Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont signed into law a bill that will enhance pay transparency, strengthen lactation break protections and impose a number of other new requirements on employers.
In a move with potentially significant implications for employers' approaches to drug testing, reasonable accommodation under the ADA and other workplace policies, the Department of Justice recently issued an order that reclassifies certain medical marijuana products as Schedule III controlled substances.
The US Department of Labor (DOL) will propose a new rule intended to establish a "clear, consistent understanding" of when employers are jointly responsible for complying with the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and the Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act (MSPA).
An NLRB General Counsel memo signals a clear shift in how the agency will evaluate employer workplace rules, shifting to a more employer-friendly standard.
New requirements involving pay data reporting, pay transparency, workplace notices, paid family leave, civil penalties for wage theft and more are coming soon to California.
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