Recent news
Latest items of recent news relevant to the United States as reported in our fortnightly newswire ‘Dernières nouvelles’.
USA: State of Montana issues guidance on HB 702 implementation
The State of Montana has issued guidelines about interpreting HB702, which makes discrimination due to vaccine status unlawful …
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USA: Activision Blizzard sued by California over sexual harassment, unequal pay in ‘pervasive frat boy’ culture
The California’s Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH) has filed a lawsuit against the video game company Activision Blizzard claiming a series of legal infringements in respect to equal pay, sex discrimination and blatant sexual harassment …
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USA: Bringing diversity to Californian boardrooms
The deadline is rapidly approaching when Californian companies with 5+ Directors must have at least two women on their company Boards …
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USA: Arizona penalizing cities with own minimum wage
The Arizona State legislature is charging the city of Flagstaff US$1 …
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USA: Ex-Tesla employee wins rare $1 million racial discrimination award
An arbitration award against automotive company Tesla has reportedly cost the company over US$1M for claims made by one employee in respect to race discrimination …
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USA: Biden administration started fast-track deportation procedure for migrant families
The Biden administration has started to expedite repatriation of illegal immigrants …
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USA: Amazon interfered in union vote, says US labour official
A hearing conducted by the National Labour Relations Board (NLRB) has recommended that a union election earlier this year involving Amazon employees in Alabama be set aside and a second election called …
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USA: Joint labor-management workplace safety committee
All private sector employers in New York State must now have in place an airborne infectious disease exposure prevention plan …
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USA: Where big companies stand on delta variant and return to office plans
The new upsurge in pandemic cases due to the Delta variant is making a number of companies put back their schedules for returning to office-based work …
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USA: Federal workers must be vaccinated or submit to Covid testing and distancing
It has long been lawful for employers to insist that employees are fully vaccinated, but only now is this being put into widespread effect …
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USA: Walmart makes college tuition-free for employees
Walmart is offering free higher education courses to employees …
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USA: DOL rescinds Trump-era rule on joint employment
Claims against employers under the Fair Labor Standards Act are set to increase following the ending of Trump-era restrictions on the joint employer rule …
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USA: Microsoft pays staff $1,500 for work in pandemic
The software giant Microsoft is giving a $1,500 one-time pandemic bonus to all employees below Corporate Vice President level who started on or before 31st March 2021 in both the US and internationally, including part-time workers and those on hourly rates …
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USA: ICE announces extension, new employee guidance to I-9 compliance flexibility to to 31st August 2021
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) have announced a further extension, until 31st August 2021, of flexibility in complying with requirements related to Form I-9 …
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USA: DHG announces hybrid work model
The top 20 accounting firm DHG has taken a novel approach to returning to work …
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