Recent news
Latest items of recent news relevant to the United States as reported in our fortnightly newswire ‘Dernières nouvelles’.
USA: Montgomery County minimum wage increases 1 July 2023
Maryland employees employed in Montgomery County have minimum wage hike …
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USA: Louisiana amnesty for misclassification of contractors
Louisiana employers that have been misclassifying workers as independent contractors may now reclassify them and voluntarily disclose such reclassifications to the Department of Revenue without liability for prior periods of misclassification …
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USA: Accessibility to drinking water
The California Occupational Safety and Health Appeals Board has ruled that employers must provide potable drinking water as close as possible to where outdoor workers are located …
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USA: Monitory must be in line with the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA)
Employers in Illinois may be running the risk of multiple damages for non-compliance with BIPA every time they scan to verify an employee’s identity …
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USA: What steps should employers take to accommodate religious sensitivities?
The Supreme Court will be hearing oral arguments on 18th April 2023 concerning a Christian postal worker who refused to work on Sundays …
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USA: DOJ and FTC publish a red flag warning to HR practitioners about anti-trust actions
The Department of Justice Antitrust Division and Federal Trade Commission are aware that many HR activities infringe anti-trust rules, but that they are so ordinary and commonplace that HR practitioners are not truly aware of them …
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USA: Texas jury awards $365M in punitive damages for retaliation against an employee
An employee of Fedex had complained to her HR department that she was not being treated equally with her white colleagues …
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USA: Seattle first city to ban discrimination on the basis of caste
A new city Ordinance amends the municipal Code to add caste as a protected characteristic …
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USA: NLRB outlaws use of severance agreements to gag departing employees
The National Labor Relations Board has reversed two of its earlier decisions and declared that such agreements may not limit freedom of speech …
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USA: DOL guidance on tracking breaks by teleworkers
The Wage and Hour Division of the Department of Labor (DOL) has issued its latest Field Assistance Bulletin …
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USA: Amendments to the New Jersey WARN Act will take effect on 10th April 2023
The amendments were originally passed in January 2020, but implementation delayed because of the pandemic …
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USA: AI and automated systems become a new target for discriminatory reform
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has been hearing testimony concerning the possible dangers of AI and automated systems (AIAS) for vulnerable groups – particularly during the hiring process …
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USA: Los Angeles announces minimum wage increases
With effect from 1st July 2023, the hourly minimum wage in the city of Los Angeles will rise to $16 …
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USA: Paid supplemental military leave for San Francisco employees
The Military Leave Pay Protection Act will go into effect on 19th February 2023 …
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USA: Nursing mothers in New York receive additional workplace protection
With effect from 7th June 2023, all employers in New York State will be required to designate a room to allow employees to pump breast milk …
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