On November 7, 2023, Prince Edward Island introduced Bill 106, An Act to Amend the Employment Standards Act for First Reading. Bill 106 proposes to increase dramatically the paid sick leave to which employees in the province are entitled under the ESA.
When considering reducing the size of your workforce, often the best – and most defensible – results may be achieved by focusing first on the business priorities and the resulting structure of the organization.
The National Labor Relations Board’s general counsel recently published a memo, along with other resources, to clarify parts of the Board’s recent decision dealing with union organizing demands for bargaining orders.
Littler’s sixth annual European Employer Survey explores the top issues impacting the European workplace – from continued demands for remote work to adoption of AI tools to compliance with new regulations.
On October 23, 2023, the Department of Homeland Security released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, which the agency indicates will modernize and improve the H-1B specialty occupation worker program.
On November 3, 2023, the Illinois Department of Labor (IDOL) published much anticipated proposed regulations interpreting the Illinois Paid Leave for All Workers Act set to take effect January 1, 2024.
New regulation provides guidance on the implementation of British Columbia, Canada’s Bill 13, Pay Transparency Act, which requires covered employers to prepare and make public a pay transparency report.
Three new rules will take effect this year that alter the overtime wages subject to Alabama withholding tax and employers’ requirements in reporting those newly exempt wages.