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H-1B Season Begins with Positive Developments for Employers and Candidates
February 8, 2024
The fiscal year 2025 H-1B lottery registration process opens on March 6, 2024, and will remain open through March 22, 2024.
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India: February 2024 Employment Law Updates
February 7, 2024
Updates from Worklaw® Network India member King Stubb & Kasiva
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California Supreme Court Limits Trial Courts’ Authority to Dismiss PAGA Claims Based on Manageability
February 7, 2024
In January, the California Supreme Court delivered a crucial decision in Estrada v. Royalty Carpet Mills, Inc., eliminating a trial court’s inherent authority to strike a Private Attorneys General Act claim based on manageability grounds.
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Little-Known FMLA Facts, Part 2: Lesser-Known FMLA Traps
February 5, 2024
This is the second installment of a two-part series on little-known FMLA facts.
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CMS On Your Radar - Key employment law developments and expected trends across Europe and beyond for 2024
February 1, 2024
The international CMS employment group has the pleasure of sharing the latest edition of On Your Radar publication giving you access to the key employment law developments at your fingertips. Our easy to read guide provides our expert analysis and action points to deal with these developments in Europe and beyond.
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Little-Known FMLA Facts, Part 1: Under-Utilized FMLA Tools
February 1, 2024
This is the first installment of a two-part series on little-known FMLA facts. Today’s installment covers under-utilized FMLA tools.
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Not all Workplace Injuries Covered by Workers’ Compensation Insurance
January 30, 2024
Nationally, fatal workplace injuries increased from 2021 to 2022 by 5.7%.
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The Outlook for Non-Compete Agreements in 2024
January 29, 2024
Several states have updates.
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NLRB Restricting Provisions in Severance Agreements: McLaren Macomb
January 25, 2024
In the 2023 case of McLaren Macomb, a hospital found itself under scrutiny by the National Labor Relations Board for confidentiality and non-disparagement terms that many would consider standard in severance agreements.
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Employers, “When you assume, you make an ass out of u and me.” – Oscar Wilde (or not?*)
January 25, 2024
The EEOC had sued Walmart for sex discrimination, claiming that Walmart refused to promote a female employee based on sex stereotypes about women with small children.
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New DOL Rule to Take Effect Concerning Classification of Independent Contractors
January 23, 2024
On January 9, 2024, the U.S. Department of Labor published a final rule addressing how to determine whether a worker is properly classified as an independent contractor or employee under the Fair Labor Standards Act. The final rule goes into effect on March 11, 2024.
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What Do Your Supervisors Know About Unions?
January 22, 2024
Only 6% of the private sector workforce are union members. Yet, the public perception is that there is a tsunami of support for unions.
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