Recent news
Latest items of recent news relevant to the United States as reported in our fortnightly newswire ‘Dernières nouvelles’.
USA: California drops caste discrimination case against Cisco
A case filed against Cisco Systems Inc by the Californian Department of Fair Employment and Housing has been withdrawn …
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USA: Diversity on Boards in California
Publicly held corporations in California must soon achieve diversity on their Boards …
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USA: Amy Coney Barrett could influence workers’ rights
The appointment of Amy Coney Barrett as the latest Supreme Court Justice will mean very little to most people outside America …
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USA: New Jersey sets mandatory COVID-19 health and safety standards applicable to all employers
All employers operating in New Jersey must now apply a number of additional COVID-19-related mandatory health and safety standards under the Executive Order 192 (EO192) …
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USA: Mandatory on-duty rest breaks for unionized security officers
California State Governor Gavin Newsom has signed a Bill that amends Section 226 …
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USA: Tussle for power
The significance of the USA as a political and economic World power has made the Presidential election such a focus of attention for multinational companies in recent weeks …
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USA: Hyperinflation
We have reported previously on the worrying trend by the Federal Reserve Bank to recklessly print money in a short-term attempt to get the US economy out of trouble …
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USA: Wisconsin employers must notify workers of unemployment insurance upon separation
When an employee in Wisconsin is terminated, or leaves their employment in any other way, their employer must, from 2nd November 2020, inform them in writing about available unemployment insurance benefits …
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USA: Florida’s minimum wage rate increases in January 2021
Effective 1st January 2021, Florida‘s minimum gross hourly wage rate will increase from $8 …
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USA: Overtime exemption for computer software employees
For a computer software employee in California to be considered as in the “exempt” category, and thus free from any entitlement to overtime pay, they must meet an especially high salary threshold …
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USA: Politically extreme challenges to the right of state governors
The current epidemic is giving rise to a raft of politically extreme challenges to the right of state governors to introduce any measures that restrict the freedom of individuals, including the wearing of masks and the issuing of stay-at-home orders …
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USA: Philadelphia expands paid sick leave coverage for individuals impacted by COVID-19
The Public Health Emergency Leave (Bill No …
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USA: DOL regulation on prevailing wages
The Department of Labor (DOL) is radically changing its reference points that indicate the prevailing wage for certain positions when providing guidance in respect to certain H-1B, HIB1, and E-3 visas …
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USA: Conduent to pay $77,500 to settle EEOC disability discrimination lawsuit
A technology-based business services company headquartered in Florham Park, New Jersey, has been required to pay $77,500 to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) …
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USA: Single racial slur by co-worker insufficient for FEHA suit
What happens if a supervisor refers to an employee in a racially abusive way, but the incident is isolated and never repeated? Does that constitute racial harassment? According to the California Appellate Court, the California Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) is infringed when a workplace is so “permeated with discriminatory intimidation, ridicule and insult that it becomes an ‘abusive working environment’” …
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