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June 12, 2023

How Oregon Employers Can Prepare for Wildfire Season

Employers can also prepare for Oregon’s fast-approaching wildfire season by developing strategies to address many employment and workplace safety laws that will come into play this season.

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June 12, 2023

Colorado Enacts Legislation Restricting Employers from Requesting Age-Related Information from Job Applicants

On June 2, 2023, Colorado Governor Jared Polis signed into law Senate Bill 23-058, the Job Application Fairness Act (JAFA), prohibiting employers from inquiring about a job applicant’s age during the hiring process.

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June 8, 2023

Colorado's POWR Act Significantly Expands Workplace Harassment Laws, Limits Nondisclosure Provisions, and Makes Numerous Other Changes to Employment Law

On June 6, 2023, Governor Polis signed into law the Protecting Opportunities and Workers’ Rights (POWR) Act, which imposes far-reaching changes to the Colorado Anti-Discrimination Act (CADA) and Colorado employment law generally.

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June 8, 2023

New Growth of State and Local Paid Leave Developments in the Evergreen State

Spring has sprung in the State of Washington, and there are several new paid leave developments taking root.

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June 7, 2023

Nevada Ends Public Accommodations COVID-19 Paid Leave

The requirement for covered public accommodations facilities in Nevada’s Clark and Washoe Counties to provide paid time off for employees experiencing COVID-19 symptoms or who have been exposed to COVID-19 expired May 17, 2023.

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June 7, 2023

New York Seeks to Limit the Scope of Permissible Invention Assignment Agreements

The New York State Legislature passed Senate Bill 5640 / Assembly Bill 6829 on June 6, 2023, which, if the governor signs, would amend the Labor Law and add a new section 203-f, regulating the use and enforceability of invention assignment agreements.

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June 7, 2023

Supreme Court: False Claims Act Liability Depends on Defendant’s Subjective Belief

Employers that regularly submit claims to the government for payment should ensure that they are not violating the statute by failure to fully understand the factual and legal basis for the claims submitted.

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June 7, 2023

Colorado Amends Equal Pay Transparency Posting Requirements, Extends Recovery for Wage Discrimination Claims to Six Years

On June 5, 2023, Governor Polis Signed SB 23-105 into law, which will significantly change employers’ job posting and promotional notice obligations in Colorado.

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June 7, 2023

Ontario, Canada Arbitrator Upholds Reasonableness of Hospital Vaccination Policy Providing for Employment Termination of Non-Compliant Employees

An arbitrator recently issued the first award in Ontario to address and uphold the reasonableness of a hospital vaccination policy that provides for the termination of employment for non-compliance.

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June 7, 2023

Supreme Court Holds Employers Can Sue for Strike Damages

On June 1, 2023, the United States Supreme Court ruled for the employer in a case with significant implications for the right of unions to strike and the right of employers to respond to strikes with court actions for damages.

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