In the November 5, 2024 election, a majority of Alaskans appear to have voted in favor of Alaska Ballot Measure No. 1 to create a new statewide paid sick leave law that would become operative on July 1, 2025.
On November 8, 2024, Manitoba’s Bill 37, The Budget Implementation and Tax Statutes Amendment Act, 2024 and Bill 9, The Employment Standards Code Amendment Act, received Royal Assent and came into force.
In its most recent step to combat cybersecurity risks to employee benefit plans, the U.S. Department of Labor clarified on September 6, 2024, that its guidance on cybersecurity applies to health and welfare plans as well as retirement plans.
DOL Opinion Letter FLSA2024-01 provides additional clarity about whether daily expense reimbursement payments can be excluded from an employee’s regular rate when calculating overtime pay under the FLSA.
Nebraskans appear to have overwhelmingly voted in favor of Initiative Measure 436 to create a new statewide paid sick time law that would become operative on October 1, 2025.
The Court of Appeal for Ontario found that settlement documents signed after an employee separated from employment prevented him from suing for the value of vested stock options.
Missourians appear to have voted in favor of Proposition A to create a new statewide paid sick and safe time law that would become operative on May 1, 2025, along with increases to the state minimum wage.
The 2024 presidential election was like no other in modern history, and it is clear that across a range of measures the American electorate remains dramatically polarized.
