On December 12, 2023, California’s Labor Commissioner revised its FAQs to address changes that will occur on January 1, 2024, to the Healthy Workplaces Healthy Families Act (HWHFA), the statewide paid sick and safe leave law.
On December 14, 2023, the Cook County Board of Commissioners passed the Cook County Paid Leave Ordinance, which converts the pre-existing Cook County Earned Sick Leave Ordinance into an ordinance requiring general paid leave.
The British Columbia Court of Appeal has upheld the dismissal of an employee’s wrongful dismissal claim and the finding that his surreptitious recording of conversations with his colleagues justified the termination of his employment for just cause.
Alberta court finds an employee placed on unpaid leave for failing to comply with the employer’s reasonable, mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policy was not constructively dismissed.
There have been more developments in the trade union world since our last trade union round-up just a few months ago, none of which are likely to be particularly welcome by trade unions.
On November 30, 2023, Canada’s federal government introduced Bill C-59, Fall Economic Statement Implementation Act, 2023, which would implement proposals in the 2023 Fall Economic Statement.
On December 13, 2023, the Chicago City Council voted to delay the paid leave changes in the new Chicago Paid Leave and Paid Sick and Safe Leave Ordinance from January 1, 2024 to July 1, 2024.
SCOTUS heard arguments in a potentially pivotal case concerning whether Title VII requires plaintiffs to establish a “materially adverse” employment action, “objective tangible harm,” or an “ultimate employment decision” to state a viable claim.
On December 8, 2023, NLRB General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo issued a Guidance Memorandum describing the practical impact of the 2023 final rule amending federal regulations that govern representation election procedures.
The Ontario Superior Court of Justice (Divisional Court) has quashed an arbitrator’s decision allowing two grievances that claimed collective agreements had been violated because they did not recognize September 19, 2022 as a paid holiday.
