Both Maryland and Virginia have joined the District of Columbia in enacting laws relating to paid family and medical leave for private-sector workers. Following in the footsteps of the District of Columbia, the Maryland law...more
An amendment to the Employment of Women Law, which went into effect on March 14, 2022, expands night shift work arrangements to include single parents. Any employee or candidate for employment who is a single parent (as...more
In January 2021, legislators introduced the “Raise the Wage Act of 2021,” to increase the federal minimum wage from $7.25 an hour to $15 an hour by 2025. If passed, it would be the first increase in more than a decade, the...more
Though employers may feel like California just wrapped up its legislative session for 2020, the 2021 legislative session is already in full swing. February 19 was the last day for the proposal of new bills. However, Assembly...more
Last Thursday, Assembly Bill 1179 was introduced to require California employers with 1,000 or more to provide “backup ” for children under 14. To be eligible for the benefit, employees who work in California would need to...more
U.S. businesses and employees responded remarkably to the abrupt shift to at-home working brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic. However, many of the workplace changes brought about by necessity are likely to remain, even...more
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) published new FAQs on August 27, 2020, for employers about paid leave under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) related to the re-opening of schools. The guidance...more
On July 27, 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Chile enacted legislation for parents on parental leave and for parents and caregivers of children born in or after 2013 (i.e., seven years of age or younger). Specifically, the...more
Portions of the regulations issued by the U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division interpreting the Families First Coronavirus Response Act were struck down yesterday by Judge J. Paul Oetken of the U.S. District Court...more
Today, a U.S. District Court judge ruled that parts of the Department of Labor regulations on Emergency FMLA Expansion are contrary to statute. The ruling was part of a dispute between the State of New York and the Trump...more
Australia - Wage Theft Investigations. The Australia Fair Work Ombudsman’s (FWO) 2018-2019 Annual Report, published by the government agency on October 20, 2019, found significant wage theft in the country over the past...more
Members of the Baby Boom generation often remained in one job throughout their working lives. It is now more common for employers to receive résumés from millennials (born between 1981 – 1996) who have had numerous jobs...more
Four key recent developments in Indian employment law will impact diversity and inclusiveness policies of companies operating in India. The first is the enhancement of maternity leave benefits. ...more
Delhi High Court: “Mere Physical Contact” Not Sexual Harassment - On October 31, 2017, the Delhi High Court passed a landmark judgment in the case of Shanta Kumar v. Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)...more
Last week, HR Dive reported a Yale University global study on the forces behind continued underrepresentation of women in business leadership. After surveying 5,000 individuals in 100 countries, the study concluded that...more
En Gaceta Oficial N° 41.070, de fecha 9 de enero de 2017, fue publicado el aumento del cincuenta por ciento (50%) sobre el salario mínimo mensual para los trabajadores que presten servicio en los sectores público y privado,...more
New legislation due to come into force in April 2017 requiring employers to publish details of their average pay for men and women - New Gender Pay Gap Reporting obligations are expected to come into force in April 2017....more
El Presidente Nicolás Maduro anunció, nuevamente, un aumento del treinta por ciento (30%) sobre el salario mínimo mensual para los trabajadores y un aumento en la base de cálculo del "Cestaticket Socialista" a tres y media...more
On April 29, 2016, Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro announced a 30% increase in the monthly minimum wage, effective May 1, 2016. President Maduro also announced an increase in the meal benefit, which will now be three and...more
The UK Employment Appeal Tribunal (“EAT”) held on 9 March 2016 in Peninsula Business Services Ltd v Donaldson that it was not unlawfully discriminatory for an employer to suspend the payment of childcare vouchers during...more