New York City is deferring enforcement of its first-in-the-nation regulation of the use of AI-driven hiring tools (Local Law 144 of 2021), which was initially slated to go into effect on January 1, 2023.
A new rule clarifies how and when fiduciaries of retirement plans subject to ERISA can make investment decisions that promote environmental, social, or governance (ESG) goals or otherwise reflect ESG considerations.
On December 8, 2022, Ontario proclaimed in force amendments to the Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA) made in Bill 88, Working for Workers Act, 2022.
On November 25, 2022, Canada announced that, commencing on December 18, 2022, Employment Insurance (EI) sickness benefits will be extended permanently from 15 weeks to 26 weeks.
Recent laws enable eligible parolees and their qualifying family members from Afghanistan and Ukraine to be employment authorized incident to their “parole” status effective November 21, 2022.
On Dec. 1, 2022, the National Minimum Wage Commission agreed to increase Mexico’s general minimum wage to $207.44 Mexican pesos per day, and to $312.41 Mexican pesos per day in the Free Economic Zone of the Northern Border, effective Jan. 1, 2023.
El 01 de diciembre de 2022, la Comisión Nacional de Salarios Mínimos (CONASAMI), acordó aumentar el salario mínimo general a $207.44 pesos diarios y $312.41 pesos por día en la Zona Libre de la Frontera Norte, a partir del 1 de enero de 2023.
On November 30, 2022, the U.S. Treasury Department published in the Federal Register its guidance on the Inflation Reduction Act’s (IRA) new prevailing wage and apprenticeship requirements.
The UK Home Office has published figures showing a large increase in work visas in the past year: 248,919 in the year ending September 2022 (up 82% from the pre-pandemic year ending December 2019).
