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Parliament has retabled the Employment Insurance System Amendment Bill 2025 with a new tiered penalty structure, replacing a flat RM10,000 fine with graduated fines ranging from RM1,000 to RM5,000 based on the number of offences committed by employers.
A 53-year-old Indonesian domestic worker has been sentenced to life imprisonment in Singapore for suffocating her employer's 73-year-old father with a pillow in 2022. The case highlights tensions in live-in domestic work arrangements across Southeast Asia.
A US federal judge has rejected an emergency bid to halt Meta's planned layoffs of workers who claim the company used AI tools to discriminate against employees with disabilities or those on medical leave.
Twenty-six Meta employees have filed a lawsuit claiming the company used artificial intelligence to systematically target workers on medical and family leave for redundancy, violating federal disability and parental protection laws.
Malaysia has made PERKESO's LINDUNG 24 Jam non-employment injury scheme voluntary for local workers while maintaining mandatory contributions for foreign workers, following public feedback.
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Rights group Tenaganita has criticised Malaysia's immigration enforcement for targeting migrant workers rather than employers who recruit and profit from undocumented labour, calling for genuine accountability throughout the system.
A US federal judge has rejected Workday's attempt to dismiss a class action lawsuit alleging its AI-powered recruitment software discriminated against job applicants with disabilities and other protected groups, allowing the landmark case to proceed.
A U.S. federal court has ruled that Workday must defend itself against allegations that its artificial intelligence hiring system systematically excluded applicants with disabilities, violating American disability protections.