Recent news
Latest items of recent news relevant to the United States as reported in our fortnightly newswire ‘Dernières nouvelles’.
USA: Rhode Island enacts comprehensive pay equity law
Rhode Island State is introducing a wide ranging Equal Pay Act that will come into force on 1st January 2023 …
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USA: Bill to make 9/11 a public holiday introduced
A Bill has been introduced into the New York State Assembly to make the anniversary of 9/11 a public holiday …
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USA: Pilots union claims Southwest used COVID to dodge CBA
A court challenge has been served on Southwest Airlines by its pilots union for working practices during the lockdown period …
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USA: Court rejects first attempt to bring UK GDPR lawsuit against digital advertising company in US court
A plaintiff has failed to lawsuit under UK GDPR legislation before a Californian court …
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USA: T-Mobile data breach
Mobile and cloud storage customers are still struggling to understand the implications of T-Mobiles huge data breach …
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USA: Kraft Heinz moves to hybrid work model
The major US food company Kraft Heinz has transformed its Chicago headquarters to meet its new Hybrid work culture …
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USA: Illinois forbids employment discrimination based on status of work authorization
Employers in Illinois must now avoid discrimination based on work authorization status …
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USA: Sonic Automotive and MetLife raise minimum hourly wage
An increasing number of companies are setting their own minimum wage levels at, or above, $15 an hour …
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USA: Amazon offers $3,000 bonus to attract talent at new facility in Delaware
Amazon is offering a $3,000 signing up bonus for new Delaware hires …
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USA: Walmart offers doula care for Georgia-based employees
Retail giant Walmart has expanded benefits under the Walmart medical plan to include coverage for doulas – up to US$1,000 per pregnancy – for its associates in the state of Georgia …
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USA: July 2021 consumer prices jump 5.4%
With consumer price inflation already reaching an annual rate of 5 …
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USA: Department of Labor announces funding to help states modernize unemployment insurance system
A complete overhaul of the Unemployment Insurance System is underway to help detect fraud, promote equitable access, ensure timely payment of benefits and reduce backlogs …
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USA: UAW members to vote in fall on direct election of leaders
Industrial democracy may be coming to the union movement this Autumn, when members of the UAW are asked to vote whether they want to directly elect their union leaders …
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USA: CNN fires unvaccinated employees for going to office
The recent firing of three CNN employees for seeking to attend work without being vaccinated has called into question the legal basis for such a dismissal …
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USA: Pennsylvania Supreme Court holds that employers must pay employees whenever they are required to be on premises
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has ruled that any time required to be spent by non-exempt workers on company premises outside their specified shift times, however small, must be paid …
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