Worker's Compensation
Workplace emoji DON’Ts: Employment & Labor Insider
The Daily Mail came out this week with a list of workplace emoji that Generation Z says are either offensive...
Australia: Privacy Act reform: What employers need to know
The recent spate of cyber attacks and data breaches in Australia has renewed focus on the Australian Government’s ongoing review...
DHS Announces That Employers Should Continue to Use the Current I-9 Form After the Oct 31, 2022, Expiration
The Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”) announced on October 11 that employers should continue to use the current I-9 form...
DOL Issues Notice of Proposed Independent Contractor Rule (US)
On October 11, 2022, the Wage and Hour Division of the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued a Notice of...
NLRB Revisits Union Dues Checkoff Rule
The constant fluctuations in precedent at the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB” or the “Board”) continue as the Board overrules...
AUSTRALIA: Victorian Fair Jobs Code: New rules for businesses tendering for Victorian Government contracts
What is the Code? The Victorian Fair Jobs Code is being introduced by the Victorian Government to ensure that suppliers...
California Expands Employees’ Right to Off-Duty Cannabis Use
Beginning January 1, 2024, and following the passage of Assembly Bill 2188, the California Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA)...
Is Biden about to make marijuana legal?: Employment & Labor Insider
Yesterday, President Biden announced that he was pardoning everyone who was criminally convicted of simple possession of marijuana under federal...
Judge shuts down LGBT guidance: Employment & Labor Insider
In June 2021, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (or, to be more precise, EEOC Chair Charlotte Burrows, a Democrat*) issued...
Gov. Newsom Extends California COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave Through December 31, 2022 – and Other COVID-19 Updates (US)
California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law several more employment-related bills impacting an employer’s obligations relating to COVID-19. Of particular...