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The Emergency Families First Coronavirus Response Act has just become law …

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The deadline for corporations and individuals to pay taxes is normally April 15th each year …

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The Californian State Governor, Gavin Newsom, has issued a “stay at home order” for the State’s 40 million population …

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New Mexico House Bill 25 has recently been signed into law …

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Hourly workers in Walmart – the nation’s largest private employer – will receive up to two weeks’ pay if they have to be quarantined, or are diagnosed with, COVID-19 …

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Employers should note that New York City and Los Angeles County public health departments have ordered an end to the testing of those with COVID-19 symptoms – unless they are healthcare workers, high risk patients or their condition is so bad they have to be hospitalised …

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An area of Westchester County, that includes much of the city of New Rochelle (a New York suburb) that stretches into the town of Eastchester, is effectively being closed off for at least two weeks to contain a Coronavirus cluster …

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A special task force has been set up by New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo to draw up a new legal framework for independent contract workers …

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The City of Philadelphia‘s 2017 Wage Equity Ordinance has been held up by a court injunction since April 2018 …

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The Colorado Overtime and Minimum Pay Standards (COMPS) Order will come into force on the 16th of March 2020 and will transform the state’s remuneration framework …

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As previously reported, the amendments to Washington State’s Data Notification Breach Law are to become effective on the 1st of March 2020 …

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The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) is part of the US Department of Labour and its principal focus is ensuring those seeking to undertake work for the Federal administration are compliant with labour standards …

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A challenge made to California‘s new state law AB51 on curtailing mandatory arbitration in employment contracts has itself now resulted in an appeal from the state of California …

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For many years, retailers in Massachusetts have been required to pay those working on Sundays a premium of time +50% for all hours worked …

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The US Supreme Court has ruled that a lawsuit by an Intel employee, on behalf of 20,000 other company employees in the USA, may go ahead …

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