Takeaways The federal budget bill, aka the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” impacts a wide range of workplace matters, including immigration, benefits, and employment tax liabilities. The OBBBA incl...

Takeaways The federal budget bill, aka the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” impacts a wide range of workplace matters, including immigration, benefits, and employment tax liabilities. The OBBBA incl...

Court clarifies worker's rights after confusion in identifying the correct employer A Hong Kong court recently dealt with a case involving a worker who sought to join an additional company as a res...

Washington recently amended its law regarding employee access to personnel files, effective July 27, 2025. The amendment clarifies what the nebulous term “personnel file” means – in Washington, it...

On Tuesday, July 8, the DOJ Antitrust Division announced a first-of-its-kind Antitrust Whistleblower Rewards Program (the “Program”). But the Program’s fine print suggests it may not be as lucrati...

Sam Stein is joined by Politico’s Kyle Cheney to unpack a bombshell whistleblower report accusing DOJ official Emil Bove—now nominated for a federal judgeship—of encouraging the Trump administrati...

Worker argues he took drugs during his days off and was unaware that traces would remain in his system The Fair Work Commission (FWC) recently dealt with an unfair dismissal claim involving a secur...

A fired Justice Department employee has given Congress a cache of internal communications supporting his claim that a top Trump appointee suggested prosecutors defy a judge’s order and that other o...

Employee argues bullying and harassment forced departure from original role The Fair Work Commission (FWC) recently dealt with a general protections dismissal application involving a public service...

Worker says 90-day clause was legally flawed but employer argues dismissal was valid The Employment Relations Authority (ERA) recently dealt with a case involving a machinist who was dismissed duri...