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Posted: | Jackson Lewis Category: Vermont
Vermont Governor Phil Scott signed H.704 on June 4, 2024, mandating pay transparency in job postings and advertisements. Effective July 1, 2025, employers with at least five employees must include in any “Vermont job opening” advertisement the compensation or range of compensation for the advertised position.
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Posted: | Ogletree Deakins Category: Affirmative Action - OFCCP
On June 7, 2024, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) published its Corporate Scheduling Announcement List (CSAL), identifying 500 establishments of federal supply and service contractors and subcontractors for compliance reviews. The list includes thirty Corporate Management Compliance Evaluation (CMCE or “headquarters”) reviews, twenty-four Functional Affirmative Action Program
Posted: | Littler Category: Illinois - Wage & Hour Tags: Chicago
The Chicago Department of Business Affairs and Consumer Protection (BACP) Office of Labor Standards (COLS) recently posted updates to its website regarding minimum wage obligations, paid leave and paid sick and safe leave, new fair work week thresholds, and updated required labor notices. The compliance deadline for these obligations is
Posted: | Jackson Lewis Category: Affirmative Action - OFCCP
OFCCP released today a new list of supply and services contractors and subcontractors selected for audit (FY 2024 CSAL Supply & Service Scheduling List, Release – 1). The list identifies 500 compliance reviews among approximately 462 companies.
The Agency also published an explanation of the methodology used to select a
Posted: | Ogletree Deakins Category: Federal Gov't - General
The Beltway Buzz is a weekly update summarizing labor and employment news from inside the Beltway and clarifying how what’s happening in Washington, D.C., could impact your business.
Posted: | Ogletree Deakins Category: HR - Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI)
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit blocked a contest by a venture capital fund that provided grants and other benefits to black women-owned businesses, finding the contest is likely to unlawfully discriminate based on race under 42 U.S.C. Section 1981 (Section 1981). The decision in the case
Posted: | Ogletree Deakins Category: Minnesota - General
May 20, 2024, marked the end of the legislative session for yet another historic and busy year for Minnesota’s legislature. Amidst endless shouting, a sprawling 1,400-plus-page omnibus bill, and ethical complaints, the aftermath of the legislative session’s chaotic end left Minnesotans in a frenzy, deciphering which specific bills passed.
Posted: | Jackson Lewis Category: Benefits - ERISA
The U.S. Supreme Court recently declined to hear Rose v. PSA Airlines, Inc., Case No. 23-734, which raised the question of whether a remedy known as “surcharge” falls under ERISA’s equitable remedies provision. Surcharge, in simple terms, resembles monetary damages. Historically, courts used it to address losses resulting from a
Posted: | Littler Category: Minnesota - General
Minnesota enacted an omnibus bill that includes a host of new labor and employment law changes. Provisions of the bill address pay transparency, earned sick and safe time and paid family leave, independent contractor classification, pregnancy leave rights, drug testing, non-solicitation agreements, minimum wage and tip laws, among others.
The Virginia General Assembly and Governor Glenn Youngkin enacted several bills taking effect on July 1, 2024, to (1) clarify the scope and administrative requirements of the Virginia Human Rights Act, (2) clarify the scope of employee protections and employer rights related to the use of cannabis oil, and (3)
Posted: | Littler Category: HR - General
This Littler Lightbulb highlights some of the more significant employment law developments in the federal courts of appeal in the last month.
Posted: | Jackson Lewis Category: Maine
The Maine Department of Labor announced proposed rulemaking on May 20, 2024, to implement the upcoming Maine Paid Family and Medical Leave Program.
Maine DOL’s rulemaking has been expected following the Maine Legislature’s passage of the new law in 2023. Employees can begin receiving paid leave benefits effective on May
Posted: | Maynard Nexsen PC Category: Law Firm News
Posted: | Jackson Lewis Category: California - Wage & Hour
Most California employers must adhere to both federal and state minimum wage laws. Recent developments at the state and local level have ushered in new changes to California minimum wage laws. At the state level, California raised the minimum wage to $16.00, subject to certain industry- and locality-specific requirements. This
Posted: | Jackson Lewis Category: Immigration - General
President Joe Biden has ordered a temporary suspension of asylum applications for migrants who cross the southern border illegally between ports of entry.
This suspension went into effect at midnight on June 5 because the number of illegal border crossings (or encounters) has reached the order’s threshold of 2,500