under California Labor Code Section 1102.5 - The National Law Review
California Labor Code section 1102.5 authorizes employees to recover attorneys’ fees if they bring a successful action. However, the employer may preclude an award of attorney’s fees to the employ...
Read moreFormer minister calls for ‘whistleblowing and oversight body for NSIPs’ - New Civil Engineer
An independent body to enable whistleblowers to come forward with concerns about nationally significant infrastructure projects (NSIPs) has been proposed by a Liberal Democrat peer. The proposal w...
Read moreThird Whistleblower Claims Emil Bove Lied During Senate Confirmation Last Month - Democracy Now!
Israeli forces have shot and killed at least 62 people across the Gaza Strip since dawn today, including 19 people seeking food. The latest killings bring Gaza’s official death toll since October 2...
Read moreA Third Whistleblower Challenges Bove, and a Criminal Defendant Challenges Habba - Talking Points Memo
A lot of things happened. Here are some of the things. This is TPM’s Morning Memo. Sign up for the email version. More Bad News for Bove A third whistleblower has come forward to the Senate Judic...
Read moreOntario Employers Must Examine Harassment, Even If Outside Work - SHRM
Employers have a legal duty to eliminate harassment and discipline employees for their conduct, whether it occurs during or outside of work hours. If a company finds out that a few of its employee...
Read moreJudiciary Democrats demand probe after third Bove whistleblower - Politico
Two Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee want the Justice Department’s top watchdog to probe allegations against a contentious judicial nominee. Sens. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) and Cory Booker...
Read moreYour Boss Can Fire You For These Off-Duty Social Media Posts, Legal Expert Warns - CPA Practice Advisor
A law firm CEO explains how at-will employment laws allow companies to terminate workers for off-duty social media activity that conflicts with their values. Think your employer can’t touch you fo...
Read moreSingaporean fined for collecting employment kickbacks from migrant workers - HRD America
Individuals collecting kickbacks could face 2 years of impisonment A 68-year-old Singaporean has been fined $90,000 for collecting employment kickbacks from migrant workers in December 2020. Loo Ki...
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UAE rejects ‘false claims’ it will assume civil administration in Gaza - middle-east-online.com
The Emirati Minister of State for International Cooperation says Gaza’s governance and administration are the responsibility of the Palestinian people. ABU DHABI - The United Arab Emirates (UAE) ha...