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A McDonald’s franchise has been hit with a lawsuit accusing it of deliberately withholding workers’ paid rest breaks and committing “horrifying” and “shameful” violations of the Fair Work Act, the seventh such lawsuit to be filed by the union representing fast food workers.

Thirteen Victorian silks have expressed “deep concern” over a bill proposed by the Andrews government giving the health minister power to make “pandemic orders”.

The criminal case brought by Victoria’s new employment watchdog against the NAB should take precedence over the bank’s case, which challenges the Wage Inspectorate’s interpretation of the Fair Work Act and has now dragged NSW into the fray, a court has heard.

Workplace relations heavyweight Employsure has won its case against rival ELMO Software and two former employees who sought to jump ship to a competitor in breach of their employment contracts and fiduciary duties.

The Queensland Supreme Court has ruled it does not have the power to make declarations regarding the validity of COVID-19 vaccination mandates for Queensland health workers and police officers.

The president of the peak body for barristers in Victorian has slammed the Andrews government’s proposed pandemic laws as “appalling”, and says claims that the bar association was consulted were not true.

A court has shut down Facebook’s renewed push to cut off Melbourne-based content strategists Sked Social from posting on Instagram on behalf of its clients, with a judge saying the social media giant’s justification for varying the injunction order was “flimsy and possibly strategic”.

A former Morgan Stanley financial adviser has launched a lawsuit against the investment banking giant, alleging its negligence led to psychological strain so severe it rendered her permanently unfit for her job.

Construction equipment giant Caterpillar has accused a former employee of flagrantly copying “many thousands” of confidential files before moving to a rival.

The National Australia Bank is seeking an urgent declaration regarding the interpretation of the Fair Work Act, four days after the Wage Inspectorate of Victoria accused it of failing to pay former employees their long service leave entitlements.