US Jurisdictions
The New York City Commission on Human Rights has brought complaints against at least 32 employers since October 2023 for failing to comply with the city's pay transparency law.
The EEOC has published new guidance on anti-Arab, anti-Middle Eastern, anti-Muslim, and antisemitic discrimination in response to the Israel-Hamas conflict.
California employers may continue to require employees to enter an arbitration agreement as a condition of employment now that the law that sought to ban the practice has been permanently enjoined.
Employers in the District of Columbia will soon be required to include pay information in job postings unless Congress votes to disapprove the pay transparency bill within the 30-day congressional review period.
Employers in Cook County, Illinois, must soon provide paid leave to all employees who work in the county and allow the leave to be used for any reason an employee chooses.
Chicago workers will soon have access to additional guaranteed paid leave as a result of a city ordinance that takes effect December 31, 2023.
Employers in New York City will soon be required to post a Workers' Bill of Rights notice in their workplaces.
Companies that hire freelancers in New York soon will be required to enter into written contracts and provide timely payments under a new law taking effect May 20, 2024.
New York joins a growing list of states that have passed laws intended to help persons with a criminal history improve their chances of employment by automatically sealing conviction records.
Employers that are confronted with a union demand for recognition should expect a process weighted much more in favor of unions, according to new guidance issued by the NLRB General Counsel clarifying questions about the Cemex standard.
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