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Paid Leave Oregon – Volume III: Tax Status of Contributions and Benefit Payments
January 24, 2023
Most businesses with Oregon employees began paying into Oregon’s new family and medical leave insurance program as of January 1, 2023. While several “in the weeds” administrative questions still remain unanswered, Paid Leave Oregon and the Oregon Department of Revenue have issued guidance regarding the taxability of the program’s mandatory contributions and plan benefits
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Michigan: Minimum Wage and Paid Sick Time - Significant Changes May Take Effect for all Employers on February 20th
January 19, 2023
In 2018, special interest groups began gathering signatures for two ballot initiatives, the Improved Workforce Opportunity Wage Act (the “IWOWA”) and the Earned Sick Time Act (the “ESTA”).
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Maternity Leave ≠ Sitting on Your A**
January 19, 2023
So some of you may have seen the recent uproar over a senior (labor and employment) attorney’s text message to an associate who found another job while she was on maternity leave.
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Planning for H-1B Visa Season
January 18, 2023
It’s that time again. Employers who are considering petitioning for H-1B Visas should start planning for the registration process now.
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Employment Law Compliance Requirements for Startups in India
January 17, 2023
The year of 2022 observed mass layoffs across all sectors in India and deeply affected the booming Startup and Tech sector that had to revisit the growth it made in terms of human resource hiring in the past few years in light of economic situations and new-age business models.
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Firing Employees to Increase Diversity Is Perhaps Not the Best Plan…
January 13, 2023
A recent case provides another example of when trying too hard to fix one problem can create new ones.
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Employment Law Trends to Watch in 2023
January 9, 2023
With election dust settled, the new year brings new employment law trends for employers to watch carefully. The following list of compliance topics are intended as a helpful reminder to be sure employers are starting 2023 on a solid legal footing.
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Expanded Protections for Pregnant and Nursing Employees
January 9, 2023
On December 29, 2022, President Biden signed into law an omnibus appropriations bill, which expands protections for pregnant and nursing employees under The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) and the Providing Urgent Maternal Protections for Nursing Mothers (PUMP) Act.http://www.lindner-marsack.com
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Illinois Labor & Employment Law Legislative Update: New Laws in Effect in 2023
January 9, 2023
Several employment laws became effective January 1, 2023, and our team has compiled them in its new Labor & Employment Law Legislative Update, focused on new laws in effect in 2023.
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NLRB Top Lawyer Announces Intent to Protect Employees From “Intrusive or Abusive” Electronic Monitoring
January 6, 2023
The rise of remote work during the COVID-19 pandemic has made certain technologies, such as automated management systems and other electronic surveillance, even more attractive to employers seeking to maintain efficient business operations and manage remote workers.
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FTC Proposing Expansive Ban on Non-Compete Agreements
January 5, 2023
Earlier this week, the FTC announced that it took legal action against three companies, suing the companies to prevent them from using what the FTC described as unlawful non-compete restrictions.
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Protections for Pregnant and Nursing Mothers in the Omnibus Spending Bill
January 5, 2023
The recently-enacted Consolidation Appropriations Act of 2023 (H.R. 2617) included two provisions for pregnant and nursing mothers.
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