Recent news
Latest items of recent news relevant to the United States as reported in our fortnightly newswire ‘Dernières nouvelles’.
USA: Oklahoma codifies employer use of payroll card accounts
From 1st November 2022, Oklahoma employers will be permitted to pay Oklahoma employee wages via a payroll card, if they do not designate an account for undertaking a bank transfer [S …
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USA: New York City lifts workplace vaccine mandate
With effect from 1st November 2022, New York City workplace COVID-19 vaccine obligations in the private sector will end and revert to officially encouraged good practice …
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USA: New Jersey cannabis regulatory commission issues workplace guidance on reasonable suspicion determinations
The Regulatory Commission for Cannabis in New Jersey issues workplace “reasonable suspicion” guidance …
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USA: Maine prohibits hairstyle discrimination
Maine has now joined the growing list of States that prohibit discrimination based on “traits associated with race” …
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USA: Gov. Reynolds, IWD announce lowest unemployment insurance rates for employers in over two decades
The schedule of unemployment insurance rates used to tax Iowa employers will drop to its lowest level in 24 years …
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USA: Indiana enacts data breach disclosure requirements
Indiana has tightened the State’s deadline for providing notification of a data breach …
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USA: Does waiting time to enter company premises count as work time?
A case shortly to be heard by the California Supreme Court calls into question the status of time that is taken by employees sitting in their own cars and awaiting security clearance before parking and entering their workplace …
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USA: Cal/OSHA issues guidance on protecting workers from Monkeypox
Monkeypox (MPX) guidance issued by Cal/OSHA …
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USA: Railroads and labor unions reach tentative deal to avert strike
A tentative deal between major railroads and unions representing tens of thousands of rail workers has now been reached …
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USA: Workplace heating
Now that Winter is approaching, employers must be ready to comply with minimum heating requirements …
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USA: California poised to pass Senate Bill 1162 into law
If California Governor Gavin Newsom signs the Bill before the end of September 2022, employers with 15+ employees will be obliged to include salary ranges and median gender and racial pay gaps on job vacancies ads that are posted …
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USA: Tesla anti-union black t-shirt policy ruled unlawful by NLRB
The NLRB has ruled that Tesla may not impose an anti-union clothing policy …
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USA: DOL orders Wells Fargo to pay $22M for retaliation against whistleblower
DoL’s OSHA has found that Wells Fargo violated whistleblower protection provisions under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act …
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USA: On-demand pay arrangements – what is the catch?
It is becoming increasingly popular to pay employees at the end of each day for the work that they undertake on that day …
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USA: Nevada court rejects claim that off-duty marijuana use is “lawful” because it still is illegal under federal law
Although Nevada decriminalised marijuana in 2017, an employer may still lawfully dismiss an employee for being under its influence at work …
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