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Summer is Nearly Upon Us: Is Your Holiday Plan Ready?

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Summer is nearly here and so it is important for employers in Norway to start planning for their team’s holiday, if they haven’t already. It can be costly for employers if employees do not take their statutory holiday...more

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Third Circuit Affirms Home Health Care Aides Must Be Paid for Travel Between Clients

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Having to compensate employees for time spent not working can be counterintuitive, but under certain circumstances, it is an employer’s obligation. Recently, the Third Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a District Court...more

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Time is Money: A Quick Wage-Hour Tip on … DOL Confirms Managers Are Blocked from Tip Pool Even When Working in Non-Supervisory...

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Section 3(m)(2)(B) of the FLSA prohibits employers, including managers or supervisors, from keeping any portion of an employee’s tips. Accordingly, the law has been clear that a manager or supervisor cannot participate in a...more

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[Event] Hot Topics in Employment Law Seminar - February 20th, Baltimore, MD

Join us for a half-day of SHRM- and HRCI-approved programming and plenty of networking. Our annual Hot Topics in Employment Law Seminar is a must-attend event for business owners, legal experts, C-suite executives, and HR...more

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Capitol Gains: California's Legislative Highlights for 2025

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California’s legislature covered a wide array of labor and employment law topics in the 2024 legislative session. The laws discussed below were signed into law by Governor Newsom and will become effective on January 1, 2025,...more

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Ontario, Canada Regulation Lists Information Employers Must Provide in Writing to Employees Starting July 1, 2025

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Ontario’s Bill 79, Working for Workers Act, 2023 (“Bill 79”), amended several statutes, including the Employment Standards Act, 2000 (ESA). One of the amendments Bill 79 made to the ESA authorized the government to make...more

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Littler’s Semi-Annual Rates Update for Minimum Wage, Tips, and Exempt Pay Increases on January 1, 2025 (and Other Developments)

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While Americans across the country headed to the polls to decide who would govern their country, state, county, or city, most decisions were already made concerning what minimum pay rate would govern the employment of...more

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State of the Workplace

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In this special end of year publication, we take a look back at another tumultuous year in Australian employment law following significant changes. Almost every area of Australian employment law has over the past two years...more

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Understanding Proposition A’s Impact: Key Changes to Missouri's Minimum Wage and Paid Sick Leave

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In the 2024 election, Missouri voters approved Proposition A, a measure that raises the minimum wage beginning January 1, 2025, and introduces mandatory earned paid sick leave for most workers effective May 1, 2025....more

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Important Changes for Businesses in Australia – What Employers Should Know

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A number of employment law reforms and requirements are hitting Australian operations over the next several months. Laws governing wage theft, the right to disconnect, shut-down notices, privacy, sexual harassment, and...more

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The UK Employment Rights Bill: Pro-worker and Pro-business?

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The UK Government has published the much anticipated Employment Rights Bill. Dubbed the “biggest shake-up in UK employment law in over 30 years", the Bill proposes numerous reforms that will impact both employers and...more

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Be Global: Employment Law in 5 - September 2024

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5 developments to read for September in less than 5 minutes - Focus: On the Middle East - In the Middle East, requirements to hire local citizens are expanding. Oman is moving towards private sector Omanisation through new...more

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Puerto Rico Governor Amends Workers’ Compensation Act to Provide Reduction of Employee Premiums for Safe Workplaces

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On August 8, 2023, the Governor of Puerto Rico signed into law Act No. 85-2023, effective immediately. The statute amends Puerto Rico’s Workers’ Compensation Act by further incentivizing safe workplaces....more

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What Florida Employers Can Do When a Union Knocks on Their Door

When a union knocks on an employer's door, it can be a shock and awe experience for the unprepared employer. It is important for employers to understand their rights and obligations when dealing with unions to ensure that...more

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Colorado Ties Mask Mandate to Vaccination Status, but Employers Should Proceed with Caution

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Since July 2020, Colorado has required that all employees wear a face covering while working indoors. However, Colorado Governor Jared Polis recently announced significant changes to the statewide mask order. ...more

McDermott Will & Emery

[Ongoing Program] 2021 Life Sciences Bootcamp Series - Employment Hot Topics - May 17th, 12:30 pm ET

Life sciences organizations have become some of the world’s most watched businesses and the industry as a whole is facing heightened scrutiny in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. The transactional and regulatory issues as...more

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Cal/OSHA Publishes Updated FAQs on COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard

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On January 8, 2021, Cal/OSHA issued a much-awaited second set of FAQs to its COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standards (ETS).  The following are ten key takeaways...more

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New York State Slightly Modifies Quarantine Rules to Partially Align with CDC Recommendations

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Seyfarth Synopsis: On December 29, Governor Cuomo quietly announced modified rules to post-exposure quarantine.  Previously, New Yorkers were instructed to quarantine for 14 days if they were exposed to COVID-19.  ...more

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Election 2020: Providing for Employees in the Post COVID-19 Workplace

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The election won’t cure COVID-19. But it may impact how employers handle and respond to the realities of the new workplace. As businesses around the world reopen and reset, employers face a complicated and unprecedented...more

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Legal Challenges with a Remote Workforce: Same Legal Issues, Different Place

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By now, the majority of companies and their employees have found logistical solutions to make working from home possible during the COVID pandemic: Assets like computers or credit cards can be delivered by courier, for...more

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Ontario, Canada: Employers Must Screen Workers and Essential Visitors for COVID-19

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In response to the recent increase in COVID-19 cases in Ontario, the province has imposed health screening obligations on employers. On September 25, 2020, the province’s government filed Regulation 530/20, which was made...more

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Virginia Issues New COVID-19 Occupational Health and Safety Rules

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On July 27, 2020, the Virginia Department of Labor and Industry (DOLI) adopted a first-of-its-kind statewide regulation mandating all employers adopt varying levels of safeguards to combat the COVID-19 pandemic. In this...more

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Williams Mullen's COVID-19 Comeback Plan: Return to Work Compliance: What You Need to Know About Virginia’s New Emergency...

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Labor, Employment & Immigration Partner David C. Burton summarizes key components of the Virginia Department of Labor and Industry’s Emergency Temporary Standard governing employers’ obligations to employees that became...more

Farella Braun + Martel LLP

[Webinar] Employment Law Updates for Nonprofits in the New Normal - July 16th, 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm PT

Nonprofit organizations are subject to both state and federal employment laws and regulations. The past few months have brought a landslide of new legislation, guidance, and orders from our federal, state and local...more

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#WorkforceWednesday: Look Beyond OSHA, Accommodation Clarification, Workshare Programs - Employment Law This Week®

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Welcome to #WorkforceWednesday. Watch the week’s top workforce management and employment law news, and read further below: Look Beyond OSHA for Return-to-Work Guidance The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has...more

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