Employee challenges employer over missing safety briefings and equipment in negligence claim A District Court in Singapore recently dealt with a negligence claim brought by a worker who sustained i...

Worker wins dismissal case after company fails to get signed agreement first The Employment Relations Authority (ERA) recently dealt with an unjustified dismissal claim involving a worker who was t...

In a significant development, New York enacted S.8034A, a law that would transform its Public Employment Relations Board (PERB) into a mini-National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). Under the new law,...

Fisher Philips Expands In Calif.

Where a defendant employer was awarded summary judgment on a plaintiff’s retaliation claim under Puerto Rico’s Whistle-Blower Act, the lower court erred, as a jury question as to pretext exists in ...

Uber case explores eligibility requirements for workers switching services The Fair Work Commission (FWC) recently addressed an eligibility question under Australia's new gig economy deactivation l...

A whistleblower who alerted the IRS to several Wall Street firms helping clients avoid paying certain taxes successfully challenged the agency’s decision to downsize one of his awards after the DC...

DOT Secretary Sean Duffy on Wednesday announced the launch of the "first phase of the National Consumer Complaint Database (NCCDB) modernization" with a new web page that allows users to specifica...

The following article first appeared in the Insights section of Littler Mendelson’s website. It is reposted here with permission. Many employers use performance improvement plans, or PIPs, as a w...