Recent news
Latest items of recent news relevant to the United States as reported in our fortnightly newswire ‘Dernières nouvelles’.
USA: Actual knowledge not necessary for successful religious discrimination claim
The Supreme Court of the United States has issued an important ruling stating that an employer may not take an individual’s religious practice into consideration when making any type of employment decision …
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USA: Employers are permitted to pay employees through credit to a payroll card account
A law that allows employers to pay their employees through credit to a payroll card account has come into effect in the US state of Georgia …
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USA: Sick leave provisions are now in effect
On May 13th 2015, new legal provisions concerning sick leave came into force in Philadelphia, USA …
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USA: Median earnings
According to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, in Q1 2015 the median earnings of full-time workers in the USA stood at 808 US dollars per week …
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USA: Prohibiting discrimination based on credit history
A draft law that would prohibit employers from requesting or considering the credit history of a job candidate or employee when making employment decisions has been approved by the New York City Council in the USA …
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USA: New law restricting employers’ access to employees’ social media accounts
On July 1st 2015, a new law will come into force in Virginia, USA that imposes considerable restrictions on employers’ right to access their employees’ social media accounts …
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USA: Definition of ‘doing business’ for immigrant visa petitions for multinational executives
The US Citizenship and Immigration Services’ Administrative Appeals Office recently clarified the definition of ‘doing business’ for the purpose of immigrant visa petitions for multinational executives …
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USA: New rules for spouses seeking work permits
The spouses of certain highly skilled immigrant workers will soon be allowed to apply for work permits in the USA, thanks to a key US immigration reform …
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USA: Labour cost statistics
A report by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics has shown that, on average, private sector employers in the US spent 31 …
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USA: Employers in D.C. must accommodate pregnant employees
Enhanced protection is now available for pregnant workers in the District of Columbia (D …
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USA: Amendments to employers’ notice and record-keeping obligations in D.C.
The Council of the District of Columbia in the US has approved emergency amendments to several employment laws, which make changes to the notice and record-keeping duties of all employers based in the District of Columbia …
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USA: Paid sick leave in Philadelphia
Philadelphia has become the 17th city in the USA to introduce obligatory paid sick leave …
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USA: Calls for paid sick leave
President Barack Obama is calling on the US Congress to pass a draft law that would allow workers to earn up to seven days of paid sick leave per year …
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USA: Final Rules on union election process published
The US National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has published its controversial Final Rules on the union election process …
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USA: ObamaCare Employer Mandate
As per the ObamaCare Employer Mandate, companies in the USA that employ 100 or more full-time workers now have to provide affordable health insurance to at least 70% of their employees …
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