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The NLRB's new general counsel signaled an intention to expand the types of employee conduct that might qualify as protected, concerted activity on social media, because of a complaint over an employee’s termination following workplace complaints raised on Facebook.

Now is the time for employers to ensure compliance with new employment-related laws enacted by the Oregon Legislature this year, including by updating employment handbooks and other...

New legislation expands the scope of whistleblower protection under New York Labor Law Section 740. The new law expands the scope of individuals protected, the definition of protected activity, types of employment-related actions which constitute retaliation, and more.

On October 28, 2021, Governor Hochul signed legislation which expanded the scope of whistleblower protection under New York Labor Law Section 740. The new amended law expands the scope ...

November 17, 2021, EEOC updated its Technical Assistance Questions and Answers to address employee protection from retaliation in connection with Covid-19. This new guidance, while nominally stated in the Covid-19 context, only summarizes existing standards for retaliation claims

Friday, February 19, 2021 On December 17, 2020, the Administrative Review Board (“ARB”) of the U.S. Department of Labor affirmed the dismissal of a former employee’s whistleblower retaliation claim under Section 806 of SOX.  The ARB concluded that the Complainant did not engage in protected activity, noting that his complaints regarding a lack of what he characterized as “internal controls” were inadequate.  The ARB also concluded that the Respondent showed it would have t...