AMERICAS

[US] Trump Organization found guilty of tax fraud on all counts [US] Trump Organization found guilty of tax fraud on all counts

The guilty counts included conspiracy charges and falsifying business records.
09 Dec 2022

[US] McDonald's franchisee accused of overworking more than 100 teens [US] McDonald's franchisee accused of overworking more than 100 teens

Labour investigators said these McDonald’s locations broke the law by permitting 14- and 15-year-olds to work more than three hours...
09 Dec 2022

[US] Earned wage access and compliance considerations [US] Earned wage access and compliance considerations

The potential compliance impact of EWA is cited as one of the reasons organisations have yet to take advantage of this option.
08 Dec 2022

[Mexico] 20% minimum wage increase for 2023 will benefit 6.4m workers [Mexico] 20% minimum wage increase for 2023 will benefit 6.4m workers

The increase will become official when it is published in the Official Gazette of the Federation (Diario Oficial de la...
06 Dec 2022

[Canada] Nearly half a million in wages owed to employees paid with gift cards [Canada] Nearly half a million in wages owed to employees paid with gift cards

The company claimed that the gift cards "were never meant to be wages" and employees "were never intended to receive...
02 Dec 2022

[US] NLRB orders Starbucks to negotiate with union after violating labour law [US] NLRB orders Starbucks to negotiate with union after violating labour law

The Starbucks Reserve Roastery store officially voted to unionise in April and the election was certified by the NLRB in...
02 Dec 2022

[US] FTX will resume salary payments following its collapse [US] FTX will resume salary payments following its collapse

At the embattled crypto exchange's first bankruptcy hearing last week attorneys said FTX was run as a "personal fiefdom" of former CEO...
29 Nov 2022