Recent news
Latest items of recent news relevant to the United States as reported in our fortnightly newswire ‘Dernières nouvelles’.
USA: Simplified FMLA forms
The Department of Labor has just published simplified forms for use when applying for family and medical leave …
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USA: Temperature checks
Although the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has given the all clear for employers to carry out temperature checks on employees entering the workplace, they have warned that any antibody test would infringe the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) …
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USA: Florida shortens statute of limitations for certain employment discrimination claims
Florida House Bill 255 (HB 255) has reduced the period of uncertainty for employers concerning an allegation of workplace discrimination …
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USA: Contract bar doctrine
Should employees have a right to choose which union represents them at any time? Thanks to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB)’s “contract bar doctrine”, no election about union decertification can take place at a work unit once a collective bargaining agreement has taken effect …
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USA: Montana supreme court upholds $2.3 million judgment against former employees subject to restrictive covenant
The Montana Supreme Court has found that non-compete restrictions were applicable to former employees who had left an accountancy firm to work for their own firm and taken clients with them – even though state law is generally not favourable to restraints of trade …
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USA: Virginia Values Act
From July 1st 2020, the State of Virginia introduced a tranche of legal changes that entirely removed its reputation as an employer-friendly state …
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USA: Dangers of natural disasters
One thing that the current health crisis has taught us is that HR must not be immune to the dangers of natural disasters …
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USA: NLRB Greenlights company policy allowing searches of workers’ personal property on company premises
It has finally been ruled that US employers may operate a no-pilfering and corporate privacy policy and search the possessions of employees on company premises …
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USA: Georgia COVID-19 Pandemic Business Safety Act
The State of Georgia‘s Pandemic Business Safety Act has been passed by the state legislature …
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USA: Pennsylvania Supreme Court addresses consideration for noncompetes
What happens when a new employee fails to sign a non-compete agreement until significantly after they start work? The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has found (in Rullex Co …
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USA: California accuses Cisco of job discrimination based on Indian employee’s caste
An unusual case is being brought by the Californian “Department of Fair Employment and Housing” against the company Cisco at the US District Court in San Jose …
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USA: Significant changes to Illinois Discrimination Law
Employers with as few as just one employee in Illinois are now subject to State discrimination laws, including the Workplace Transparency Act …
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USA: DC Paid Family Leave Act
The DC Paid Family Leave Act has now come into force …
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USA: COVID-19 restrictions reimposed
Employers are having to reimpose restrictions in more than half of US states due to a new surge in coronavirus cases …
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USA: Determining your FFCRA eligibility
The US Department of Labor has developed an online tool with the purpose of guiding employees in companies with less than 500 employees to determine if they qualify for extended family and medical leave to cover time off for reasons related to the COVID-19 …
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