In a recently published appellate division decision, Kennedy v. Weichert Co., a New Jersey court addressed the issue of classification of commissioned real estate salespeople as independent contractors.
DHS has announced a centralized process whereby undocumented workers who are victims of, or witnesses to, violations of labor rights can access a streamlined and expedited deferred action request process.
New Jersey has enacted Assembly Bill No. A1474/S511, commonly known as the “Temporary Workers’ Bill of Rights,” which establishes numerous labor and employment protections for large portions of New Jersey’s more than one 125,000 temporary workers.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit recently ruled that Wisconsin wage and hours laws concerning the compensability of meal periods empower employers to require that such breaks be unpaid.
On January 26, 2023, a three-judge panel of the Michigan Court of Appeals issued a ruling regarding Michigan’s minimum wage, tip, and paid sick and safe time laws.
San Francisco has enacted the Military Leave Pay Protection Act, which will require employers with 100 or more employees to supplement the pay of covered employees during a qualifying military leave for up to 30 days in a calendar year.
The purpose of the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill is to end the special status of Retained EU Law in the UK (those laws kept in place at the time of Brexit) and to enable it to be amended, repealed or replaced more quickly and easily.
On January 20, 2023, Australia’s Fair Work Commission issued an important decision that makes significant amendments to the Professional Employees Award 2020.
On January 9, 2023, Mexico’s National Institute of Statistics and Geography published the new values for the Updated Metric Unit (Unidad de Medida y Actualización, or UMA by its acronym in Spanish) that will take effect on February 1, 2023.
