Recent news
Latest items of recent news relevant to the United States as reported in our fortnightly newswire ‘Dernières nouvelles’.
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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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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