Recent news
Latest items of recent news relevant to the United States as reported in our fortnightly newswire ‘Dernières nouvelles’.
USA: Alabama enacts pay equity law
The Alabama Governor, Kay Ivey, has signed the Clarke-Figures Equal Pay Act which will become effective on September 1st 2019 …
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USA: Time’s up: Connecticut employers to prepare for new sexual harassment training and protections
The Connecticut State Bill 3 on Combatting Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment (The Time’s Up Act) has now been signed by the Governor …
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USA: Illinois legislature passed the AI Video Interview Act
The Illinois Governor has yet to sign House Bill 2557 giving rise to the Artificial Intelligence Video Interview Act …
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USA: Minnesota’s new wage theft law is now in place
The Wage Theft Law has now come into force in the State of Minnesota …
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USA: ‘Ban the Box’ law goes into effect for all businesses in New Mexico
New Mexico Senate Bill 96, which extends “ban the box” legislation to private sector companies, is now in force …
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USA: Oregon’s Workplace Fairness Act brings big changes
The Oregon Workplace Fairness Act (SB 726) will come into force on October 1st 2020 …
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USA: New Virginia law requires disclosure of personnel records
New employee data protection rules have come into effect across Virginia …
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USA: Colorado becomes 13th state to pass “Ban the Box” legislation
The State Governor of Colorado has just signed into law House Bill 19-1025, which limits criminal history enquiries during the recruitment process …
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USA: New York legislature passes Sexual Harassment Bill
The New York State Assembly and Senate have passed Senate Bill S6577 …
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USA: New Jersey expands the definition of personal information and modifies notification standards
The New Jersey Act concerning disclosure of breaches of security and amending P …
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USA: Vox Media and employees reach deal on a union contract
The leading brand management and media company Vox Media has just reached an agreement with their employee’s trade union after a year of negotiations and employee walkouts …
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USA: Washington State’s House Bill (No 1071)
Washington State’s House Bill (No 1071) on the protection of personal information has now been signed by the Governor and will come into force on March 1st 2020 …
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USA: Maryland Personal Information Protection Act
The Maryland Personal Information Protection Act (House Bill 1154) now signed by the Governor will take effect on October 1st 2019 …
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USA: Paid leave soon to be the law in Nevada
The US State of Nevada has conceded that employees should be entitled to annual paid leave …
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USA: Tennessee 20-factor independent contractor test effective 2020
Employers in Tennessee will soon be able to call on a 20-factor test to determine if an individual is an employee or independent contractor …
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