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[Webinar] 2024 Labor & Employment Law Virtual Update - September 18th, 8:30 am - 11:00 am ET

It has been a particularly busy year on the labor and employment law front. To learn more about the major challenges employers face and developments your organization needs to address before year's end, we encourage you to...more

DirectEmployers Association

OFCCP Week In Review: December 2023

Tuesday, November 28, 2023: DE Talk Podcast Focused on Veterans Employment Tools - With roughly 250,000 servicemembers transitioning to civilian life each year, veteran hiring initiatives have become an essential focus for...more

Mintz - Employment Viewpoints

A Template for Mandatory Employment Statements in Canada

The Canadian federal government published a template that employers can use to prepare mandatory employment statements. Changes to the Canada Labour Code and its regulations came into effect on July 9, 2023, which require...more

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New California Pay Data Reporting Obligations Raise New Issues for Private Colleges, Labor Contractors

The California Civil Rights Department (CRD) recently issued new guidance confirming that private colleges and universities and labor contractors are subject to the newly expanded pay data reporting obligations added as part...more

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New and Expanded Pay Data Reporting Obligations for Employers with Employees in California

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California’s recently enacted pay transparency law (Senate Bill 1162) expands pay data reporting processes and requirements for California employers. The reporting requirements apply to all private employers with over 100...more

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Is It Compensable? Federally Recognized Holidays

February 20, 2023, was Presidents’ Day, one of several federal holidays occurring throughout the year in the United States. Private-sector employers are not required by federal law to give employees any federal holidays off....more

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Don’t Fall into the “Comp Time” Trap: It’s Generally Illegal in California

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Many employees request time off instead of pay when they work overtime or are scheduled to work extra days including weekends, and you may be quick to oblige their wishes in an effort to be responsive to their desires. After...more

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California Expands Pay Data Reporting Obligations for Large Employers

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Currently, California requires large private employers that are subject to EEO-1 reporting obligations under federal law to also submit annual pay data reports to the California Civil Rights Division (CRD). Covered employers...more

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Connecticut Private Employer Law Update

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The 2022 Regular Session of the Connecticut General Assembly produced several laws governing the private employment sector. This article summarizes the major points of those laws....more

Fisher Phillips

The Top 15 Workplace Law Stories from October 2021

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It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law. While the law always seems to evolve at a rapid pace, there have been an unprecedented number of changes for the past few years—and this past month...more

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Beltway Buzz - September 2021 #2

Administration to Mandate Vaccines for Federal and Private-Sector Employees. President Joe Biden this week dramatically ramped up his administration’s efforts to increase COVID-19 vaccination rates across the country....more

Laner Muchin, Ltd.

Upcoming Requirement of Equal Pay Registration Certificates For Illinois Private-Sector Employers With 100 Or More Employees

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Section 11 of the Illinois Equal Pay Act of 2003 (IEPA) was signed into law through Public Act 101-656, on March 23, 2021. Section 11 of the IEPA requires businesses with more than 100 employees to acquire an Equal Pay...more

Akerman LLP - HR Defense

Is There A New Requirement To Pay Employees on Military Leave?

A few recent cases may have savvy employers rethinking their military leave policies and choosing to pay employees on short-term military leave to the same extent they voluntarily pay employees benefits for other leaves of...more

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Compliance Perspectives: Supply Chains, Human Trafficking and Modern Slavery

Matthew Friedman is the CEO of The Mekong Club, an organization supporting the private sector in the fight against modern slavery. Previously he worked for the United Nations Inter-Agency Project on Human Trafficking and US...more

Littler

Guidelines on the Interpretation of Puerto Rico’s Employment Legislation, Chapters 4, 5 and 7

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As we have previously discussed, the Puerto Rico Department of Labor (PR DOL) recently published the first edition of its Guidelines on the Interpretation of Puerto Rico’s Employment Legislation (Guidelines), which includes...more

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC

Oregon’s Pay Equity Law Must Allow Employers to Pay Different Rates Where Specified by a Government Contract: Part 6 of 6

The 2019 Oregon legislature should revise Oregon’s equal pay law to allow employers to pay employees performing comparable work differently where a government contract specifies pay rates. Several laws require that government...more

Jackson Lewis P.C.

Report: Union Representation Numbers Remain Low

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Once again, the percentage of private sector union-represented workers fell – to 6.4% in 2018, from 6.5% in 2017, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor. Highlights from the “Union...more

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Buckle Up, Canadian Federal Employers: Proactive Pay Equity Is Coming Your Way

Canada’s federal government has announced plans to move forward with pay equity legislation that will require federally regulated employers to proactively identify and remedy pay inequities in their workplaces. This plan will...more

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San Antonio Mandates Paid Leave for Private Sector Employees: 14 Key Facts About the New Law

On August 16, 2018, the San Antonio City Council voted 9 to 2 to adopt a paid leave ordinance which will require all employers in San Antonio to provide paid leave to their employees. The ordinance requires employers to...more

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Web Exclusive - June 2018: The Top 18 Labor And Employment Law Stories

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It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law. While the law always seems to evolve at a rapid pace, there have been an unprecedented number of changes for the past few years—and this past month...more

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Working Wise: Age (Discrimination) Is More Than Just a Number: Job Applicants and the ADEA

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In this episode, Erinn Rigney discusses a recent Seventh Circuit court decision that opens the door for job applicants to assert claims of disparate impact under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA)....more

Holland & Knight LLP

Religious Institutions Update: June 2018 - Lex Est Sanctio Sancta

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Since 1990, the U.S. Supreme Court has expressly construed a neutral law of general applicability as consistent with the free exercise clause. Deeming Colorado's public accommodations law just such a law, the Colorado Court...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

The Right to Unplug: New York City Council Proposes Bill Which Would Allow Employees to Disconnect From Work After Normal Work...

New York City Councilman Rafael Espinal has proposed a bill which would prohibit private-sector employers from requiring their employees to access work-related electronic communications outside of their usual work hours. This...more

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Benefits for the Gig Workforce: Is there a Solution that Won’t Defeat the Business Model?

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Offering health, retirement, and workers’ compensation benefits to the varied gig workforce, while maintaining some affordability to the worker while also avoiding the 30 percent cost increase to businesses, has proven to be...more

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Top Ten Laws Affecting California Employers in 2018

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The California legislature and governor have had another busy year adding new laws and regulations for California employers. The changes hit virtually every aspect of the employment relationship – including applications,...more

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