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Unionised employers have until now been able to fall back on past practices if there is a gap in the operation of a collective agreement [Raytheon Network Centric Systems, 365 NLRB 161 (2017)] …

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With effect from 1st January 2024, Connecticut’s minimum wage will increase from the current rate of $15 …

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Macro businesses are classified as employers with more than 10,000 employees, whilst large businesses are classified as those with more than 100 employees …

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SB 5572 will go into effect on 13th March 2024, it increases – from $900 to $1,300 per week – the upper threshold for applicability of wage payment protections for certain persons employed in a bona fide executive, administrative, or professional capacity …

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The Securities and Exchange Commission has published a new set of rules entitled ‘Disclosure of cybersecurity risk management, strategy, governance and material instruments’ …

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Gone are the days when an employer could organize a determined strategy to undermine a union’s efforts to recruit employees …

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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has published a new proposed rule about workplace inspections …

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A new FLSA overtime rule has been proposed that could have major implications for employers – bringing many more people into the non-exempt category …

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The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has called into question the freedom of an employer to treat malicious threats by an employee to co-workers as a disciplinary matter …

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Although the Supreme Court now has a greater tendency to uphold the protection of religious speech by individual employers, a line is being drawn by the courts and EEOC concerning the incorporation of religious principles within company employment rules …

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All employers with 100 or more US employees and federal contractors with at least 50 US employees are required to submit an EEO-1 report to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) each year …

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A New Jersey District Court has recently found that protection under State laws extends to remote workers employed beyond State borders by an employer based in the State …

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With effect from 1st July 2024, employers and employees in Vermont will be liable for a new ‘child care contribution’ withholding tax …

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Under the five-year collective bargaining agreement, more than 340,000 full- and part-time United Parcel Service (UPS) employees across the US will receive pay rises that will eventually bring the wage of delivery drivers to $49 …

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A Bill currently before the Federal Senate would require employers to disclose when they are using automated systems to make employment decisions and also set out how the systems will be used …

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