On August 12, 2019, Governor Andrew Cuomo signed new legislation (Senate Bill S6577, A8421) making it significantly easier for employees to file sexual harassment lawsuits in New York....By: Cohen Seglias Pallas Greenhall & Furman PC
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In Germany, fixed-term employment is strictly regulated: As a rule, fixed-term requires objective grounds that justify the limited term....By: Orrick - Global Employment Law Group
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WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced the newest edition of the federal sector Digest of Equal Employment Opportunity Law (EEO Digest)......By: U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
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At the height of the #MeToo movement, California lawmakers enacted a requirement that all employers with five or more employees would need to provide sexual harassment prevention training to all employees by January 1, 2020. However, in response to...By: Fisher Phillips
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In a case of first impression, a divided panel of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or Board) ruled that the stand-alone misclassification of a worker as an independent contractor instead of an employee does not violate the National Labor...By: Arent Fox
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This arbitration decision may result in a "whack." For more than 30 years, the California Supreme Court has been playing a game of arbitration "Whack-A-Mole" with the U.S. Supreme Court....By: Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP
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USCIS released a message that employers for now should continue to use the current Form I-9 for employment eligibility verification......By: Snell & Wilmer
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On this episode of Williams Mullen's Benefits Companion, Brydon DeWitt is joined once again by special guest Beryl Ball, a senior vice president and financial advisor at CAPTRUST. Brydon and Beryl discuss the importance of investment policy...By: Williams Mullen
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On August 30, 2019, Governor Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill (SB) 778, which amends Section 12950.1 of the California Government Code. SB 778 extends California employers’ obligation from January 1, 2020 to January 1, 2021, to comply with sexual...By: Jackson Lewis P.C.
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Just before the Labor Day holiday, the Mine Safety and Health Administration published a long-expected silica request for information (RFI) on possible further regulatory action to address silica (most often found as quartz) in workplaces. From past...By: Husch Blackwell LLP
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