Legal News

The year 2020 is already shaping up to be quite active on the employment law front, and a quarter of U.S. states have yet to convene their 2020 legislative sessions. In January, over 800 labor and employment-related bills, ordinances, and regulations...By: Littler

If January's minimum wage, tip, and overtime developments forecast what employers should expect throughout the remainder of the year, it could be a challenging 2020....By: Littler

Craig Leen’s performance as OFCCP’s director has generally received high marks from the federal contractor community.  Although the agency under Director Leen became much more aggressive with regard to some of its enforcement efforts, Leen’s focus on...By: Littler

The Illinois Department of Human Rights (IHDR) has answered the call for clarity and provided guidance on the sexual harassment prevention measures necessitated by Public Act 101-0221 (commonly referred to as the Workplace Transparency Act), which...By: Littler

A California federal court has granted a preliminary injunction blocking enforcement of Assembly Bill 51, an expansive anti-arbitration law enacted in October and set to take effect on January 1, 2020....By: Littler

The official website of the National Health Commission of China (NHC) announced that, as of 12:00 pm on January 30th, there are a total of 7,737 confirmed coronavirus cases reported in China and 128 related deaths....By: Littler

The D.C. Circuit recently rebuffed the National Labor Relations Board’s attempt to assert jurisdiction over adjunct faculty at Duquesne University, a religious college. Duquesne University v. NLRB, No. No. 18-1063 (D.C. Cir. Jan. 28, 2020)....By: Littler

The UK Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) and Public Health England (PHE), have published guidance about the Wuhan novel coronavirus to the public in the UK and to UK travellers.The Foreign and Commonwealth office is also regularly updating...By: Littler

The Dutch Balanced Labour Market Act (Wet arbeidsmarkt in balans (Wab)) brought about drastic changes to the rules regarding on-call workers as of January 1, 2020. These changes are intended to provide on-call workers with more income security and to...By: Littler

Ontario: Bill 124, for a Sustainable Public Sector for Future Generations, Enacted - New Legislation Enacted - On November 7, 2019, the Ontario government passed Bill 124, the Protecting a Sustainable Public Sector for Future Generations Act, 2019....By: Littler