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From October 26th 2016 companies that are federal contractors or subcontractors will have to comply with new Executive Order 13673 rules and guidance, provided they are above certain contract value thresholds …

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The introduction of speed-limiting technology may soon become a reality for trucks and buses on America’s roads …

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As of January 1st 2017, employers in the State of Illinois will be prevented by the Freedom to Work Act to enter into non-compete agreements with low-wage employees …

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When someone becomes a company pension fund trustee they do not expect to be held accountable for every investment decision they make or is made for them by their financial advisers …

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A sometimes overlooked feature of the forthcoming US presidential election is the addition of local referendum questions to the ballot …

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The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has in the last few days filed civil charges against two companies that required their employees to undertake, in severance agreements, that they will not accept government rewards for whistleblower actions …

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A group of former Continental Airline pilots has finally lost its putative class action they filed against the Airline Pilots Association (ALPA) back in February 2014 …

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The last year has been a difficult time for employers in California who pay their employees on a piece-rate basis …

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The state of Louisiana recently issued a bundle of executive orders and statutes in the employment field …

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The penalties for non-compliance with work permit rules in the USA are set to rise by 43% – 50% …

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The US Bureau of Labour Statistics has issued a comprehensive review of employee benefits in the private sector as at March 2015 …

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The US Congressional Research Service has just published a useful briefing on the present restrictions that apply to travel arrangements and doing business in Cuba …

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Per diem rates issued for different countries by the US State Department are primarily for government employees undertaking overseas assignments, however the revenue service also allows private-sector employers in the USA to use the rates for business expense purposes …

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It is now a long time since the days when a blind eye was given to a leading US tobacco company that had done a deal to break into the South American Market by allowing its returning cargo boats to fill up with a potpourri of narcotics for the US market …

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The Governor of Colorado has signed a House Bill (16-1114) that eliminates the need for employers to comply with a range of needless additional duties under the Employment Eligibility Verification (1-9) procedures …

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