On July 23, 2024, Pennsylvania enacted the Fair Contracting for Health Care Practitioners Act, which bans certain noncompete covenants, including patient nonsolicitation provisions, between an employer and health care practitioner.
On July 24, 2024, California’s Department of Industrial Relations announced that the Indoor Heat Illness Prevention regulation, which the Cal/OSHA Standards Board unanimously approved on June 20, 2024, would take effect immediately.
The last time France hosted the Olympic Games was in 1924, and the most important change that has led to a victory for employees since then has been the inclusion of the right to strike in the French Constitution.
After years of litigation, the California Supreme Court upheld Proposition 22, a voter-approved law allowing app-based drivers to work as independent contractors.
The 2024 Summer Olympic Games begin July 26. To celebrate this international event, Littler offices around the globe will share key changes in labor and employment laws that have transpired since the last time their countries hosted the Olympic games.
On July 23, 2024, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania declined to block the FTC’s final rule that would cause most non-compete agreements, with few exceptions, to be unenforceable.
On July 24, 2024, the Governor of Puerto Rico, Hon. Pedro Pierluisi, signed into law Senate Bill 1282, the Law Against Discrimination Based on Hair Styles.
This quarter, the newsletter includes updates from 49 countries, featuring developments pertinent to various regional and industry-specific labor and employment issues.
On July 9, 2024, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit took the latest step in a continuing controversy about when obscenity or other misconduct by a worker, while raising otherwise protected job complaints, justifies that worker’s termination.
While it may seem like a great way to enhance employee benefits, companies will want to carefully review the impetus for creating such policies, the risks involved, and determine if they are best suited for their employee population and business.
