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September 13, 2019

New York City Amends Human Rights Law to Extend Protections to Freelancers and Independent Contractors

On September 12, 2019, the New York City Council passed an ordinance that extends the city’s anti-discrimination protections to freelancers and independent contractors.

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September 11, 2019

Employers May Face New Challenges and Liabilities for Violating New York’s Frequency of Pay Law

As a result of a new appellate court decision, New York employers may now face liquidated damages for failing to pay employees as frequently as required by the New York Labor Law.

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September 11, 2019

WPI Wage Watch: Minimum Wage, Tip, and Overtime Developments (August Edition)

Though in August summer is almost over and fall is just about upon us, federal, state, and local developments concerning the minimum wage, tips, and overtime transcend the seasons.

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September 11, 2019

Deal or No Deal, How Will Brexit Affect Employee Work Authorizations in the UK?

As they wait for the political process to play out, UK employers should familiarize themselves with the work authorization policies likely to be in place beginning November 1, 2019.

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September 11, 2019

EEOC Announces It Will Not Collect Compensation Data Next Year

The EEOC has announced that it will not seek approval from the Office of Management and Budget to collect detailed employee compensation data on its Form EEO-1 next year.

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September 9, 2019

Watch Your Mouth: The NLRB Invites Input on when Profane, Racial, or Sexual Language Crosses the Line

The NLRB has invited briefing regarding the standards for determining whether “profane outbursts and offensive statements of a racial or sexual nature, made in the course of otherwise protected activity,” should lose their Section 7 protection.

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September 9, 2019

Handling Harassment Allegations in Europe: Critical Do’s and Don’ts

A high-level discussion on the critical do’s and don’ts of handling harassment allegations in Europeand how the investigative process in Europe differs from what employers may find customary in the U.S.

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September 6, 2019

Canada: Federally Regulated Employees Can Make Unjust Dismissal Complaints Even After Signing Releases and Settlement Agreements

The Federal Court of Canada recently confirmed that an employee’s signed release and settlement agreement will not preclude a complaint for unjust dismissal, but may affect the compensation awarded if the employee was unjustly dismissed.

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September 5, 2019

Seventh Circuit Holds that a Deceleration of Withdrawal Liability is Unavailable Under ERISA’s Common Law

The 7th Circuit recently held that the trustees of a multiemployer pension plan could not agree to an employer’s installment payment plan of its withdrawal liability after the trustees had demanded full payment following the employer’s default.

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September 4, 2019

WPI State of the States – Hot Topics During the Summer Cool-Down

Students across the country are heading back to school, but most state legislatures are either in recess or have adjourned for 2019. States that were still in session in August did advance several significant bills.

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