Recent news
Latest items of recent news relevant to the United States as reported in our fortnightly newswire ‘Dernières nouvelles’.
USA: Former UAW president Gary Jones pleads guilty
The former President of the Auto Workers Union (UAW), Gary Jones, has just been found guilty before the US District Court in Michigan of conspiracy to embezzle union funds and conspiracy to defraud the United States between 2010 and September 2019 …
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USA: The jobs report had a ‘misclassification error’
Although the government has tried to put a brave front on US employment figures, the picture remains very bleak …
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USA: Supreme Court surprises with a 6-3 decision in favor of gay and transgender workers
At long last, the US Supreme Court has concluded whether LGBT workers are protected under the Civil Rights Act …
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USA: Department of Labor issues new final rule regarding fluctuating workweek method for computing overtime
The Department of Labor has made a further step to change the formula for non-exempt workers on fluctuating workweeks (FWW) …
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USA: “After-acquired” information
The EEOC has failed in its attempt to prevent an employer using “after-acquired” information to justify dismissal …
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USA: Employer’s signature may not be essential to enforceability of arbitration Agreement
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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USA: DOL and IRS issue COVID-19 timeframe extensions for health, welfare and retirement plans
COBRA allows those working for companies with 20+ employees to temporarily continue company health benefits after job loss …
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USA: New law changes coming to Maryland
A raft of new laws are set to come into effect in the State of Maryland …
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USA: Flexibility in rules related to Form I-9 compliance extended until 19th June 2020
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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USA: Misuse of government funding
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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USA: Profound negative outcome
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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USA: Elon Musk wins battle with Alameda County
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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USA: CARES Act
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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USA: Treasury secretary says jobless rate may have hit 25%
We have frequently criticised US unemployment statistics because of their misleading seasonal adjustments and tight definitions …
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USA: New Chicago minimum wage goes into effect July 1 2020
With effect from the 1st of July 2020, the minimum gross hourly wage in Chicago will be increased to $13 …
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