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October 22, 2024

USCIS Has Introduced E-Verify+ — What Is It?

The USCIS recently introduced E-Verify+, which aims to streamline the employment eligibility verification by combining Form I-9 and E-Verify into a seamless digital process.

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October 21, 2024

DOL Issues Guidance on AI and Worker Well-Being Best Practices

On October 16, 2024, the DOL published Artificial Intelligence and Worker Well-Being: Principles and Best Practices for Developers and Employers. This document expands upon guidance released in May that focused on eight AI “Principles.”

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October 21, 2024

Write It Down: California’s Freelance Worker Protection Act Imposes New Requirements for Engaging Independent Contractors

Following other states and cities across the nation, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill 988, the Freelance Worker Protection Act (FWPA), into law on September 28, 2024.

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October 17, 2024

Important Changes for Businesses in Australia – What Employers Should Know

A number of employment law reforms and requirements are hitting Australian operations over the next several months.

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October 16, 2024

How can employers address varying sensitivities to DEI issues in a multinational workforce?

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion or DEI is now a prominent aspect in many workplaces in the United States, and sensitivities on certain issues can differ dramatically between America and other countries.

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October 16, 2024

Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders and Equal Pay: What the Hit Netflix Show Tells UK Employers

The latest binge watch for many of us at GQ|Littler was the Netflix hit, “America’s Sweethearts: Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders,” which follows a year in the life of NFL’s Dallas Cowboys cheerleading team.

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October 15, 2024

UK: The Employment Rights Bill – Phase One of Employment Law Reform

The UK Government published its Employment Rights Bill within its 100-day deadline on October 10, 2024, announcing that it had unveiled significant reforms to employment rights.

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October 15, 2024

Ontario, Canada Court Reinforces Waksdale’s Impact on Enforceability of Termination Provisions and Provides Guidance on Proving Failure to Mitigate

Ontario’s Superior Court of Justice held that because a termination for cause provision in an employment contract defined “cause” more broadly than does the Employment Standards Act, 2000 it was unenforceable.

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October 14, 2024

The City of Euless Repeals Texas’s Only Predictive Scheduling Ordinance

The Euless, Texas Fair Overtime and Scheduling Standards Ordinance that imposed predictive scheduling obligations on covered employers is no more.

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October 14, 2024

NLRB General Counsel Explains What Remedies She Wants for Non-Competes She Considers Illegal and Promises Crack-Down on “Stay-or-Pay” Agreements

NLRB General Counsel Memorandum 25-01 urges the Board to seek “make whole” remedies for non-compete agreements that run afoul of the NLRA and alleges certain “stay-or-pay” arrangements are unlawful unless narrowly tailored.

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