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March 5, 2024

Ontario, Canada Court Decides Wrongfully Dismissed Employee’s Rejection of Offer of Comparable Employment Amounts to Failure to Mitigate

The Ontario Superior Court of Justice denied common law reasonable notice to an employee who was wrongfully dismissed from her employment on the basis that she failed to mitigate her damages when she rejected an offer of comparable employment.

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March 4, 2024

Arbitrator Considers Interaction Between Canada Labour Code Paid Medical Leave Days and Other Employer-Paid Benefits

An arbitrator dismissed a union’s policy grievance on the grounds that the employer could count approved sick days paid at 100% of weekly earnings under its short-term disability benefits plan as paid medical leave days under the CLC.

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March 4, 2024

California Supreme Court Strengthens Enforcement of Jury Trial Waivers

On February 26, 2024, the California Supreme Court issued its opinion in Tricoast Builders, Inc. v. Fonnegra, No. S273368 (Cal. Feb. 26, 2024).

Dear Littler
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March 4, 2024

Dear Littler: What employment law concerns should my organization be considering in response to adverse weather events?

Planning and preparation before natural events occur allows employers to best support their workforces and the stability of their businesses when unfortunate natural events happen.

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March 4, 2024

Immigration Challenges for Employers in the UK

Few people acknowledge the implications of the UK Government’s measures to reduce legal migration to the UK on employers.

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March 4, 2024

Back to the Future? UK Government Consults on the Potential Reintroduction of Tribunal Fees

At the end of January 2024, the UK Government set out a surprise proposal to introduce a £55 fee for individuals to bring proceedings in the Employment Tribunals (ET) and Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT).

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March 1, 2024

That’s A Wrap! CDC Reduces Recommended COVID-19 Isolation Period

On March 1, 2024, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced that it is updating its COVID-19 guidance and is no longer recommending that individuals who test positive for COVID-19 isolate for five days.

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March 1, 2024

Rules for UK Visit Visas and Permitted Paid Activities Have Changed – Here's How

Certain changes to the UK’s business Visitor rules took effect on January 31, 2024.

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March 1, 2024

UK: Changes to Paternity Leave from March 2024

The UK Government has laid draft sets of Regulations before Parliament which are due to come into force on March 8, 2024, and will make changes to the current statutory paternity leave scheme.

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February 29, 2024

Developing a Global Data Protection Framework for Artificial Intelligence in the Workplace

As employment-related artificial intelligence (“AI”) tools proliferate, multinational employers feel increasing pressure to deploy AI across their global offices.

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