The Ontario Court of Appeal recently upheld a lower court’s dismissal of an employee’s claim for payment of a bonus after resignation because the employer’s non-discretionary bonus policy included an “active employment” clause.
The current leaders of the Department of Labor, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, and National Labor Relations Board addressed transitions and regulatory plans at their respective agencies at a November 16 forum.
Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta fielded a range of questions on the DOL's priorities during a November 15 hearing before the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
On the eve of the November 26, 2017 effective date of New York City’s own predictive scheduling regulations that affect retail and fast food employers, the New York State Department of Labor has issued proposed predictive scheduling regulations.
On November 10, 2017, a Puerto Rico official issued Opinion No. 2017-002 addressing allowable deductions from non-exempt employees’ pay following hurricanes Irma and María.
On January 1, 2018, and throughout the coming year, employers across the nation will confront a host of new or amended federal, state, and/or local laws.
In a short published opinion, the Ninth Circuit held a federal district court may award a “tax consequence adjustment” or “gross up” for receipt of a back pay award given in one lump sum.
The Governor of Puerto Rico has signed an order authorizing the establishment of tax rules for distributions from qualified retirement plans and IRAs following Hurricane Maria and other natural disasters.
An ongoing debate exists regarding the nature and extent to which transnational companies should be held directly and legally liable for human rights impacts.
