Recent news
Latest items of recent news relevant to the United States as reported in our fortnightly newswire ‘Dernières nouvelles’.
USA: California may soon join states placing limits on secret harassment settlements
California has just sent two Bills to the Governor that seek to prevent non-disclosure agreements being established to conceal sexual harassment settlements by companies …
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USA: Walmart faces a class action for not paying small amounts of time during security checks, overtime, meal periods
Walmart faces a class action before the Federal Court in the Central District of California claiming that the company failed to pay for often small amounts of time during security checks, overtime, meal periods, rest breaks and also failed to accurately itemise these elements on pay statements …
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USA: San Antonio Council approves paid sick leave ordinance
Although a state Appeals Court has temporarily blocked a sick pay ordinance in Austin, Texas a similar ordinance has gone ahead in San Antonio, Texas …
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USA: Massachusetts legislature passes non-compete law
Noncompete agreements concluded on or after the 1st October 2018 will be regulated by the recently adopted Massachusetts Noncompetition Agreement Act …
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USA: Sixth Circuit continues to expand class action waivers, following the Supreme Court’s lead
The Federal Supreme Court has once again ruled on the issue of mandatory arbitration and class actions …
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USA: Guidance document on the drafting of employment policies issued
The National Labour Relations Board has issued a new guidance document on the drafting of employment policies (GC 18-04) …
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USA: New Jersey enters partnership with USDOL to fight worker misclassification
An agreement has been reached between the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development and the Federal Department of Labor recently to ensure that independent contractors are properly classified …
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USA: Alaska law gives vets hiring preference for private-sector jobs
From the end of October private sector employers in Alaska may give hiring preferences to members of the national guard or veterans – provided that the individuals have an “honourable” service record …
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USA: T-Mobile merger with Sprint would cost 28,000 jobs
The proposed merger of T Mobile and Sprint is estimated to result in a reduction of 28,000 employees in the new entity …
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USA: San Antonio passes paid sick leave ordinance
With effective from the 1st of August 2019, private sector employers in San Antonio, Texas will have to provide employees with one hour of earned leave—to be used for an illness or to care for a sick family member—for every 30 hours worked, up to 64 hours, or 8 sick days, of paid leave a year …
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USA: How much can an employer control the use of marijuana in the workplace?
Employers across the USA continue to struggle with the rights and obligations dilemma about whether – and how much – they can control the use of marijuana in the workplace …
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USA: Koch Foods to pay $3.75 million to settle class action discrimination lawsuit
A class action lawsuit against Koch Foods pursued by a group of Hispanic workers with the assistance of the EEOC, has been settled out of court for US$3 …
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USA: Ex-employees sue Nike, alleging gender discrimination
A class action has been filed at the US District Court in Portland by four previous employees of Nike …
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USA: Employers are supplementing current group LTD plans with individual supplemental plans for senior executives
An increasing number of US employers are supplementing their current group long-term disability (LTD) plans with individual supplemental plans for senior executives …
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USA: The dangers of travel shouldn’t be ignored
Although the issue of vicarious liability applies to many employee-related actions in the USA there is no federal or state regulation protecting the health and safety of employees when they are travelling or working abroad …
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