Recent news
Latest items of recent news relevant to the United States as reported in our fortnightly newswire ‘Dernières nouvelles’.
USA: IKEA to raise starting wages to $16, offer enhanced benefits to co-workers
IKEA US is raising starting wages for co-workers to $16 per hour, with some hourly wages starting at $17 or even $18 – depending on location …
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USA: NY State Bar suggests capping billable hours to promote well-being
The New York Bar Association has proposed that an hours cap of 1,800 a year be placed on the time a lawyer works each year …
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USA: Pay gap of the new graduate hiring market
A wide gap is emerging at the top of the new graduate hiring market, with the best candidates attracting salaries above US$69,000 a year …
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USA: OSHA issues emergency temporary standard for COVID-19 with vaccinate-or-test mandate for private sector employers with 100 or more employees
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has issued the Emergency Temporary Standard relating to unvaccinated employees …
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USA: Employment cost index summary (September 2021)
Labour shortages and increasing consumer prices have driven up employment costs in the private sector by 4 …
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USA: Data privacy laws
Legal Counsel and company data protection personnel are going to be busy over the next year preparing for a raft of contractual obligations arising from US privacy laws and GDPR cross-border data transfer obligations …
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USA: Amazon’s Staten Island warehouse workers file petition for union election
For the second time in the past year, a union is seeking leave from the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) to hold a ballot of Amazon workers to determine if the union should be recognised …
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USA: AFL-CIO elects Liz Shuler as its first female president
Yet another top union position has been filled by a woman …
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USA: Wisconsin Senate approves longer work hours for teenagers
The Wisconsin State Senate has approved a law (SB332) allowing those under 16 to work longer hours …
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USA: Washington employees must be paid for all time associated with out-of-town travel
The Washington Court of Appeals has found that non-exempt workers must be paid for all travel out of their normal working base, except for a normal commute …
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USA: Governor Wolf outlines plan to improve worker pay, sick leave and protections
Companies receiving funding from the State of Pennsylvania must comply with a new set of Labour Standards …
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USA: New York significantly expands employee whistleblower protections
Whistleblower Law now expanded to include independent contractors …
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USA: Land border restrictions to be lifted in November 2021 for vaccinated visitors
Special restrictions on land and ferry borders with Canada and Mexico will be lifted on November 9th 2021 …
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USA: Columbus Day or Indigenous Peoples’ Day?
Columbus day gradually being replaced by Indigenous Peoples’ Day …
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