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UC Irvine neurosurgeon wins $5.8M in retaliation case, on top of earlier $2M verdict - Los Angeles Times
May 24, 2025 4:01 PM PT An Orange County jury has awarded $5.8 million in damages to a UC Irvine neurosurgeon who claimed in a whistleblower lawsuit university officials retaliated against him for...
Read moreWashington Governor Signs Bill Making Key Changes to Equal Pay and Opportunities Act - The National Law Review
On May 20, 2025, Washington Governor Bob Ferguson signed a bill into law that will provide employers with a cure period for job postings that do not include pay information, allow employers to adv...
Read moreHyogo Prefectural Govt 3rd-party Committee Concludes Ex-Senior Official Leaked Personal Information of Whistleblower - The Japan News
The Yomiuri Shimbun The Hyogo prefectural government’s third-party committee has concluded that a senior official leaked personal information of the late whistleblower who accused Gov. Motohiko Sa...
Read moreCalifornia’s New Potential AI Employment Regulations: What Employers Need to Know - California Employment Law Report
In a first-of-its-kind move, California has finalized groundbreaking regulations that directly address the use of artificial intelligence (AI) and automated decision systems (ADS) in employment. T...
Read moreMassachusetts Employers: Include Lie Detector Notice in Your Job Applications - JD Supra
Massachusetts law, G.L. c. 149, § 19B, has long banned the use of lie detector tests in employment, and since 1986, also states that employers should provide affirmative notice on all job applicat...
Read moreEmployment Authority: Pay Lessons From 'Mad Men' - Law360
lessons Mad Men provided; how a recent Fifth Circuit decision that not accommodating a disabled worker can violate the Americans with Disabilities Act, even if no harm results from that decision, d...
Read moreProfit Sharing Payments Are Around the Corner: Key Considerations for Employers in Mexico - The National Law Review
As of May 31, 2025, once the term for paying profit sharing (PTU) has elapsed, the Labor Ministry is expected to start labor inspections specifically to verify PTU compliance. Additionally, as of ...
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The UK Supreme Court hasn’t just ordered a general election - Full Fact
A video on Facebook posted on 26 November and since viewed over 30,000 times falsely claims that the UK Supreme Court has just ordered a new general election. This is completely untrue. The Supreme...