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If a Tree Falls in a Forest: Texas Engages in a Thought Experiment by Banning COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates for Employees and Contractors

USA - November 29 2023 Effective February 6, 2024, all private employers in Texas will be prohibited from imposing or enforcing COVID-19 vaccine mandates as a condition of…

New York Wipes Out Common Employer Protections in Release Agreements Involving Claims of Discrimination, Harassment and Retaliation

USA - November 28 2023 Heads up, New York employers. New York recently expanded its #MeToo statute to bar some of the most common terms for which employers bargain in…

NLRB Announces Most Expansive Definition of Joint Employment Yet, With Potential Significant Implications for Franchisors, Staffing Agencies and More

USA - November 2 2023 On October 25, 2023 the National Labor Relations Board issued a final joint employer rule (accompanied by a Fact Sheet) making it easier for multiple…

Boo! The EEOC Has Officially Started Collecting 2022 EEO-1 Component 1 Data

USA - October 31 2023 By way of reminder, all private employers that have at least 100 employees are required to file the EEO-1 form annually, detailing the racial, ethnic…

Best Practices for Employers Amidst Signs of a Labor Union Resurgence in Canada

USA - October 27 2023 In the United States, there have been many union-friendly changes at the NLRB and a number of high profile strikes making headlines in 2023…

California Becomes First State to Require Venture Capital Companies to Report Diversity Data From Portfolio Company Founders

USA - October 23 2023 In first-of-its-kind legislation, under SB 54, California will require venture capital companies to collect and report diversity data from portfolio…

The Case for Not Mentioning Equity Awards in Offer Letters

USA - October 15 2023 In many cases, when a candidate is recruited, they offered a new hire grant of equity awards and (possibly) subsequent “refresh” grants. Depending on…

5 Ways the Proposed Pregnant Workers Fairness Act Regs Might Catch US Employers By Surprise

USA - September 28 2023 The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission recently published proposed regulations to implement the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (which became…

Automated Decision-Making and AI: California Expands FEHA Liability to Include Third-Party Business Agents of Employers

USA - September 20 2023 In Raines v. U.S. Healthworks Medical Group, the California Supreme Court expanded the definition of an “employer” under the state’s discrimination…

New York’s Pay Transparency Law Now in Full Effect

USA - September 18 2023 Effective September 17, employers with four or more employees in New York state must include a compensation range in all advertisements for new jobs…