Recent news
Latest items of recent news relevant to the United States as reported in our fortnightly newswire ‘Dernières nouvelles’.
USA: Tesla ordered to pay worker $137M for racism at plant
The automotive company Tesla has been ordered by a federal court in California to pay almost $137m for the racial abuse of a single employee …
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USA: Title VII does not protect need for childcare or requesting time off for childbirth
The US Court of Appeals (11th Circuit) has placed great doubts over whether the need for childcare, or retaliation for opposing the revocation of a work from home arrangement after childbirth, are covered by Title VII …
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USA: Ports of Los Angeles, Long Beach move to 24/7 operations
To overcome supply chain bottlenecks, the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach are moving onto 24/7 operations …
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USA: Ninth Circuit’s ruling on California’s AB 51 creates further uncertainty for California employers using mandatory employment arbitration agreements
The law concerning mandatory arbitration still lives on in uncertainty following 9th Circuit Court support for AB51 – California’s challenge to such clauses in employment contracts …
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USA: United Airlines workers eye rare legal move to block vaccine directive
United Airlines has postponed its plans for putting unvaccinated staff on indefinite, generally unpaid, leave because the employee applied for medical or religious exemptions …
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USA: PwC tells 40,000 US staff they can work remotely permanently
PwC has introduced a policy allowing employees to work remotely from anywhere in the country on a permanent basis …
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USA: UAW, Deere announce tentative six-year labor agreement, subject to worker vote
A new 6-year Collective Agreement has been concluded between tractor/digger manufacturer Deere and Co and the United Auto Workers (UAW) …
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USA: Iowa’s drug-free workplace act
Iowa’s Drug-Free Workplace Act has been put under the microscope in two Supreme Court Cases this Summer …
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USA: New law expands prohibitions on restrictive covenant agreements with Illinois employees
Next year, employers in Illinois will not be able to incorporate restrictive covenants into the contracts of low – lower middle income employees and several other employee categories …
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USA: Colorado Supreme Court weighs in on employee’s rights to compensation for accrued vacation pay
The Colorado Supreme Court has issued a ruling that any company offering paid vacation leave must pay in lieu of leave earned, but untaken when the employee departs the company …
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USA: California to remove the ‘offensive’ word ‘alien’ from its laws
The offending “A” word will shortly be removed from all Californian State laws and documents …
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USA: Old Republic Title Insurance ends no-poach agreements after state investigation
The New York Attorney-General has reached a settlement with a leading insurer to stop them using “no-poach” agreements following an anti-trust probe …
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USA: Tennessee leads states’ suit against Biden administration over LGBT protections
The finding by the US Supreme Court last Summer that sexual orientation is covered by Title VII of the Civil Rights Act is now spilling over into the issue of transgender rights …
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USA: NLRB general counsel issues memos calling for new harsher penalties for unfair labor practice violations
A tough new stance can be now be expected from the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) in respect to what it views as unfair “Labor Practice Violations” and the penalties that should apply …
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USA: Missouri law requires leave for victims of domestic violence
Missouri employers with 20+ employees must notify their workforce that they are entitled to take unpaid leave in the event of being victims of domestic violence, or having family/household members experiencing such violence …
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