On September 20, 2016, the U.S. Department of Labor published a notice of the minimum wage rate to be paid, beginning January 1, 2017, to workers performing on or in connection with federal contracts covered by Executive Order 13658.
In two recent cases, a divided National Labor Relations Board concluded that charter schools in Pennsylvania and New York are not political subdivisions within the meaning of Section 2(2) of the National Labor Relations Act.
The National Labor Relations Board recently confronted the question of “whether an employer can require an employee to keep confidential the terms of a settlement agreement in exchange for reinstatement.”
On September 15, 2016, the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) released new policy guidelines for its review of private settlement agreements presented to the agency for approval in whistleblowing actions.
On September 14, 2016, Morristown, New Jersey became New Jersey’s 13th municipality to require private employers to provide paid sick time to employees.
Denying a motion for reconsideration, the National Labor Relations Board recently affirmed its decision in American Baptist Homes of the West d/b/a Piedmont Gardens, addressing the relevance of an employer’s motive in hiring permanent replacement workers
Brazil, Chile and Morocco recently joined the Apostille Convention, simplifying the legalization of documents for expatriates from the member countries who intend to work (or currently are working) in those three countries.
Brasil, Chile y Marruecos recientemente se unieron al “Convenio de La Haya del 5 de octubre de 1961 Suprimiendo la Exigencia de la Legalización de los Documentos Públicos Extranjeros” (la “Convención de la Haya sobre la Apostilla”)
Earlier this year, OSHA published its long-awaited final rule setting new workplace permissible exposure limits (PELs) for respirable crystalline silica.
