While employers generally provide some form of notice of electronic monitoring, as a matter of practice, in their employee handbook, New York now requires transparency about workplace monitoring as a matter of law.
The 2nd Circuit has upheld NY’s vaccine mandate for healthcare workers, rejecting arguments advanced by healthcare professionals that the mandate’s failure to provide for religious exemptions violated their religious freedoms and should be enjoined.
A discussion of considerations for Florida employers given the ETS mandates and potential Florida legislative action related to vaccine mandates generally.
On November 10, 2021, Ontario announced that, out of an abundance of caution, it is pausing the lifting of capacity limits in certain higher-risk settings where proof of vaccination is required.
A new presidential proclamation, which took effect on November 8, 2021, imposes a COVID-19 vaccination requirement for noncitizen nonimmigrants wishing to enter the United States by air travel.
Ontario has introduced legislation to amend the Employment Standards Act, 2000 to increase minimum wage rates in the province effective January 1, 2022.
On November 10, 2021, the IRS released Revenue Procedure 2021-45, which contains its annual inflation adjustments for over 60 tax provisions, including not only individual income tax rates and deductions, but also many employer-provided benefits.
A Dutch court dismissed an employer’s petition to dissolve an employment contract because the employee reported he was sick, as contract dissolution during illness is prohibited, even though the report was made after the employer first moved for dismissal
Littler’s fourth annual European Employer Survey provides insight into European employers’ plans for reopening worksites and offering new work models, as well as other pressing workforce issues.