New York will soon require employers to provide employees notice of unemployment benefits, prohibit employers from demanding social media or email logins, and increase the weekly salary threshold for exemptions from wage payment laws.
The NLRB put the brakes on the use of nondisparagement and confidentiality clauses in separation agreements if they require employees to waive their rights under the National Labor Relations Act.
This ruling is significant because lower courts have been divided over this issue. The 5th Circuit found the WARN Act's natural disaster exception did not apply to the COVID pandemic.
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News: Guidance for HR on understanding and complying with federal and state law regarding legal and fair employee terminations.