Recent news
Latest items of recent news relevant to the United States as reported in our fortnightly newswire ‘Dernières nouvelles’.
USA: H-1B visa applications reach cap
The issue of H-1B Visas in the current annual round continues to be determined by lottery …
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USA: FASB approves more favorable accounting treatment for non-employee equity awards
A fresh facility has been given for companies who wish to make equity awards to individuals who are independent consultants …
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USA: Mandatory arbitration clauses limit sexual harassment claims
In an attempt to prevent effective gagging orders, a Bill has been submitted to the Federal Senate seeking to prohibit the use of mandatory arbitration agreements in the case of sexual harassment claims …
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USA: State Department to demand tourists’ social media history
The 60-day clock for the public to comment on the new US visa form has started …
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USA: Supreme court reaffirms position in retiree medical case
The Supreme Court has confirmed that medical benefits for retirees are not automatically vested if they are subject to a collective bargaining agreement that expires …
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USA: Inspections by USCIS and ICE increased a lot
There has been a vast increase in the volume of inspections by both the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) during the last year …
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USA: Colorado supreme court enforces statute of limitation on wage claims
The Colorado Supreme Court has ruled that all claims for unpaid wages must be brought to court within two to three years – depending on circumstances …
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USA: New law protects hotel workers from guest harassment
The City of Chicago has issued an ordinance to deal with actual and potential harassment of hotel employees by customers …
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USA: Disability claims regulations become effective April 1, 2018
Employers now face a raft of changes principally concerning the denial of long-term disability claims in relation to ERISA-covered plans …
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USA: Taco Bell extends education program to all employees
Taco Bell has extended its company benefits programme to cover individual employee education up to the value of US$5,250 a year …
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USA: Microsoft women filed 238 discrimination and harassment complaints
A law suit first filed in Seattle’s federal court back in 2015 is now being pursued as a class action by representatives of the 238 female Microsoft employees bringing the case …
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USA: Alaska ends sub-minimum wages for employees with disabilities
It is now no longer lawful to pay people with disabilities in Alaska below the minimum wage …
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USA: California supreme court mandates retroactive recalculation of regular rate and per-hour value for fixed bonuses
A high court in California has ruled, in a class action, on the application of nonhourly (flat-rate) bonuses when calculating hourly pay at a premium rate …
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USA: Trump’s steel, aluminium tariffs
The European Commission has issued to all EU member states an initial list of 100 US products that will be immediately subject to retaliatory responses due to the US trade war on steel and aluminium …
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USA: Federal court rules transgender people covered by law banning workplace sex bias
The 6th US Circuit Court of Appeal has ruled that bias against transgender employees amounts to discrimination under federal law …
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