Recent news
Latest items of recent news relevant to the United States as reported in our fortnightly newswire ‘Dernières nouvelles’.
USA: China’s plan to recruit talented people
Concerns about Brexit and hostility towards foreign national working or wishing to work in the USA has led to a diversion of highly skilled professionals to work in other counties such as China and France …
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USA/China: Trade talks kick off
Trade talks between the USA and China have recommenced, with the prospect that if agreement is not reached by March 1st US 10% trade tariffs will rise to 25% …
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USA: Age bias law does not cover job applicants
According to the 7th US Circuit Court of Public Appeals the Age Discrimination in Employment Act only protects current employees and not external job applicants …
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USA: New York City adds gender-neutral option to birth certificates
Following California, Oregon and Washington State, New York City is now also allowing residents who don’t identify as either male or female to change their birth certificates to “X” …
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USA: Rules on worker microchipping pass Arkansas House
The House Committee of the Arkansas legislature has approved a Bill that would allow employers to microchip their employees …
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USA: New Jersey’s Equal Pay Act is not retroactive, for now
The revolutionary New Jersey Equal Pay Act that applies equal rights to gender, race and a host of vulnerable personal characteristics has been found by a Federal Court not to apply retroactively …
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USA: California Court invalidates arbitration agreement with PAGA waiver
Employers across America are increasingly requiring employees to sign arbitration agreements denies them the right to go to Court …
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USA: A prolonged shutdown could delay EEO-1 reporting
Companies are currently facing a number of consequences resulting from the shutdown of Federal government services …
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USA: Employers must provide sexual harassment prevention training
Employers in California with 5 or more employees are now required to offer at least one hour of sexual harassment training to nonsupervisory employees and two hours for Supervisors every two years …
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USA: California’s Governor proposed a change in the state’s leave law
California’s Governor, Gavin Newsom, has budgeted for a change this year in the state’s leave law – with the planned introduction of 12-16 weeks of paid parental leave for the primary caregiver, and 8-12 weeks for the secondary caregiver …
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USA: Government shutdown over the board wall
The US Senate’s decision to withhold approval from several state budgets has led to the closure of around a quarter of federal public services and suspension without pay for 800,000 public employees …
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USA: No fee award for prevailing employer in FEHA action even where 998 offer rejected
Since January 1st 2019 Section 998 of California’s Code of Civil Procedure has had no application to costs and attorney and expert witness fees in a FEHA action unless the lawsuit is found to be frivolous …
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USA: Washington minimum wage increases to $12 an hour in January 2019
Washington state’s minimum wage will increase from $11 …
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USA: Pa. Justices rule companies have common-law duty to protect employees’ electronic data
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has found an employer had not taken “reasonable care” to safeguard employee’s sensitive data from cyberattacks …
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USA: Teva hit with $6.3M retaliation verdict in age, anti-American discrimination suit
Teva Pharmaceuticals has been ordered to pay $6 …
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