AMERICAS

[US] Postal Service employee must pay $80k restitution for PPP loan fraud [US] Postal Service employee must pay $80k restitution for PPP loan fraud

Ms Jones was reportedly an administrative employee of the U.S. Postal Inspection Service at the time she submitted the false...
20 Jun 2024

[Belize] Government will provide full salaries and pensions for grant-aided school staff [Belize] Government will provide full salaries and pensions for grant-aided school staff

The government met with unions to agree on the CBA, however, one of the main points of contention was Belize...
14 Jun 2024

[Canada] Pay transparency reporting tool released in British Columbia [Canada] Pay transparency reporting tool released in British Columbia

The Pay Transparency Reporting Tool enables employers to easily create a pay transparency report in line with the Pay Transparency...
07 Jun 2024

[US] ISS tells Tesla shareholders to veto Musk’s 'excessive' $56bn pay package [US] ISS tells Tesla shareholders to veto Musk’s 'excessive' $56bn pay package

ISS follows competitor Glass Lewis in advising shareholders to veto the package it described as ‘excessive.’
06 Jun 2024

[US] Janitorial company fined $649,000 for child labour discovery [US] Janitorial company fined $649,000 for child labour discovery

According to the DOL investigation, Fayette Janitorial Service was discovered to have employed at least 24 children; including some as...
03 Jun 2024

[US] Regulation of earned wage access expands to South Carolina [US] Regulation of earned wage access expands to South Carolina

The state joins Nevada, Missouri, Wisconsin, and Kansas in applying specific criteria for organisations with programs that provide EWA.
30 May 2024

[US] Colorado will be first state to enact comprehensive AI legislation [US] Colorado will be first state to enact comprehensive AI legislation

SB205 is intended to prevent algorithmic discrimination and requires developers and users of high-risk AI systems to adopt rigorous compliance...
30 May 2024