Recent news
Latest items of recent news relevant to the United States as reported in our fortnightly newswire ‘Dernières nouvelles’.
USA: Glass, Molders Union Merges into Steelworkers
The latest trades union to merge is the 25,000-strong Glass, Molders, Pottery, Plastics and Allied Workers International Union (GMPIU) …
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USA: Executive order on combating race and sex stereotyping
If a company is a federal contractor, it must now take note of the new Executive Order on “Combatting Race and Sex Stereotyping”, which largely relates to diversity training carried out by companies …
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USA: California court upholds employer’s arbitration agreement despite allegedly unconscionable terms
The fact that an employer in California did not draw their employee’s attention to an arbitration clause in a handbook they signed, did not stop the employee being bound by the clause when it is triggered …
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USA: Ninth circuit gives California employers a break in defending rest period claims
Employers can so easily fall foul of the law because they fail to use the statutory wording in their employment policies …
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USA: New York State’s new paid sick leave law goes into effect September 30, 2020
Although paid sick leave schemes have existed in New York City and Westchester County for some time, it was not until 30th September 2020 that New York State brought in its own law …
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USA: Joint employment
Federal Judge Gregory Woods in the Southern District of New York has effectively struck down a Department of Labor order establishing a narrow definition for the designation of “joint employment” ie: making one employer liable for the shortcomings of another under the FLSA …
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USA: California Poised to enact law requiring compensation data collection
California‘s Senate Bill 973 requires that employers with 100+ employees issue an annual report to the State’s Fair Housing and Employment Department (DFEH) breaking down pay by gender, ethnicity and race under ten specified job categories …
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USA: Employers likely to receive one-year reprieve from full california consumer privacy act
California‘s Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) was enacted with an HR exemption that was due to end on 1st January 2021, although it still required employers to follow notice-on-collection obligations to employees …
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USA: California enacts new COVID-19 supplemental paid sick leave law
Although the Federal Families First Coronavirus Response Act does not apply to employers with 500 or more employees, California‘s Bill AB 1867 now requires large employers to provide 80 hours of COVID-19 supplementary paid sick leave …
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USA: Oregon’s workplace fairness act requirements take effect October 1, 2020
1st October 2020 is the effective day for Oregon‘s Workplace Fairness Act …
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USA: Safe to Work Bill
Although some distance away in Congress, employers should anticipate the passage of the Safe to Work Bill …
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USA: Walmart announces pay raises for at least 165,000 hourly staffers
With effect from October 2020, around 165,000 hourly paid workers will receive a pay raise at Walmart, the nation’s largest private-sector employer …
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USA: DOL issues new final rule and updated guidance for employers who use the fluctuating workweek method to calculate overtime
The US Department of Labor (DOL) is constantly seeking to clarify the application of the fluctuating workweek under the FSLA …
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USA: Alaska, Vermont’s minimum wage will increase in 2021
With effect from 1st January 2021, the Alaska minimum hourly wage will be increased slightly from $10 …
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USA: School reopening and employee leave under FFCRA
The Department of Labor has issued some Q&As to help parents and employers deal with absence under the FFCRA as schools reopen …
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