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OFCCP Week In Review: December 2023 #2

Tuesday, December 5, 2023: JOLTS Report – Job Openings Decreased by 617k in September, Rate Decreased to 5.3% - Confirming that the U.S. jobs market is continuing to shrink (as the Federal Reserve hopes to help tame...more

Holland & Hart - The Benefits Dial

You Say Goodbye, I Say Hello . . . But Be Careful On How You Classify Someone On The Way Back In The Door

In 2020, the United States experienced a record-breaking number of unemployment claims. If you had to make the difficult decision to furlough or let employees go due to the coronavirus, you were not alone. As we continue...more

Hogan Lovells

Coronavirus: The Hill and the Headlines – COVID-19 D.C. Update – September # 18

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In Washington: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin were unable to come to an agreement on a coronavirus relief deal after meeting Wednesday afternoon. The Speaker says the House will...more

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Coronavirus: The Hill and the Headlines – COVID-19 D.C. Update – July 2020 #10

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In Washington: The White House denies that it is trying to undermine the nation’s top disease expert, Dr. Anthony Fauci. Today the President’s trade advisor, Peter Navarro blasted Dr. Fauci’s handling of the coronavirus in...more

International Lawyers Network

International Lawyers Network: Unprecedented Aid

Chile - In response to the sanitary and economic crisis produced by the Covid-19 Pandemic, the Chilean Government has introduced several measures to protect the employment and the employees’ salaries. The following is...more

McAfee & Taft

Oklahoma employer beware: Fraudulent unemployment claims on the rise

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Unemployment filings in Oklahoma, and elsewhere, are at an all-time high due to the coronavirus pandemic. The Oklahoma Employment Security Commission (OESC) recently stated that is has paid more than $432 million in...more

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Enforcement of Non-Compete Agreements During Times of High Unemployment

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According to a March 26, 2020, News Release issued by the Department of Labor (“DOL”), initial unemployment claims in the United States soared to a seasonally adjusted 3.3 million the week ending March 21, 2020, the greatest...more

Carlton Fields

Recession Preparation 101: Plan for Potential Layoffs Ahead of Time

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The economy is strong. Unemployment continues to hover around 4%, the lowest it has been in decades. Yet there are growing concerns that a recession is coming. Originally published in HR Daily Advisor....more

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

Jobs Are Back!

This makes me want to cry. For joy. I am not being sarcastic. Even though they are sometimes a necessary evil, nobody likes layoffs or reductions in force....more

Fisher Phillips

Large Employers in France Already Enjoying Benefits of Labor Reforms

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In late September, my colleague, Brian Ellixson, published a post concerning the start of a power swing, from France’s historically employee-friendly labor regime to a somewhat more employer-friendly system. Indeed, although...more

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