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Employer Liability Issues Exclusive Jurisdiction

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5th Circuit: Motor Carrier Act Applies to Intrastate Transport of Goods in the Flow of Interstate Commerce

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The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) requires that employers pay certain employees one-and-a-half times their regular rate of pay for any hours they work over 40 in a workweek. There are, however, several exemptions from the...more

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California Court of Appeal Approves Staying PAGA Claims Under Exclusive Concurrent Jurisdiction Doctrine

On May 3, 2022, the California Court of Appeal issued its decision in Shaw v. Superior Court, 78 Cal. App. 5th 245, 2022 WL 1400806 (2022), holding that in cases where two or more pending Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA)...more

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Canada: Ontario Superior Court Holds Labour Arbitrator Has Exclusive Jurisdiction to Resolve Dispute Relating to Workplace...

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In De Facendis v. Toronto Parking Authority, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice held that when a claim for workplace sexual harassment and workplace sexual assault “arises under the collective agreement,” a labour...more

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UK HR Two Minute Monthly: philosophical belief; equal pay; sexual harassment

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Our February 2020 update outlines key UK employment law developments from January. It includes cases on ethical veganism as a philosophical belief, equal pay and the difficulties in defending such claims, the impact of the...more

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Employment News: disability, jurisdiction, covenants

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Timing is everything – acts pre-dating disability not discrimination - The EAT decision in Tesco Stores Ltd v Tennant confirmed that an employee could not bring a discrimination complaint in relation to acts that pre-dated...more

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HRMA Perspectives publishes “The Supreme Judicial Court and the New Law Imposing Restrictions on Non-Compete Agreements in...

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Earlier this summer, Governor Baker signed into law a long-awaited bill restricting the use of non-competition agreements. This bill took effect on October 1, 2018, and will apply to agreements entered on or after that date....more

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New Massachusetts Law Substantially Restricts Employee Non-Compete Agreements

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Today, August 10, 2018, Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker signed into law a comprehensive economic development act which amends the Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 149 to create a new Section 24L, which will impose...more

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Senate Extends Employee Whistleblower Protection to Antitrust Violations

On July 16, 2015, the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee, which has exclusive jurisdiction over federal antitrust laws, unanimously passed bipartisan legislation to extend federal whistleblower protections to employees who...more

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