Recent news
Latest items of recent news relevant to the United States as reported in our fortnightly newswire ‘Dernières nouvelles’.
USA: Federal recognition of same-sex marriage
President Biden has now signed into law the “Respect for Marriage Act” …
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USA: NYC delays enforcement of AI in hiring law to April 2023
New law restricting the use of screening tools for recruitment and promotion in New York City …
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USA: New York City Bill would abolish at-will employment
Proposed ordinance to prohibit “at will” employment and limit employee monitoring for disciplinary reasons in New York City …
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USA: Colorado launches family-leave insurance employer portal
The family-leave insurance portal is now open to all Colorado employers …
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USA: Economic trends take a misleading turn
Although GDP appears to have reversed its downward curve in the USA, this is, as we have previously pointed out, a temporary respite due to a temporary export surge, a rising level of government expenditure and reliance on mushrooming consumer credit …
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USA: Huge cuts in demand for products from China and Vietnam
The demand from the USA of orders for Chinese suppliers has fallen by 40% in recent months and many Chinese companies are responding by planning to close factories two weeks before the Chinese new year (which starts on 21st January 2023) …
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USA: 401(k) Changes in prospect
Retirement plans could soon allow those with limited savings who wish to start drawing pension funds at a later possible age …
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USA: Vermont voluntary paid family and medical leave insurance
Beginning 1st July 2024, Vermont paid family and medical leave insurance coverage will expand, on a voluntary basis, to include all private sector employers with two or more employees …
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USA: Starbucks illegally refused to negotiate with union, NLRB rules
The National Labor Relations Board rules that Starbucks unlawfully refused to negotiate with unions …
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USA: PepsiCo to lay off hundreds of workers in headquarters roles
PepsiCo is making hundreds of redundancies involving HQ roles …
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USA: Work beyond pay grade can be grounds for constructive termination, Court rules
Employers should guard against requiring employees to work on tasks beyond their pay grade …
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USA: Substantial pay offer for Delta Air pilots
Final union membership approval is still pending on a 4-year deal that would increase pilot’s basic salaries by an average of 34% …
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USA: Extension of sexual assault and harassment protection
Back in March 2022, the Federal “Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Harassment Act” prevented employees from being forced into arbitration, rather than take their sexual harassment case to court …
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USA: New York bans discipline for legally protected absences
New York employers may not discipline employees for taking legal entitlements to leave …
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USA: Los Angeles fair work week ordinance
The City Council has introduced a new predictive scheduling law covering the retailing sector that will become effective in April 2023 …
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