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New Employment Laws in Maryland – Changes to Paid Family and Medical Leave Insurance, Wage Range Posting Requirements, New Discrimination Protections and More
April 10, 2024
The Maryland General Assembly’s 2024 session ended at midnight on Monday, April 8. A number of employment bills that were passed will have a significant impact on employers.
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New Minnesota Paid Leave Reporting in 2024
April 4, 2024
The state of Minnesota is starting a new Paid Leave program for employees.
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Wisconsin Legislature Increases PPD Rate, Clarifies Statute of Limitations, and Allows for Voluntary Advancement in PPD
April 4, 2024
On March 22, 2024, Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers signed into law 2023 Wisconsin Assembly Bill 1073.
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Are Reasonable Accommodations Required for an Employee’s Commute?
April 3, 2024
According to some courts, no.
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OSHA Opens Your Doors to Union Reps
April 1, 2024
On Friday, March 29, OSHA issued its final revisions to its “walkaround rule” to allow non-employees to participate in OSHA inspections.
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Chamber of Commerce v. NLRB and the Reimplementation of the 2020 Joint-Employer Rule
March 29, 2024
On March 8, 2024, in Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America v. National Labor Relations Board, U.S. District Judge J. Campbell Barker of the Eastern District of Texas struck down the National Labor Relations Board’s 2023 rule determining the standard for joint-employer status and the NLRB’s rescission of the 2020 joint-employer rule.
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You Know That Destroying Evidence Can Get You in Trouble, Right?
March 29, 2024
Our admonition against destroying (bad) evidence goes both ways – as shown in a recent case before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
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Three Ways 2023 Was A Banner Year For Unions
March 27, 2024
Now that the dust has settled on 2023, it’s crystal clear that it was a banner year for unions. Let’s take a closer look.
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So, Dartmouth Won’t Play Ball with the Union…
March 21, 2024
A Regional Director for the National Labor Relations Board issued a game-changing decision that players on Dartmouth’s men’s basketball team are “employees” within the meaning of the National Labor Relations Act.
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Cal-OSHA Releases Model Workplace Violence Prevention Plan
March 21, 2024
On September 30, 2023, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law Senate Bill 533, which requires many California employers to implement an effective Workplace Violence Prevention Plan by July 1, 2024.
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U.S. Department of Labor Set to Give a Pot of Gold to Millions of Exempt Workers
March 18, 2024
Last year, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) proposed a rule that would expand overtime protections to more than 3 million workers who are currently exempt from overtime.
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Eleventh Circuit Weighs in on Public Agency Volunteer Assessment
March 18, 2024
On March 12, 2024, the Eleventh Circuit affirmed a lower court’s determination that golf course attendants at the Osprey Point Golf Club, a golf course owned and operated by Palm Beach County, Florida, were public agency volunteers rather than employees.
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