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Recent and Emerging Employment Law Changes Impacting Australian Employers

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Not long after intentionally underpaying employees became a criminal offence on 1 January 2025, additional workplace changes have been announced or made by the federal Labor government to further protect workers and stimulate...more

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Ontario, Canada Human Rights Tribunal Dismisses Probationary Employee’s Discrimination Claim

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In Karim v. Workplace Safety and Insurance Board, 2024 HRTO 1231, the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario (HRTO) dismissed a probationary employee’s claim that they were discriminated against with respect to employment because...more

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French Employers May Decline Internal Investigations for Misconduct or Noncompliance

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The Défenseur des Droits published on February 5, 2025 a framework decision confirming that employers are not required to conduct an internal investigation unless they receive claims of discrimination or sexual harassment...more

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New York City Prohibits Provisions Shortening Statutes of Limitations for Complaints and Civil Actions Related to Discrimination,...

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The New York City Council recently amended Sections 8-109 and 8-502 of the New York City Administrative Code, directly affecting employment agreements. ...more

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Three Takeaways from the New Jersey Supreme Court’s Decision Invalidating Certain Non-Disparagement Provisions

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As most New Jersey employers are already aware, since 2019, the State’s Law Against Discrimination (LAD) prohibits employers from enforcing contract provisions that have the effect of preventing an employee or former employee...more

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A Mixed Bag for Employers: New York Revises Requirements for Confidentiality Provisions in Employee Separation Agreements

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Q: I heard New York amended the law on nondisclosure provisions in employee settlement agreements. What do I need to know?...more

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2023 California Labor, Employment, and Independent Contractor Legislative Update

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With the 2023 California legislative year closed, it is once again time to summarize the new legislation that will affect businesses operating within the state and highlight relevant action items related to these bills. Below...more

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Q2 Employment Law Updates: Non-Competes, Religious Accommodation and More

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So far, 2023 has been a wild ride for employers, a theme that looks to be continuing into the third quarter of the year. While certain predictions we made during Q1 came true in Q2 (we are looking at you, NLRB), others such...more

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New York State Legislature Passes Bill Banning Non-Compete Agreements and Other Employment Legislation

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New York’s Legislature concluded its legislative session with a flurry of activity, including the passage of four notable employment-related bills. In sum, these four bills (i) ban the use of non-compete agreements, (ii)...more

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SuperVision - Labor and Employment Law Insights, Issue 2, June 2023

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Considerations for Employing AI in the Workplace - What is workplace artificial intelligence or AI? In its simplest form, AI in the workplace is the use of technology or software to monitor employees’ work performance,...more

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The State AG Report – 4.28.2023

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Here are curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US: •FTC Targets Optometrists, Ophthalmologists Suspected of...more

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ABCs of Employment Law: Employment at will

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So misunderstood! NOTE FROM ROBIN: Earlier this year, I began a series of very basic explanations of the federal laws that govern the workplace. The first installment covered discrimination in general, and the second...more

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#MeToo arbitration bill passes Senate

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And on to President Biden, who is expected to sign. Yesterday, the U.S. Senate passed by voice vote the "Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act." The legislation passed the House on Monday,...more

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The Employment Law Reporter - October 2021

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Here is what we cover in this issue of The Employment Law Reporter: •A federal court in New York has dismissed a complaint filed by a former employee of the New York City Department of Education alleging employment...more

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The Insidious Deception That Is "Employment At Will"

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Employers, don't get played. "This is an employment-at-will state, and I can fire you for a good reason, a bad reason, or no reason at all." Oh, yeah?... ...more

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#MeToo and its Effect on Sexual Harassment Agreements

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Following the passage of similar laws in New York and California, a bill in the New Jersey State Legislature which bars nondisclosure clauses in workplace harassment settlement agreements is on Governor Murphy’s desk, with...more

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Best If Used By: Keep an Eye Out for Arbitration Agreement Expiration Dates

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A recent opinion in the case of Susan L. O’Keefe v. Edmund Optics, Inc., addressed the question of whether an arbitration provision in a written employment agreement could survive the expiration of the agreement’s one-year...more

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California Close to Banning Employment Arbitration Agreements

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The California Legislature is poised to dispense with a cost-effective and expedient method of resolving employment disputes. Specifically, Assembly Bill 3080 seeks to prohibit any person or business from conditioning...more

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Littler Global Guide - Finland - Q2 2018

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New Zero-Hour Contract Legislation Enacted - New Legislation Enacted - On June 1, 2018, new legislation regarding zero-hour employment contracts took effect. A zero-hour contract is an employment agreement where the...more

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Fifth Circuit Reversed Judgment Compelling Arbitration Because Unsigned Arbitration Agreement Was Invalid

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This matter involved a lawsuit brought in Texas federal court by a former employee (Huckaba) against Ref-Chem L.P., alleging sexual harassment, discrimination and retaliation in violation of Title VII. ...more

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Welcome to The Garden State: NJ’s Law Against Discrimination Grows to Protect Non-Resident Employees

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A New Jersey appellate court recently held that a non-resident employee who telecommuted to her New Jersey employer from her home in Massachusetts may be covered by the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (NJLAD). Facts - ...more

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#MeToo Comes to Washington State

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In response to the #MeToo movement, lawmakers in several states are introducing bills aimed at curbing workplace sexual harassment and addressing how complaints and resolutions are handled by employers. Washington is no...more

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Employment News - June 2017 #2

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Keep it for later – European Court's Advocate General issues Opinion that the right to paid leave can be carried over if employer has not offered it - According to the preliminary Opinion of the European Court in The Sash...more

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Puerto Rico Issues Comprehensive Labor Law Reform

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On January 26, 2017, Puerto Rico’s Governor, Ricardo Roselló, signed into law the Labor Transformation and Flexibility Act (the “Act”). The Act represents the first significant and comprehensive labor law reform to occur in...more

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Puerto Rico Approves Major Reform of its Employment Laws

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On January 26, 2017, the Governor of Puerto Rico approved the Labor Transformation and Flexibility Act (“the Act"). The Act makes substantial changes to virtually all existing Puerto Rico employment laws, including those...more

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