Recent news
Latest items of recent news relevant to the United States as reported in our fortnightly newswire ‘Dernières nouvelles’.
USA: Rights posting obligation
By 1st July 2024, all employers in New York City must post the required multilingual “Your Rights at Work” poster in a prominent place where employees can easily see it and also provide a copy to each employee …
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USA: California effectively ends non-compete facility
Agreements that prevent employees from leaving and working for a competitor are now generally invalid across the whole State (with very limited exceptions) …
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USA: Anti-WOKE proposals
The Florida House and Senate are currently debating two legal proposals (HB599 and SB1382) on ‘Gender Identity Employment Practices’ …
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USA: Delayed exit of Palestinians
In a memorandum to U …
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USA: Occupational injury and illness reporting. Deadline imminent.
The OSHA has introduced a mandatory system of annual online recording and reporting …
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USA: FTC turns its attention to misclassification of workers
Employers must beware of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC)’s widening interest in a range of labour-related practices …
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USA: Maine Equal Pay Law does not require discriminatory intent
The First Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that it is sufficient to establish that male and female employees are paid differently for equivalent jobs in order to show an infringement of the State’s Equal Pay Law …
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USA: J&M Industries to pay $105,000 to settle EEOC age discrimination lawsuit
A Louisiana manufacturing and distribution company, J&M Industries, has been ordered to pay a former female employee $105,000 in compensation for being fired when she refused to retire at age 65 …
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USA: The great GDP fabrication continues
According to the US Bureau of economic analysis real GDP rose over the year to Q3 2023 (the last 12-month period for which we have solid figures) by + 2 …
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USA: Walmart’s 2024 manager salaries
Starting from next month, gross base pay for store managers will increase from $117,000 to $128,000 a year …
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USA: FTC first AI enforcement action
It was only a matter of time before the Federal Trade Commission found itself a case of AI use as an unfair practice under the FTC Act …
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USA: Whistleblower retaliation ruling
The Federal Supreme Court has been asked to step in to resolve a long standing question about how far a whistleblower must go to prove that an adverse action – such as dismissal – which followed a disclosure was, in fact, caused by it …
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USA: California 2024 minimum wage and exemption rates
The State minimum wage is now $16 an hour …
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USA: Pilot H-1B renewal programme
Until 1st April 2024 Indian and Canadian nationals with an H-IB work visa may apply for a new visa stamp in their passports without having to return to their home country and visit a US consulate or embassy there …
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USA: Religious accommodation
It is now six months since the US Supreme Court issued its Title VII ruling in Groff v …
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