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Visually Impaired Sue New York Wineries over Website Accessibility
November 27, 2018
More than a dozen wineries have been sued in federal court over allegations that their websites are not accessible to the visually impaired in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act.
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Ontario is Open for Business - Bill 47 Receives Royal Assent
November 25, 2018
Bill 47, the Making Ontario Open for Business Act, 2018, received Royal Assent on November 21, 2018.
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New York City to Require Lactation Rooms and Policies
November 25, 2018
On November 17, 2018, The New York City Human Rights Law was amended to require most New York City employers to develop written “lactation room accommodation” policies and to accommodate employees who need to express breast milk by providing lactation rooms and refrigerators for breast milk storage, absent an undue hardship.
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Unions, Proponents of Worker’s Rights? Guess Again
November 20, 2018
What happens when the unions themselves are accused of treating their own employees poorly?
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Missouri’s Proposition B – More than Just a Minimum Wage Hike
November 18, 2018
When Missouri voters went to the polls on November 6, they considered and passed (by a fairly wide margin) Proposition B, a proposed increase to the state’s minimum wage.
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Massachusetts - Is Your Workplace Ready for Retail Marijuana?
November 18, 2018
The Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission recently announced that two retail marijuana shops have been approved for retail sales and can open as soon as Tuesday, November 20.
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Wage and Hour Update
November 15, 2018
November has been a busy month in the wage and hour arena.
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Employers Beware: What You Say Can and Will Be Used Against You!
November 15, 2018
Any HR professional who has dealt with the Family and Medical Leave Act knows that determining when and how the statute applies can be very tricky.
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Nevada Supreme Court Resolves Union Election Standard For Public Employees
November 8, 2018
In a case that has been closely followed by Nevada’s public-sector employers, the Nevada Supreme Court resolved on November 8th the standard for determining  whether a labor union has won an election seeking to represent public employees.
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U.S. Supreme Court Rules that ADEA Applies to All Public Employers
November 8, 2018
On November 6, 2018, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a decision in Mount Lemmon Fire District v. Guido, ruling that the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) applies to all public employers, including those with fewer than 20 employees.
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High Times in the Mitten State
November 8, 2018
On November 6, Michigan voters approved Proposal 1, a ballot initiative providing for the legalization of recreational marijuana.
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Remote Workers and the I-9 Process
November 7, 2018
The number of employees working virtually from just about anywhere is expected to continue to increase.
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