Recent news
Latest items of recent news relevant to the United States as reported in our fortnightly newswire ‘Dernières nouvelles’.
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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USA: California is one step closer to forcing companies like Uber and Lyft to hire workers as employees
The California Assembly has recently passed legislation which, if approved by the Senate, will require virtual marketplace companies such as Uber and Lyft to recognise their workers as employees …
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USA: Alternative strategy for S121
A US lawyer has come up with a possible solution for side stepping the new S121 New Jersey law on gagging orders relating to discrimination, harassment and retaliation claims …
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USA: No-poach class action
If Mandatory Arbitration and Salary History were not already looming large enough on the radar in the USA, HR professionals now need to look out for an even bigger issue rapidly filling the horizon …
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USA: New Jersey agreements with employees
Employers in New Jersey are advised to review their existing employment contracts and HR policies on discrimination and harassment to ensure conformity with the amendments introduced by Senate Bill 121 …
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USA: Washington state HB 1450 is signed into law, limiting enforceability of non-compete agreements
Employers in Washington State (not DC) should take note that Bill 1450 on the limitation of the enforceability of non-compete clauses in employment contracts becomes effective on the 1st of January 2020 …
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USA: New California proposition seeks to expand paid sick leave requirement from 3 to 5 Days
Bill AB 555 currently going through California’s legislature would, if passed, increase the entitlement for paid sick leave from 3 days after 120 days of employment to 5 days after 200 calendar days …
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USA: Unemployment is at a 50-year low
The official unemployment rate declined by 0 …
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USA: Jones Day accused by female attorneys of sex bias, unequal pay
A gender and maternity discrimination claim was filed in the US District Court in Washington DC in April, against Jones Day, a top American law firm …
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USA: Target raises hourly minimum wage to $13, further topping Walmart’s $11
With effect from June 2019, Target Corporation, the 8th largest retailer in the United States, will raise its minimum hourly wage to $13 …
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USA: Texas Senate passes religious refusals bill
Bill 17 currently before the Texas Senate has caused much public unrest …
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