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Marshall Dennehey

Appellate Division Affirmed Dismissal of Worker’s Compensation Claim for Lack of Compensability

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Avery v. Next Mile, LLC/DSP, No. A-2506-22 (May 23, 2024) - In this case, the trial was bifurcated to first determine if the accident took place in the course and scope of employment. The petitioner worked as a delivery...more

Littler

New Maryland Wage Laws Take Effect

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On October 1, 2024, Maryland’s Pay Stub/Pay Statement and Pay Transparency laws went into effect. The laws were passed during the General Assembly’s 2024 legislative session and amended the state’s Wage Payment and Collection...more

Jones Day

Employer Prevails in First Test of California's Newest Noncompete Law

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In the first known case to challenge California's legislative attempt to void noncompete agreements even for employees who do not live or work in California, the First Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the application of...more

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NAIC Still Juggling Multiple AI and Machine Learning Initiatives

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The many balls that the various National Association of Insurance Commissioners groups currently have in the air focusing on life insurers’ use of artificial intelligence and machine learning were reflected in the reports...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

Maryland Employers: Six Must-Know Employment Law Changes

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The Maryland legislature recently passed several laws that affect pay transparency, family and medical leave, the scope of the State’s antidiscrimination laws, workplace safety, and noncompete agreements. As many of these new...more

Epstein Becker & Green

Pennsylvania Plaintiff That Failed in Effort To Block FTC Noncompete Ban Drops Lawsuit

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Last week, employers who use noncompetes got more good news with respect to the Federal Trade Commission’s proposed noncompete ban....more

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Sixth Circuit Clarifies Employer’s Bargaining Obligations During Public Health Emergencies

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In National Labor Relations Board v. Metro Man IV, LLC, Case No. 07-CA-264407 (6th Cir. Aug. 29, 2024), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit partly upheld and partly reversed a National Labor Relations Board...more

Ius Laboris

New guidance on how to prevent sexual harassment

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The new legal duty in the UK to prevent sexual harassment is ‘designed to transform workplace cultures’, according to guidance published by the Equality and Human Rights Commission....more

Akerman LLP - HR Defense

DOL Promotes “AI & Inclusive Hiring Framework” Collab to Help Employers Avoid AI Discrimination in Hiring

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Companies are increasingly turning to artificial intelligence (AI) to assist with employment related tasks, such as recruiting and hiring. AI tools are useful to increase efficiency, streamline the recruiting process, and...more

Littler

Microdosing Psilocybin: Popular Drug Has Implications for the Workplace

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There has been growing interest in the therapeutic potential of psychedelic drugs in recent years. They are being evaluated for use in the treatment of conditions such as depression (including easing depression in patients...more

Steptoe & Johnson PLLC

NLRB: Use of Non-Compete and "Stay-or-Pay" Clauses May Trigger Significant Monetary Consequences for Employers

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On October 7, National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) General Counsel Jennifer A. Abruzzo issued Memorandum GC 25-01, reinforcing and expanding previous positions on how certain restrictive covenants may violate the National...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Main Commitments and Initiatives on Labor Matters of the New Mexican Government

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During her inauguration as president of Mexico on Oct. 1, 2024, Claudia Sheinbaum presented the key commitments of her government plan for the next six years. Her agenda includes several labor-related proposals, as well as...more

Maynard Nexsen

Pay Transparency Laws – Do they Apply to Your Remote Workers?

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According to recent study by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 1 in 5 workers teleworked or worked from home for pay, with a variety of consumer polls indicating up to 90% of individuals in the workforce would prefer the...more

Ary Rosenbaum - The Rosenbaum Law Firm P.C.

Why do TPA buyers botch the sale? They don’t know the TPA’s true value

A buddy of mine has been out of work for over a year. He’s a plan administrator who worked for several third-party administrators (TPAs) and he let me now that several changes were affecting a TPA I recommended he contact....more

Dinsmore & Shohl LLP

Trade Secret Protection as a “Trade-Off” for Non-Competes

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Non-compete agreements can be an effective method for protecting confidential and proprietary business information. However, over the past several years, it seems that non-compete agreements have been falling out of favor....more

Morgan Lewis

Singapore High Court Holds Employee Lawfully Terminated for Failure to Meet Performance Ratio, Not Entitled to Damages or Unpaid...

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In BGC Partners (Singapore) Ltd and another v Sumit Grover [2024] SGHC 206 (BGC v Grover), the Singapore High Court allowed the employer’s claim for recovery of an unpaid loan with contractual interest from a former employee...more

McDermott Will & Emery

New Duty on UK Employers to Prevent Sexual Harassment

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From 26 October 2024, UK employers will be subject to a new positive duty to prevent sexual harassment of workers in the course of their employment. The new preventative duty is set out in the Worker Protection (Amendment of...more

Morgan Lewis

Maryland Joins Growing Number of States Issuing Heat Illness Prevention Standards

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Maryland Occupational Safety and Health (MOSH) issued the final version of its Heat Stress Standards, which became effective on September 30, 2024, becoming the first state on the East Coast to adopt a heat standard and...more

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NLRB Seeks Aggressive Enforcement Against Employers for Unlawful Non-Compete and “Stay-or-Pay” Provisions

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Even after a Federal District Court judge in Texas struck down the looming FTC Ban on non-competes this past August, non-competes are still a hot topic in labor news. On Monday, Jennifer Abruzzo, the National Labor Relations...more

Woodruff Sawyer

Healthcare Literacy: 5 Practical Examples for Educating Employees

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Limited health literacy is a costly issue for the healthcare system, leading to unnecessary morbidity and mortality. Enhancing health literacy could prevent nearly 1 million hospital visits annually and save over $25 billion...more

Epstein Becker & Green

FTC Withdraws from Interagency Memorandum of Understanding

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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced its withdrawal from a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the U.S. Department of Justice, the U.S. Department of Labor, and the National Labor Relations Board that called for...more

Locke Lord LLP

Can Nurses Lawfully Be Classified as Independent Contractors? September 2024 IC Legal ‎News Update

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One of the most important legal developments last month is a new lawsuit filed by registered nurses against a leading health care system alleging that they have been misclassified as independent contractors instead of...more

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Ontario, Canada Human Rights Tribunal Determines Volunteer Asked to Remove Rainbow Sticker Did Not Experience Discrimination

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In Zanette v. Ottawa Chamber Music Society, 2024 HRTO 998, the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario (HRTO) dismissed a volunteer’s application alleging discrimination with respect to employment because of sexual orientation,...more

Fox Rothschild LLP

Watch Your Step: Three Legal Pitfalls Awaiting Colorado Employers

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Employers in Colorado must ensure compliance with a variety of state and federal laws governing employment agreements and workplace policies. Here are three frequently overlooked legal pitfalls to watch out for: ...more

BCLP

Sexual Harassment - The Preventative Duty

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After a slightly extended summer break, we return with a summary of the new sexual harassment rules due to come into force in just over two weeks....more

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