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It Is Time to Check Your Onboarding Documents - Employer’s Confidentially Agreement Renders Its Arbitration Agreement Unenforceable
USA - May 27 2023 On April 19, 2023, the California Court of Appeal held that an employer’s arbitration agreement was unenforceable because of unconscionable terms…
ICE Announces July and August Deadlines for Employers: Preparing for the DHS Planned Sunset of the COVID Pandemic Remote I-9 Verification Accommodations
USA - May 25 2023 The Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”) announced on May 4, 2023 a planned end to the COVID-19 remote I-9 flexibility. The flexibility ends on…
New Jersey Significantly Expands Rights and Protections of Temporary Workers Through the Recently Enacted Temporary Workers’ Bill of Rights
USA - May 25 2023 On February 6, 2023, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed the Temporary Workers’ Bill of Rights, significantly expanding the rights and protections…
…But Words Will Never Harm Us? The NLRB Restores Precedent Protecting Abusive Workplace Speech by Employees While They Are Engaged in Protected Concerted and Union Activities
USA - May 12 2023 In a decision that had been anticipated, the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB” or “Board”) abandoned its short-lived burden-shifting test for…
NLRB General Counsel Issues Memo Updating Prosecutorial Priorities
USA - May 3 2023 On March 20, 2022, National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB” or the “Board”) General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo issued a memorandum to all Regional…
It’s Not Just the NLRB Watching You - NLRB Adds the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to Its Ever Growing List of Interagency Collaborations
USA - May 1 2023 On March 7, 2023, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) signed a Memorandum of Understanding…
On the Horizon: Broad Employment Protections for Marijuana Users in the District of Columbia
USA - April 24 2023 Last summer, the Washington D.C. Council unanimously passed a bill that prohibits employers from refusing to hire, terminating, suspending, failing…
NYC Issues Final Regulations for Automated Employment Decision Tools Law, Delays Enforcement to July 5, 2023
USA - April 12 2023 On April 6, 2023, the New York City Department of Consumer and Workforce Protection (“DCWP”) promulgated its final regulations (the “Final…
New York State Catches up to New York City, Expanding Accommodations for Nursing Mothers in the Workplace
USA - April 5 2023 Since 2017, New York State’s Nursing Mothers in the Workplace Act has required New York State employers to provide daily paid or unpaid break time to…
Fording Viking River, Another California Court of Appeal Holds That PAGA Plaintiffs Maintain Standing to Pursue “Representative” Claims Even if Compelled to Arbitrate “Individual” Claims
USA - April 5 2023 California’s Labor Code Private Attorneys General Act of 2004 (“PAGA”) allows employees to act as an “agent” of the State of California and recover…
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