Recent news
Latest items of recent news relevant to the United States as reported in our fortnightly newswire ‘Dernières nouvelles’.
USA: Employment levels in the legal professions shrank (Q2 2022)
Employment levels in the legal professions shrank in Q2 2022 by 5 …
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USA: Colorado greatly expands protections for whistleblowers
Colorado employers must not discriminate, take adverse action, or retaliate against any employee for raising a workplace health or safety concerns – as long as the concern is reasonable and in good faith …
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USA: Intel has more women in tech than ever, but the percentage still dropped
The Intel 2022 Corporate Responsibility Report reveals a workforce still dominated by men …
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USA: Philadelphia passes bill requiring employers to provide commuter benefits to workers
Employers in Philadelphia will soon be obliged to assist employees with commuting costs …
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USA: All New Mexico employers must now provide paid sick leave
Paid sick leave law finally introduced in New Mexico …
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USA: IRS increases mileage rate for remainder of 2022
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has issued Announcement 2022-13 which increases the standard vehicle mileage expense allowance to 62 …
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USA: West Hollywood employers now must provide 96 hours of paid time off for full-time employees
Non-Hotel employers in West Hollywood (California) must now provide a minimum of 96 hours of compensated time off (CTO) each year …
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USA: DOL plans to propose overtime rules in October 2022
A new overtime rule is likely to be issued in October 2022 …
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USA: Employment jury verdicts
Jury verdicts are rapidly escalating in employment cases …
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USA: California’s minimum wage projected to rise to $15.50 under inflation trigger
The next change in the Californian minimum wage has been revised due to rising price inflation …
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USA: New critical incident leave for Kentucky police and fire
The Kentucky General Assembly has approved an emergency responder law …
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USA: Illinois excludes employees subject to CBA provisions from ‘one day rest in seven’ requirements
The State of Illinois has amended its “One Day Rest in Seven Act” …
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USA: Connecticut governor signs law prohibiting employer-employee “captive audience” communications
Connecticut Governor Lamont has signed Senate Bill 163 which concerns the exercise of workplace first amendment rights …
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USA: NLRB general counsel seeks to reinstate radical standard for union recognition and restrict employer free speech during corporate organizing campaigns
Could employers lose their right to insist on an employee secret ballot before union representation is established? It has long been the right of employers to insist on a properly organised confidential workplace vote before a trade union could be accepted as representing employees …
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