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Posted: | Jackson Lewis Category: Immigration - General
Starting on Aug. 1, 2024, Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is simplifying its regulations regarding the entry of dogs into the United States.
CBP still wants to be sure that rabies does not “enter” the United States because the entrance of just one dog with the disease can cost
Posted: | Jackson Lewis Category: Massachusetts - Wage & Hour
Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey has signed into law “An Act Relative to Salary Pay Range Transparency,” requiring employers with at least 25 employees to include pay range information in job postings and advertisements. Covered employers will also need to provide pay range information directly to employees and applicants, upon request.
Posted: | Ogletree Deakins Category: HR - Whistleblowing
On July 24, 2024, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued guidance putting financial regulators and employers on notice that requiring employees to sign broad confidentiality or nondisclosure agreements that arguably deter employees from reporting alleged misconduct to federal watchdogs or from engaging in other whistleblower activity may violate federal
Posted: | Ogletree Deakins Category: HR - Multinational Employers
One of the primary concerns for an organization that wants to start conducting business in a new country must be the laws of the specific country. Employment regulations vary widely from country to country and may be so contrary to an employer’s expectations that missteps and noncompliance could result.
Posted: | Ogletree Deakins Category: Florida - General
On July 26, 2024, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida permanently blocked Florida’s Stop WOKE Act, which restricted the types of anti-harassment and antidiscrimination training that employers can require their workers to attend.
Posted: | Maynard Nexsen PC Category: FLSA - General
Posted: | Littler Category: Massachusetts - Wage & Hour
Massachusetts is the latest state to mandate salary transparency in job postings and disclosure of demographic and pay data to the government.
On July 31, 2024, Governor Maura Healey signed into law the “Frances Perkins Workplace Equity Act,” H.B. 4890. The law is named after Frances Perkins, the first woman
Under current federal law, employers may legally require workers to attend meetings during working hours that concern the employer’s views on politics, religion and similar matters.
Posted: | Littler Category: Illinois - General
For over 75 years, the National Labor Relations Board and courts (including the U.S. Supreme Court) have held the right of employees to make informed choices about unions is best served when employers share competing information—the side of the story employees don’t typically hear when organizers are soliciting them to
Posted: | Littler Category: HR - General
This Littler Lightbulb highlights some of the more significant employment law developments in federal courts of appeal in the last month.
Posted: | Littler Category: Oregon - General
If you have employees working in Oregon, chances are you have heard about Oregon’s Paid Family and Medical Leave Insurance Program also known as Paid Leave Oregon (“PLO”). In addition to PLO, eligible Oregon employees may be entitled to leave under the Oregon Family Medical Leave Act (“OFLA”), Oregon Sick
Posted: | Littler Category: Law Firm News
Ben Sandahl discusses a Minnesota case that raises several issues for companies working with independent contractors.
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Posted: | Littler Category: Law Firm News
Felicia Watson said lawmakers should oppose a proposed OSHA rule to protect workers from extreme heat because it would force employers into the role of taking care of employees like children.
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Posted: | elinfonet Category: HR Headlines Tags: EEOC
Harrisburg, Pa. – Pro Pallet, LLC, a Pennsylvania-based construction company, will pay $50,000 and furnish other relief to settle a retaliation lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.
Posted: | elinfonet Category: HR Headlines Tags: Bloomberg
Since Vice President Kamala Harris emerged as the Democratic Party’s new candidate for the US presidency, Republicans have labeled her a “DEI” hire, implying that her race and gender, rather than her intellect or capabilities, made her ascent possible.