Recent news
Latest items of recent news relevant to the United States as reported in our fortnightly newswire ‘Dernières nouvelles’.
USA: Employee restrictive covenants
The Federal court for the Northern District of Illinois has refused to apply the traditional “bright line” rule for adequacy of consideration of employee restrictive covenants …
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USA: Waiver clause in an employee’s contract
The rights of employers to apply a waiver clause in an employee’s contract to block collective or class actions is now before the Supreme Court …
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USA: Banning salary history inquiries in New York City
The New York City law banning salary history inquiries is now in force …
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USA: Bloomberg Law’s Labor & Employment Practice Benchmarks Report
According to Bloomberg’s second annual ‘Labor and Employment Practice Benchmarks Report’, 53% of all claims are settled pre-judgment …
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USA: Paid leave
The latest Kaiser/HRET Employer Health Benefits Survey reveals that one third of companies offer paid maternity leave and 17% paid paternity leave …
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USA: Tax reform package
A radical tax reform package has been revealed by the Republican administration that would reduce personal tax brackets from seven to four (12%, 25%, 35% and 39 …
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USA: ‘Ban the box’ may hurt applicants with criminal histories
A recent study in Massachusetts by the Pew Charitable Trust has found that the number of people with criminal records to obtain employment actually suffered when “ban the box” legislation was introduced …
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USA: Call song to reHQize
A radical tax reform package has been revealed by the Republican administration that would reduce personal tax brackets from seven to four (12%, 25%, 35% and 39 …
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USA: Supreme Court to take on union fees case Janus v AFSCME
The US Supreme Court is currently hearing Janus v …
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USA: Kaiser/HRET Employer Health Benefits Survey
The latest Kaiser/HRET Employer Health Benefits Survey reveals that one third of companies offer paid maternity leave and 17% paid paternity leave …
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USA: Paid family leave
Currently five states – California, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, and Washington plus DC have enacted laws offering paid family leave …
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USA: CEO pay ratio to make public
Next year companies will have to make public via submissions to the Securities and Exchange Commission the ratio of CEO remuneration to the remuneration of their worldwide median employees …
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USA: Minimum wages in Florida 2018
Effective January 1st 2018, Florida’s minimum wages will rise 15 cents from $8 …
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USA: Healthcare system
In a surprise decision, the Trump administration has scrapped vital federal subsidies underpinning the current healthcare system …
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USA: Tax plans
The federal government has fleshed out its tax plans …
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