On December 14, 2023, California’s Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board approved an emergency temporary standard (ETS) intended to enhance protection of workers from the hazards of respirable crystalline silica.
New Department of State pilot program is designed to allow certain Indian and Canadian nationals to renew their H-1B nonimmigrant visas in the United States.
The U.S. Department of Justice, Federal Trade Commission, and now state attorneys general, have set their sights on staffing companies in their evolving efforts to examine labor markets through an antitrust lens.
In 2023, Canada saw significant statutory and case law developments in labour and employment law. This Insight provides an overview of notable 2023 developments.
Colorado employers face additional requirements as of January 1, 2024 to comply with the amendments to Colorado’s Equal Pay for Equal Work Act (EPEWA), which originally took effect in 2021.
2023 was an active year in the world of unfair competition and trade secrets law, with employers’ use of restrictive covenant agreements coming under assault at the FTC and NLRB, as well as in multiple state legislatures.
On December 14, 2023, the Cook County Board of Commissioners passed the Cook County Paid Leave Ordinance, which converts the pre-existing Cook County Earned Sick Leave Ordinance into an ordinance requiring general paid leave.
Alberta court finds an employee placed on unpaid leave for failing to comply with the employer’s reasonable, mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policy was not constructively dismissed.
There have been more developments in the trade union world since our last trade union round-up just a few months ago, none of which are likely to be particularly welcome by trade unions.
