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From January 1st 2017 US employers will be able to offer up to 30% off the cost of corporate healthcare insurance if an employee (and their spouse, if they wish) signs up to a company wellness programme …

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When Lexis Nexis took over the US legal publishers Law 360 in 2012 they claimed that it will bring the“highly regarded fast turnaround delivery of trusted legal news and analysis” …

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From August 10th 2016 employers in Colorado must notify all new employees of their right to be free from discriminatory or unfair acts …

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It has been unclear for some time whether obesity is to be considered a disability under the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”) …

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It has long been a reasonable and virtually self-evident defence in many jurisdictions that an employee could not claim discrimination for denial of promotion if there were no suitable vacancies available …

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An increasing gap is opening up between the labour performance of Canada and the USA, but only thanks to a decline in the exchange rate between the Canadian and US dollars …

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Although across the US 23 cities, five states and one county have so far passed paid sick-leave laws the City Council of Minneapolis is the first mid-western city to fall in line …

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The Governor of the State of Maryland has just signed into law one of the toughest and far reaching US equal pay measures …

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The US Justice Department has filed a lawsuit against the Governor of North Carolina and other officials because the State’s discriminatory new HB2 antigay legislation violates federal civil rights law …

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: The California Court of Appeal has recently established an important precedent by allowing a new interpretation of the term ‘reasonable accommodation’ under the disability provisions of the state’s Fair Employment and Housing Act …

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The US Department of Labor has issued its final rules updating overtime pay regulations …

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President Obama has just signed the long awaited Defend Trade Secrets Act (DTSA) 2016 …

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Twelve years ago California pioneered the provision of paid leave for new parents in the USA, although it still limited statutory payments to 55% of normal salary for up to six weeks …

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It is a perennial question for employers: when does accountability for any act by a company officer leave that person individually liable? In the USA this recently became clear in the context of violations under the Family and Medical Leave Act …

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Since April 1st 2016 employers in California have had to comply with rigorous new anti-discrimination, prevention of harassment and non-retaliation regulations under the California Fair Employment and Housing Act …

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