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New Portability Right Applies to Employers with Employees in Québec

As of September 22, 2024, the final provision of Law 25, An Act to modernize legislative provisions as regards the protection of personal information will take effect, establishing a new right to data portability for...more

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New York Prioritizes Retail Worker Safety

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New York State has enacted the Retail Worker Safety Act, which goes into effect on March 4, 2025. The new law requires employers with at least ten retail employees to establish a workplace violence prevention policy and a...more

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EEOC Sues Farmacias Carimas for Sexual Harassment and Constructive Discharge

Federal Agency Charges Manager of Pharmacy Chain Subjected Employee to Sexual Harassment, Forcing Her to Resign - SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – Farmacias Carimas, a retail pharmacy chain, violated federal law when its manager...more

Bricker Graydon LLP

[Ongoing Program] Session 4: Tackling Areas of High Risk in Your Athletics Department - October 8th, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm ET

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The 2nd Annual Athletic Department Toolkit Series: Balancing Compliance and Competitive Success in an Era of Change (Higher Education) - New year, new topics. Stay up-to-date on current and forward-looking legal and...more

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Are Suppliers Subject to Prevailing Wage Rates When Supplying Materials to a Public Project in Washington State?

There are no specific wage rate classifications for most fabricators of materials that would make a company's employees subject to the prevailing wage rates. Based on Washington state 1) case law and 2) statutory and...more

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President Biden Signs "Good Jobs" Executive Order and Calls for “High Labor Standards” Policy Development

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On September 6, 2024, President Biden signed the Executive Order (EO) on Investing in America and Investing in American Workers, dubbed the “Good Jobs EO.” At its core, the Good Jobs EO seeks to articulate the standards that...more

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New California Law Enacts Requirements for Voluntary Social Compliance Audits: 5 Things Employers Must Report

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California will soon require businesses to publicly share results of voluntary, non-governmental social compliance audits. Governor Newsom just signed Assembly Bill 3234 into effect on September 22, which outlines reporting...more

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Social Media Ownership: Court Applies 2nd Circuit’s Novel Test

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We have previously written an OnPoint about the law concerning ownership of social media accounts in light of the explosive growth in the use of such media for commercial advertising, product development and customer...more

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Workers in ‘Standby’ Mode – and Other UK Updates

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Next month’s update will cover the eagerly awaited new government’s employment law reforms, to be announced mid-October 2024. Some details are emerging, including that ‘day one’ termination rights will be subject to a...more

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A Case Study on the First Amendment Defense for Entertainment Industry Employers

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The First Amendment traditionally offers robust protections for expressive employers, such as those in the entertainment and media industries, allowing them to control casting and messaging. In California, however, these...more

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Technovations & Labor Practices: Little Known IP Law For Developing Countries

Some years back, a young Kenyan graduate, working as an intern for a public state corporation, developed an innovative solution that earned his employer a global innovation award. However, his application for intellectual...more

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U.S. Access Board’s Proposed Rules for Accessible EV Charging Station Design

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With increasing numbers of electric vehicles on the road, the U.S. Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board (“Board”) proposed new accessibility guidelines for buildings and facilities covered by the...more

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Hong Kong Court Clarifies the Application of Implied Terms in Employment Contracts

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The recent case of Yang Zhizhong v. Nomura International (Hong Kong) Limited helpfully clarifies the applicability of Implied Term of Trust and Confidence, the Braganza duty and the Anti-avoidance Term in the context of...more

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Belgium: New Rules Apply in the Brussels Capital Region Regarding International Mobility

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The rules on the employment of third-country nationals (which apply regionally) were recently amended in the Brussels Capital Region by an ordinance issued on February 1, 2024, and its implementing decree on May 16, 2024. The...more

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The Davis-Bacon Act as Applied to GSA Leasing

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The intersection of the Davis-Bacon Act (DBA) and General Services Administration (GSA) leasing has undergone significant changes over the past year, raising important issues for lessors, legal practitioners and government...more

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Whistleblower Update: SEC, DOJ Still Focusing on Employment Agreements and Written Policies, Off-Channel Communications

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) brought more actions targeting regulated entities for recordkeeping violations related to employees using noncompany communications platforms, and both the SEC and the U.S....more

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OSHA Hints at Review of Proposed Emergency Response Standard’s Applicability to Volunteer Emergency Response Organizations

On September 17, 2024, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued a statement concerning the proposed revisions to the Fire Brigades Standard (to become the “Emergency Response Standard”)....more

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EEOC Sues Navitas Systems for Disability Discrimination

Federal Lawsuit Charges Battery Manufacturer Fired Injured Employee Instead of Providing an Accommodation - ANN ARBOR, Mich. – Navitas Systems, LLC., a company specializing in comprehensive energy storage solutions and...more

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Departments Finalize Rule on Mental Health Parity

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On September 9, 2024, the Department of Labor, the Department of the Treasury, and HHS (the Departments) jointly issued a final rule (the Final Rule) amending regulations implementing the Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici...more

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Beltway Buzz - September 2024 #3

The Beltway Buzz is a weekly update summarizing labor and employment news from inside the Beltway and clarifying how what’s happening in Washington, D.C., could impact your business....more

Ary Rosenbaum - The Rosenbaum Law Firm P.C.

The thing about experience

Manute Bol and Gheorghe Mureșan were 7’6” and 7’7”, but were pretty bad players in the NBA. It takes more than height to play basketball....more

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Dear Littler: What Are Some Considerations Before Implementing Our Return-to-Office Policy?

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Dear Littler, We are a professional services company with employees in various states. During the pandemic we shifted to fully remote work. As the pandemic subsided, we still leaned into remote work to attract and retain...more

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Colorado Supreme Court Rules That Regular Rate of Pay Includes Holiday Incentive Pay for Calculating Overtime

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Last week, the Colorado Supreme Court issued a highly anticipated decision, finding that the “regular rate of pay” under Colorado law does include holiday incentive pay for purposes of calculating overtime. The Tenth Circuit,...more

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California Legislature Sends ‘Driver’s License Discrimination’ Bill to Governor

California is on the verge of adding yet one more prohibited employment practice to the California Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA). On September 9, 2024, the California Legislature presented Governor Gavin Newsom...more

Ary Rosenbaum - The Rosenbaum Law Firm P.C.

The affiliated service group issue

I own a piece of a business and provide services to it, through my sole proprietorship. Pretty much all of that business for the sole proprietorship is performing services for that business I own a piece of....more

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