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A Texas Court of Appeals (First District) case has found that the absence of an employer’s signature on an arbitration agreement did not invalidate the agreement, so long as nothing in the agreement itself necessitated their signature [SK Plymouth, LLC v …

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COBRA allows those working for companies with 20+ employees to temporarily continue company health benefits after job loss …

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A raft of new laws are set to come into effect in the State of Maryland …

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The temporary flexibility policy that is associated with the Employment Eligibility Verification (Form I-9) compliance has now been extended to 19th June 2020 …

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The United States Attorney General has ordered all US attorney offices to investigate and, if necessary, prosecute any misuse of government funding provided to alleviate the impact of the health crisis on companies …

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There is a profound negative outcome for general human health caused by current measures to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic …

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It is the one answerless question of our day: should lives be put at risk now in order to maintain the viability of a factory that will produce electrically powered vehicles that ultimately the world needs to save it from the much greater catastrophe threatened by global warming? This is the Elon Musk dilemma as he moves ahead and opens up his Californian operations against the orders of health officials in Alameda County …

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Companies that claim for employer/employee tax credits under the CARES Act may be strongly tempted to improve current cash flow by deferring such financial obligations …

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We have frequently criticised US unemployment statistics because of their misleading seasonal adjustments and tight definitions …

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With effect from the 1st of July 2020, the minimum gross hourly wage in Chicago will be increased to $13 …

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It is probably not the best time to think about how employees should be allowed to take time off work right now, but things are going to change fundamentally when the current crisis is finally over and, in the US at least, some interesting experiments have begun (in Kronos and Netflix, for instance) in “unlimited vacation policy” …

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Employers should always check any document claiming to be issued by a court – first with the list of official forms, and then with the court that it appears made the order …

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The dangers of “Asian-American” discrimination in New York has led the city’s Commission on Human Rights (CHR) to set up a special response team to handle complaints …

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The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has just made a ruling that could seriously affect a company’s obligations to pay contributions for unemployment compensation in respect to contractors …

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One thing that has been overlooked in the succession of local ordinances and court rulings about “predictive scheduling” is the difficulty faced by employers in trying to respond to variables like changes in demand, breakdowns, and staff absences …

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