Recent news
Latest items of recent news relevant to the United States as reported in our fortnightly newswire ‘Dernières nouvelles’.
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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USA: Calculation of overtime rates for non-exempt workers (California)
California is a State where the regular rate of pay is not simply derived from dividing total weekly remuneration by the total hours worked per week …
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USA: Simplified EEO-1 filing for large companies
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has proposed a new approach for EEO-1 filing by large companies with multiple establishments …
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USA: Deadline for mandatory RxDC reporting – 27 December 2022
Obligatory health data reporting – deadline nears …
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USA: Mid-term election ballot changes to State employment-related laws
As is usual in State elections, an opportunity was given voters in the Mid-terms for them to alter State Laws and Constitutions …
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USA (California): COVID-19 notice requirements extended and simplified
With effective from 1st January 2023, employers across California must continue to provide notification to employees of COVID-19 exposure in the workplace, but will be able to satisfy the notification obligation by displaying a prominent notice …
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USA: Are fewer S&P 500 companies now worried about a recession?
Analysis of S&P 500 conference call transcripts indicates continued concern about “recession” …
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USA: Atlanta bans criminal history discrimination
Criminal history and “gender expression” given protection under Atlanta law …
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USA: Credit card debt hits all-time high of $930 Billion
Economy so far saved from slipping into recession by greater reliance on credit card debt …
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USA: Paid leave Oregon takes effect in 2023
Deadline fast approaching under Oregon’s Paid Family Leave Programme …
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