Recent news
Latest items of recent news relevant to the United States as reported in our fortnightly newswire ‘Dernières nouvelles’.
USA: Chicago amends paid sick leave ordinance and implements new wage theft protections
Employees working in Chicago are now subject to Ordinance No …
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USA: Portland’s hazard pay wage won’t take effect until January 2022
The Maine Supreme Judicial Court has ruled that the $18-per-hour emergency gross minimum wage in Portland will not go into effect until 1st January 2022 …
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USA: Supreme court narrows Computer Fraud and Abuse Act
To date, employers have been able to use the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA) to discipline employees who misused their access to company IT systems to access data for illegitimate purposes …
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USA: USCIS launches H-2B employer data hub
US employers or agents who meet specific regulatory requirements to bring foreign nationals into the United States to fill temporary nonagricultural jobs under the H-2B program, may find the new H-2B Employer Data Hub to be useful …
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USA: Colorado supreme court clarifies vacation payout obligations
Colorado‘s Supreme Court has ruled that in no circumstances may an employee be required to forfeit their earned vacation time …
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USA: Walmart gives 740,000 associates a free Samsung smartphone
The major retail group Walmart will give nearly half its US employees (740,000) free Samsung phones by the end of the year so they can use an app the company has developed – Me@Walmart – to manage shifts, clock in and stay in constant communication …
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USA: California drops workplace mask rule for vaccinated workers
California‘s Governor Newsom has issued an executive order allowing employees to return to offices mask-free, provided they have been fully vaccinated …
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USA: Juneteenth becomes federal holiday celebrating end of slavery in US
A new regular national holiday has been announced to celebrate the end of slavery in the USA …
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USA: Offers to collect mail ballots could invalidate union elections – NLRB
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has long considered the handling of voter ballots by either party in trade union ballots to be objectionable conduct …
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USA: Biden administration moves to protect Myanmar nationals residing in US
Burmese/Mayanmar nationals will now be able to apply for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) if they have been continuously physically present in the United States since 25th May 2021 …
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USA: FDA moves to ban menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars
The Federal Food and Drug Administration is seemingly poised to place a ban on the sale of menthol and other flavoured cigarettes and cigars over the coming year …
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USA: UAW rejects tentative agreement with Volvo trucks north America
In spite of heavy investment in their New River Valley truck assembly plant in Dublin, Virginia and the creation of 1,000 jobs since 2016, Volvo has been having repeated problems with the Auto Workers Union (UAW) …
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USA: Ban on hairstyle discrimination in New Mexico, North Carolina and Nebraska
A ban on hairstyle discrimination is being introduced in the next few months within three States …
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USA: Vaccine status is a protected characteristic in Montana
Employers in Montana must now take note of House Bill 702 …
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USA: Illinois wage payment and collection act (IWPCA)
The Illinois Wage Payment and Collection Act (IWPCA) is important because it requires employers to deviate from the common practice elsewhere of paying employees once at the end of each month …
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