Recent news
Latest items of recent news relevant to the United States as reported in our fortnightly newswire ‘Dernières nouvelles’.
USA: Chicago employers must complete sexual harassment prevention and bystander training
Employers are reminded that Ordinance SO2022-665 requires all companies to provide a minimum of one hour of sexual harassment prevention and bystander training each year to all employees and two hours training for managers and supervisors …
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USA: NLRB wins confidentiality and non-disparagement case
In McLaren Macomb vs the National Labor Relations Board, it was found that an employer violated the National Labor Relations Act by using broadly-framed confidentiality and non-disparagement provisions in severance agreements with furloughed employees …
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USA: Supreme Court rules that day rates are not a salary
Supreme Court overtime ruling …
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USA: Arkansas Gov. Sanders signs a law that makes it easier to employ children
Under the Youth Hiring Act of 2023 (House Bill 1410), children under 16 no longer have to obtain the Division of Labor’s permission to be employed …
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USA: Status of paid time off (PTO)
The 3rd circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that paid time off (PTO) is not part of an employee’s salary under Federal law and can therefore be reduced or removed without affecting an individual’s exempt status …
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USA: Governor of Utah signs into law Bill HB 324 on workplace protective orders
From 1st July 2023, an employer in Utah will be able to petition a court and obtain a protective order on behalf of an employee against another individual who has threatened violence at work …
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USA: Enactment of the New York Warehouse Worker Protection Act moved to 19th June 2023
The Act requires employer disclosures on mandated work speed and quotas …
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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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