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January 31, 2022

Ontario, Canada Moves Back to Amended Step Three of its Roadmap to Reopen

With key public health indicators beginning to show signs of improvement and expected to continue, Ontario announced that commencing January 31, 2022, it would begin to take steps to cautiously and gradually ease public health measures.

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January 31, 2022

Puerto Rico Government Issues Three New Executive Orders in Relation to COVID-19

On January 28, 2022, Puerto Rico Governor Pedro Pierluisi issued three additional executive orders in connection to COVID-19.

Littler Report
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January 27, 2022

COVID-19 Vaccination: A Littler Global Guide on Legal & Practical Implications in the Workplace (January 2022 Update)

The Firm’s International Practice Group has once again updated its COVID-19 Vaccination: A Littler Global Guide on Legal & Practical Implications in the Workplace.

Insight
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January 27, 2022

The Netherlands: Inappropriate Workplace Conduct – Educate Your Boss

Preventing sexual intimidation is not just a moral obligation but also a legal one, as it must form part of the employer's occupational safety policy under the Working Conditions Act.

Insight
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January 27, 2022

Changes to Pre-employment Checks on Right to Work in the UK

The Home Office’s UK Visas & Immigration (UKVI) department this week confirmed upcoming changes to the way in which employers will be able to check a prospective employee’s right to work in the UK from April 6, 2022.

Insight
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January 27, 2022

UK: Automatically Unfair COVID Dismissals

As expected, in the UK there has been an increase in employees seeking to bring claims of automatic unfair dismissal where they have been dismissed for safety-related reasons stemming from COVID-19.

Insight
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January 26, 2022

Wage Transparency: How Can Multi-State Employers Manage the Compliance Minefield of Wage Disclosure Laws Nationwide?

Pay equity, or the desire to achieve it, has been a hot topic for employers in the United States in the past several years.

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January 26, 2022

Supreme Court Sends Case Involving ERISA Breach of Fiduciary Duty Pleading Standard Back to Seventh Circuit for Revised Analysis

On Monday, January 24, 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court issued an opinion in a case of critical interest to employers offering 401(k) or other defined-contribution retirement plans.

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January 26, 2022

Federal OSHA Withdraws its Vaccine-or-Test ETS: What’s Next?

On January 26, 2022, OSHA withdrew its COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing Emergency Temporary Standard, which required large employers to ensure that their employees either get vaccinated against COVID-19 or undergo regular COVID-19 testing.

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January 25, 2022

California Privacy Rights Act for Employers: The New “Notice at Collection” California Employers Must Distribute to the Workforce

On January 1, 2023, the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) will go into effect and California employers will be required to develop a compliance model to address the range of new privacy rights granted to their workforce members under the law.

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