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Is the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act a Paid Leave Statute? No, But it Sometimes Requires Paid Leave
December 12, 2024
How could such a seemingly straightforward question not have an equally straightforward answer?
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Testing, Testing, 1,2,3 - Part 3: The Americans with Disabilities Act
December 9, 2024
I wanted to take some time to discuss an often-overlooked aspect of retention, promotion, and hiring decisionmaking: employee and applicant testing.
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Common Mistakes to Avoid When Drafting Your Affirmative Action Plan
December 8, 2024
Creating an effective Affirmative Action Plan (“AAP”) is crucial for fostering diversity and inclusion within an organization.
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Ontario: Answers to FAQs about the Proposed Mandatory Minimum Fines for Repeat Offenders Under the OHSA
December 8, 2024

The Ontario government has announced a proposed amendment to the OHSA which would impose a mandatory minimum fine of $500,000 for corporate employers convicted of second or subsequent offences that result in the death or serious injury of one or more workers in a two-year period.
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Mass Deportation of Immigrants: What are Your Rights When ICE Arrives at Your Workplace?
November 26, 2024
President-elect Donald Trump has promised to resume and intensify deportation efforts when he returns to office. That announcement has sparked a wide-range of reactions from staunch support to vehement opposition.
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The NLRB Overturns Decades-Old Precedent by Banning Captive-Audience Meetings
November 24, 2024
The National Labor Relations Board made the inevitable official when it recently held that employee attendance at employer-mandated meetings where employers express their views on potential unionization – violate the National Labor Relations Act.
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Massachusetts: Department of Family and Medical Leave Issues Important PFML Updates
November 20, 2024
The Massachusetts Department of Family and Medical Leave (Department) has issued its annual report and other important updates that require employer action.  Here is what employers need to know.
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California Has Expanded Workplace Protections for Victims of Crimes
November 18, 2024
California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law Assembly Bill No. 2499, which shall take effect on January 1, 2025, and expands employee protections for taking time off work if an employee or their family member is a victim of certain crimes or violent acts.
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Texas Court Strikes Down DOL Overtime Rule
November 17, 2024
Late last week a federal district court in Texas struck down the Department of Labor rule that was set to increase the salary thresholds again for exempt white-collar executive, professional and administrative employees under the Fair Labor Standards Act.
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Minnesota: New Laws Taking Effect on January 1, 2025 and Employment Law Considerations following the 2024 Presidential Election
November 17, 2024
There are a number of laws going into effect on January 1, 2025, that will have wide-reaching ramifications for Minnesota employers. The following is a summary.
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NLRB GC to Seek Broad Remedies for Non-Compete and Stay-or-Pay Provisions – Part II
November 14, 2024
As we noted in Part I of this special two-part blog, NLRB General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo issued an important policy memorandum last month. Here, Part II addresses stay-or-pay provisions, the GC’s legal position that such provisions are presumptively unlawful, and the remedies she will seek for employees subject to stay-or-pay provisions.
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Overtime Salary Hike Struck Down
November 14, 2024
Justice doesn’t usually move fast, but it did this time.
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