Recent news
Latest items of recent news relevant to the United States as reported in our fortnightly newswire ‘Dernières nouvelles’.
USA: Illinois legalizes recreational Marijuana
The Illinois General Assembly has passed the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act (House Bill 1438) which becomes effective on January 1st 2020 …
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USA: Paid family, medical leave plan becomes law in Connecticut
The Connecticut legislature has passed a new law on family leave …
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USA: Ohio State Bill 220
Ohio State Bill 220 modifying the State Data Protection Act has been passed and will be in effect from November 2nd 2019 …
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USA: Americans to get five-year visas for Pakistan
US nationals will now be able to obtain a five-year, multiple-entry visa to enter Pakistan for a maximum stay of three months during each visit …
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USA: New Maine law requires employers to provide employees paid leave to use for ‘any reason’
The Maine “Act Authorizing Earned Employee Leave” will come into effect on the 1st of January 2021 and require employers with 10+ staff to provide their employees with one paid hour off for every 40 hours worked, up to a maximum of 40 hours a year, to be used for personal reasons (even if not health-related) …
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USA: New legal provisions on sexual harassment in the workplace in Washington State
Washington State’s legislature has recently brought into force new legal provisions on sexual harassment in the workplace …
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USA: Half of Russell 3000 companies report no change in board composition
A recent study by ‘The Conference Board’ (CB) has found that in 2018, around half of the Russell 3000 and 43% of S&P 500 companies reported no changes in their board composition, meaning that the vast majority are still men …
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USA: Maryland bans noncompetes for low-wage workers
The state of Maryland now formally excludes low-paid workers from the application of non-competition agreements …
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USA: Tax penalty for NDA harassment cases
Employees claiming sexual harassment at work in the USA are likely to be less restrained from going public, not only because of a clamp down on Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDAs) by some States, but because there will be a huge potential tax penalty on companies for imposing an NDA …
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USA: Full employee leasing now street legal in the US
The US federal tax authority (IRS) has finally approved regulations that will allow employers to operate on a fully leased basis …
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USA: Washington State legislature passes ban on salary history inquiries
Effective from the 28th of July, House Bill 1696 restricts salary history enquiries in the state of Washington, with a view to ensuring that men and women with equivalent educational and professional levels are equally paid …
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USA: Colorado’s new pay equity law takes effect in 2021
Colorado has become the ninth state to enact stringent equal pay legislation …
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USA: EEOC reinstates collection of EEO-1 component 2 data: pay data collection for calendar years 2017 and 2018
The Equal Employment Opportunities Commission has given some employers until mid-June to file the first component of their EE01 obligation …
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USA: SEC awards $4.5 million in first-ever internal reporting whistleblower action
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has just revealed the first award under its new Whistleblower rules that encourage parallel SEC and internal reporting within 120 days …
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USA: Workers in virtual marketplace companies are independent contractors
Even though the courts in most European countries frequently classify Uber drivers and other semi-gig workers as employees, the United States case law is somewhat conflicting on the issue …
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