Recent news

The Court of Appeals in New York has concluded that prospective employees of companies in New York State who are not resident in the State or city are nevertheless protected from discrimination under the NYS Human Rights Law …

Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now.

Under HB473, a company will be able to avoid claims for a cybersecurity incident as long as it already substantially complies with the Florida Information Protection Act, it has policies in line with NIST standards or similar industry standards (such as the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) or the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act) and keeps those policies up to date …

Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now.

The Employee Free Choice Act (SB 5778), which will go into effect on 6th June 2024, has made Washington the sixth State in the nation to prohibit employers from disciplining or firing employees when the worker chooses to perform their normal core job duties instead of listening to their employer’s speech on political or religious matters …

Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now.

The US Citizens and Immigration Service has announced that the cap has been reached for the second half of the fiscal year …

Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now.

Bill SB 5793 has broadened the definition of “family member” to include any individual who regularly resides in the employee’s home, or where the relationship creates an expectation that the employee will care for the person, and that individual depends on the employee for care …

Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now.

The leading US high street Chemist retailing group has been fined by a U …

Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now.

Virginia law generally prohibits children under 14 from being employed, whilst children aged 14 to 15 may be only employed if they are enrolled in a regular school work-training program and have a work-training certificate …

Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now.

Many State legislatures are currently debating measures that would outlaw “algorithmic discrimination”, automated decision making in the employment sphere and also closely control “predictive data analytics” used to make hiring, firing, promotion, and compensation decisions …

Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now.

Although Marijuana (THC) rightly remains on the US federal prohibited list of drugs under the Controlled Substance Act, many US States – such as California, Montana and New York – have relaxed local laws concerning recreational use and some have even banned employers from testing for the substance, or asking about its use …

Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now.

New York City is currently considering Bill 0140 …

Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now.

With effect from 1st July 2024, the hourly gross minimum wage in the unincorporated L …

Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now.

Companies that have substantial contracts with the federal government must establish, on an annual basis, that they have in place affirmative action policies that promote opportunities to any traditionally vulnerable or underrepresented group – whether this disadvantage is defined by race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran …

Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now.

Effective 1st July 2024, employees who are 16-years-old will be given clearance under Florida State law to work for more than 30 hours a week if their employer receives parental permission …

Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now.

In the aftermath of the passing of the Federal Pregnant Worker Fairness Act (PWFA), the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is going out of its way to support pregnant women being dismissed, even if it is on different legal grounds …

Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now.

A new incentive to uncover white collar crime will be launched in three months’ time by the US Department of Justice …

Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now.