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Want a certificate for all your hard work on GDPR? Later this year, “certification” will come into effect as a way for both data controllers and processors subject to UK data protection laws to demonstrate compliance with the European Union's...By: Littler

On July 5, 2019, Toledo, Ohio Mayor Wade Kapszukiewicz signed the Pay Equity Act to Prohibit the Inquiry and Use of Salary History in Hiring Practices....By: Littler

El 31 de julio de 2019, se publicó en el Diario Oficial de la Federación el Protocolo para la Legitimación de Contratos Colectivos de Trabajo existentes. Este protocolo requiere que los Contrato Colectivos de Trabajo depositados antes las Juntas de...By: Littler

On July 31, 2019, the Mexican Ministry of Labor (“STPS,” by its acronym in Spanish) issued the Protocol for the Legitimization of existing Collective Bargaining Agreements (Protocol), which was published in the Official Gazette of the Federation....By: Littler

The pay gap – or paying women and other historically marginalized groups less for the same or substantially similar work – has increasingly been in the media spotlight. Politicians have also taken note. While there have been pay discrimination laws...By: Littler

Minnesota’s wage theft law, which largely went into effect on July 1, 2019, created new documentation and recordkeeping requirements for employers, including a required written notice that must be distributed to employees and additional earnings...By: Littler

Effective August 2, 2019, Colorado employers using tip pools must comply with new customer notice requirements.  Under H.B. 1254, which passed both houses of the legislature in the 2019 session and was signed by Governor Polis on May 13, tips are the...By: Littler

Although most state legislatures have adjourned for 2019 or are in recess, those still in active session finalized several new employment laws in July. California advanced a bill that would codify a judicially established test for classifying workers...By: Littler

On July 31, 2019, Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker signed House Bill 834 into law, strengthening and amending the Illinois Equal Pay Act of 2003 (“IEPA”). Key changes to the IEPA take effect on September 29, 2019 and include the broadening of the...By: Littler

While most parts of the country were heating up in July, developments concerning the minimum wage, tips, and overtime were cooling off.  Many state legislatures have adjourned or are in recess, leaving it mainly to federal and local officials to keep...By: Littler