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California Private Attorneys General Act Reform: What Employers Can Do Now
September 25, 2024
Over the last 20 years, California employers have found out the hard way that the California Private Attorneys’ General Act of 2004 (“PAGA”) can turn even the most minor Labor Code violation into an expensive and time-consuming headache.
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EEOC Sues FedEx Over “Fully Healed” Return-to-Work Requirement
September 25, 2024
The agency’s lawsuit is based on a policy it claims the Company maintained in 2019 that ramp transport drivers who were not “100 % healed after 90 days of light duty work were put on unpaid leave without any discussion of accommodations.
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Testing, Testing, 1,2,3 - Part 2: Executive Order 11246
September 24, 2024
I want to take just one or two tenths-of-an-hour of your time (1-12 minutes) to discuss an often-overlooked aspect of retention, promotion, and hiring decisionmaking: employee and applicant testing.
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Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Issues Important Decision on Paid Family and Medical Leave
September 20, 2024
Last week, the Massachusetts SJC issued its first decision interpreting language in the state Paid Family and Medical Leave law.
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India: September 2024 Employment Law Updates
September 18, 2024
Updates from Worklaw® Network India member King Stubb & Kasiva
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Testing, Testing, 1,2,3 - Part 1: Title VII
September 17, 2024
I want to take just one or two tenths-of-an-hour of your time (1-12 minutes) to discuss an often-overlooked aspect of retention, promotion, and hiring decisionmaking: employee and applicant testing.
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Maryland DOL Releases Updated FAQs on Paid Family and Medical Leave
September 16, 2024
Applicable to all employers with Maryland employees, the FAMLI law will provide most employees with 12 weeks of paid family and medical leave, with the possibility of an additional 12 weeks of paid parental leave.
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Maryland Department of Labor Issues Highly-Anticipated Guidance on New Wage Transparency and Paystub Notice Obligations
September 11, 2024
As most employers with Maryland employees (hopefully) know, starting October 1, 2024, they are subject to new wage range posting and paystub notice obligations.
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No Discrimination Against… Fox Hunters?
September 6, 2024
As an employment attorney, I am, of course, deeply interested in which personal characteristics are protected from discrimination under law, and it is fascinating to see which new characteristics are deemed to warrant such protections.
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FAQ on the EU Pay Transparency Directive and the UK’s gender pay gap reporting regime
September 4, 2024
On 6 June 2023, the European Pay Transparency Directive (EU) 2023/970 came into force, setting new minimum requirements for pay transparency across the EU.
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Massachusetts: DIA Updates Mandatory Workplace Poster and Notice Requirements
August 27, 2024
The Massachusetts Department of Industrial Accidents (“DIA”) recently updated its mandatory workplace poster and related employer notice requirements. Here is what you need to know.
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FTC Noncompete Ban Officially Blocked by Federal Court
August 21, 2024
On August 20th, in the legal challenge involving the Chamber, a judge from the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas issued a ruling that will effectively block the FTC’s noncompete rule.
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