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October 11, 2022

Department of Labor Proposes New Rule for Independent Contractor Status

On October 11, 2022, the U.S. Department of Labor released a proposed rule to update the test for determining whether a worker is an employee under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) or an independent contractor.

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October 11, 2022

Recent Human Rights Due Diligence Law Developments in the European Union, Switzerland, and Japan

National and supranational legislatures continue to develop laws requiring employers to conduct due diligence of their operations and those of their business partners in order to address human rights risks such as forced labor and child labor.

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October 10, 2022

California Creates Bereavement Leave Requirement

On September 29, 2022, Governor Newsom signed AB 1949, which creates protected bereavement leave under the California Government Code.

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October 7, 2022

British Columbia Court Finds Employer May Place Employee on Unpaid Leave for Failing to Comply with its Mandatory COVID-19 Vaccination Policy

The British Columbia Supreme Court in Parmar v. Tribe Management Inc. rendered the first civil court decision examining whether an employer can do so in a non-unionized workplace.

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October 7, 2022

Bouncing Back (and Forth): Statewide Reopening and Mitigation Steps

As the pandemic unfolds, officials are reevaluating their health and safety protocols and adjusting workplace guidance. This post provides links to key reopening orders and/or mitigation measures issued in recent weeks, at the statewide level.

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October 6, 2022

Governor’s Veto Will Likely Result in Continued Delayed or Non-Performable Background Checks in California

A May 2021 court decision in California caused significant background check delays in some California county courts and left background check companies unable to report some criminal record search results at all. A bill to remedy this delay was vetoed.

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October 6, 2022

New California Law Modifies and Extends California Labor Code COVID-19 Exposure Notification Requirements

AB 2693, enacted on Sept. 29, 2022, made changes to COVID-19 notification requirements by amending California Labor Code section 6409.6 (Duties of employer when notified of potential exposure to COVID-19) and extending its provisions until Jan. 1, 2024.

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October 5, 2022

Show Me the Money: California Enacts New Pay Disclosure Requirements

This sweeping new law imposes two significant requirements on covered employers: job-posting requirements and pay data disclosures.

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October 5, 2022

No Rest for California Employers in 2022! Here are the Latest Employment Laws in the Golden State

California state and local governmental bodies—our state legislature, and counties and cities—were active again this year in their efforts to regulate the workplace.

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October 4, 2022

NLRB Holds Dues Continue Beyond Contract’s Expiration

The NLRB held on October 3 that the employer’s obligation to deduct union dues from an employee’s wages and remit to the union under a collective bargaining agreement, must continue after the expiration of that collective bargaining agreement.

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