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November 21, 2024

OFCCP Identifies 2,000 Compliance Evaluations for Supply & Service Contractors and Subcontractors

On November 20, 2024, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) published a new Corporate Scheduling Announcement List (CSAL) for Supply and Service Contractors designated as “Fiscal Year 2025 Release 1.”

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November 21, 2024

Ontario, Canada Human Rights Tribunal Distinguishes Between Discrete Acts of Discrimination and “Continuing Effect” of Previous Act

A new decision provides guidance on when an administrative body’s statutorily permitted review of its past decision will be considered the “continuing effect” of a previous act of discrimination rather than a new and discrete act of discrimination.

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November 20, 2024

NLRB Jettisons 76-Year-Old Precedent Covering Workplace Meetings

The NLRB overturned decades-old precedent by finding that mandatory meetings about unionization are unlawful.

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November 20, 2024

The NLRB Decision on Mandatory Employer Meetings Has Other, Less Obvious Implications for Employers

The recent NLRB decision finding that mandatory employer meetings involving unionization discussions are unlawful includes other points that will affect employers.

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November 19, 2024

The Netherlands: Linking an Overtime Allowance to the Full-Time Norm Constitutes Prohibited Discrimination Between Full-Time and Part-Time Employees

Dutch law prohibits employers from paying full-time employees differently—i.e., more favorably—than part-time employees, unless the difference in pay can be objectively justified. This is not readily the case, however.

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November 19, 2024

Georgia As a Model Employer for Individuals with Disabilities

Georgia Senate Bill 384, signed into law this year, establishes the State of Georgia as a Model Employer (the “GAME”) Program.

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November 15, 2024

Federal Court Strikes Down Rule Raising Salary Threshold for White Collar Overtime Exemptions

On November 15, 2024, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas vacated and set aside the DOL’s final regulation increasing the salary threshold for the “white collar” overtime exemption under the FLSA on a nationwide basis.

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November 15, 2024

Ontario, Canada Court Upholds Provision Limiting Employee’s Termination Rights to Minimums Under Employment Standards Legislation

In Bertsch v. Datastealth Inc., 2024 ONSC 5593, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice dismissed an employee’s claim for common law reasonable notice of termination on a Rule 21 motion.

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November 14, 2024

New York State Clean Slate Act Takes Effect this Saturday, November 16, 2024

The New York State Clean Slate Act, designed to relieve the barriers to employment for persons with criminal convictions, takes effect Saturday, November 16, 2024.

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November 14, 2024

New Administration Likely to Result in Increased I-9 Audits and Raids

The new administration is likely to have a profound impact on immigration law and enforcement come January 20.

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