Recent news

Latest items of recent news relevant to the United States as reported in our fortnightly newswire ‘Dernières nouvelles’.

USA: Warning to remote workers by IBM CEO concerning career prospects

Although IBM is not obliging those who began to work remotely during the pandemic to come back to work in a conventional office, its CEO Arvind Krishna has indicated that unless they do they would “be hard pressed to get promoted” …

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USA: OSHA releases new national emphasis program (NEP) on fall hazards

OSHA releases new national emphasis program (NEP) on fall hazards …

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USA: Increased risk of stroke from working long hours

A new study from the American Heart Association has found that those under 50 have a 45% greater risk of stroke when working long hours for a decade or more …

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USA: Wells Fargo shareholders reject proposals

At the latest virtual shareholder annual meeting seven proposals were submitted …

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USA: Permanent sick pay deal for platform workers in Seattle

A sick leave system for platform workers in Seattle introduced during the pandemic has been made into a permanent benefit by the City Council …

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USA: New York Pay Transparency law – further amendments

Although the law is passed and due to come into force on 17th September 2023, the State legislature has continued to tinker with it …

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USA: Maryland delays paid family and medical leave insurance program implementation

  The date for employers with fifteen or more employees to begin contributing to the program has been delayed from 1st October 2023, until 1st October 2024 …

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USA: Virginia introduces unpaid organ donation leave

With effect from 1st July 2023, employers with at least 50 employees must provide eligible employees with at least up to 60 business days of unpaid leave for organ donation and up to 30 business days of unpaid leave for bone marrow donations in any 12-month period …

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USA: Iowa next State to exploit child labor

If signed by Republican Gov …

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USA: NLRB indicates readiness to clamp down on companies that refuse to bargain in good faith

The National Labour Relations Board (NLRB) has recently shown that it is willing to uphold the National Labor Relations Act where a company clearly refuses to bargain in good faith with a trades union …

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USA: Employers must be cautious about sacking strident employees

The National Labour Relations Board (NLRB) has reversed its earlier ruling which relaxed restrictions on discipline and dismissal …

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USA: Slump in prospects appears not to phase markets

Although politicians continue to ‘talk up’ the market and shares maintain much of their post-COVID bubble’s strength, those within US industry know rather better what represents the true state of the economy …

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USA: NLRB continues to experience increase in filing activity through first half of FY 2023

Data filed with the National Labour Relations Board (NLRB) for the six months to 31st March 2023 indicates that the number of unfair labor practice charge filings jumped 16% from 8,275 to 9,592 …

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USA: Colorado State to satisfy overdue wage claims

With effect from 1st April 2024, Colorado will begin paying wages due to employees who have a genuine outstanding claim and offending employers will have, instead, to reimburse the State …

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USA: Michigan becomes first State in decades to repeal ‘right-to-work’ law

When the repeal takes effect on 30th March 2024, union security clauses, which require employees to pay either union dues or a service fee to their bargaining representative as a condition of keeping their jobs, will once again be legal in private-sector collective bargaining agreements …

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