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Cal-OSHA Releases Model Workplace Violence Prevention Plan
March 21, 2024
On September 30, 2023, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law Senate Bill 533, which requires many California employers to implement an effective Workplace Violence Prevention Plan by July 1, 2024.
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U.S. Department of Labor Set to Give a Pot of Gold to Millions of Exempt Workers
March 18, 2024
Last year, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) proposed a rule that would expand overtime protections to more than 3 million workers who are currently exempt from overtime.
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Eleventh Circuit Weighs in on Public Agency Volunteer Assessment
March 18, 2024
On March 12, 2024, the Eleventh Circuit affirmed a lower court’s determination that golf course attendants at the Osprey Point Golf Club, a golf course owned and operated by Palm Beach County, Florida, were public agency volunteers rather than employees.
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India: March 2024 Employment Law Updates
March 12, 2024
Updates from Worklaw® Network India member King Stubb & Kasiva
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Federal Court Tosses NLRB’s Expanded Joint Employer Rule
March 11, 2024
A federal district court judge in Texas vacated (or blocked) the National Labor Relations Board’s 2023 Final Rule that sought to rescind and replace the Trump Administration’s 2020 Rule establishing the current test for determining whether two entities are joint employers.
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Preparing for Possible Changes to the White-Collar Exemption Salary Threshold
March 8, 2024
The Department of Labor proposed a significant increase to the salary threshold of the white-collar exemption of the Fair Labor Standards Act.
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Wiping the (Diverse Candidate) Slate Clean?
March 8, 2024
In the aftermath of the Supreme Court’s decision rejecting affirmative action in college admissions, there have been well-publicized attacks on corporate diversity initiatives.
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In Just Six Months, an Unprecedented Increase in Employer Petitions for Union Representation (But We Knew That Was Coming)
March 7, 2024
As anticipated, the number of employer requests for union elections has exploded since the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) adopted a new framework for representation last summer.
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DOL Issues New Independent Contractor Rule
March 7, 2024
The rule takes effect March 11, 2024.
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Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination (MCAD) Publishes Proposed New Guidelines on Harassment in the Workplace
March 6, 2024
Believe it or not, the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination has never issued any formal guidance about harassment in the workplace other than sexual harassment. All of that is about to change.
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Union Membership Continues to Increase
February 29, 2024
Unions gained 191,000 new members during 2023, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, continuing its upward trend.
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Could Headphones Have Averted a Work-From-Home Tragedy?
February 29, 2024
Recently I was updating an employee handbook and beefed up the work from home policy. I did not think to add, “make sure your spouse is not listening in on your calls with clients about upcoming corporate mergers and acquisitions.”
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