Global Guide Quarterly
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July 19, 2021

Littler Global Guide - Venezuela - Q2 2021

Quarterly employment law updates from Venezuela

Insight
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July 16, 2021

Did Your Business Pay Break Premiums AND Bonuses? California Has A Penalty For That, Too

The California Supreme Court has rejected the longstanding view that meal and rest break premiums are paid at the employee’s base rate, rather than at the more complicated regular rate of pay used to calculate overtime premiums.

Insight
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July 15, 2021

Iowa Supreme Court Clarifies Requirements for Employee Drug Testing

In two opinions filed on June 25, 2021, the Iowa Supreme Court clarified the state’s complex employee drug-testing requirements.

ASAP
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July 15, 2021

Washington Becomes Second State to Issue Emergency Heat Standard

On July 9, 2021, Washington’s Department of Labor & Industries filed an emergency rule to increase protection for employees exposed to extreme heat at work.

Insight
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July 14, 2021

Connecticut Places New Recall and Retention Obligations on Certain Hotels, Lodging Houses, Food Service Contractors, and Building Services Enterprises

On July 13, 2021, Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont signed into law Substitute Senate Bill No. 658, An Act Requiring Employers to Recall Certain Laid-Off Workers in Order of Seniority.

Insight
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July 14, 2021

NY DOL Publishes its Airborne Infectious Disease Exposure Prevention Plan in Accordance With the NY HERO Act

The NY Department of Labor has published a series of documents including its Airborne Infectious Disease Exposure Prevention Standard, a Model Airborne Infectious Disease Exposure Prevention Plan, and 11 industry-specific template plans.

Insight
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July 14, 2021

Ontario, Canada Arbitrator Upholds Employer’s Compulsory Rapid COVID-19 Testing Policy

An arbitrator in Ontario recently decided that when the intrusiveness of an employer’s compulsory Rapid COVID-19 Antigen Screening Program was weighed against the objective of preventing the spread of COVID-19, the policy was reasonable.

Insight
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July 12, 2021

Employment Highlights from Oregon’s Active 2021 Legislative Session

June 2021 culminated in the elimination of COVID-19 restrictions in Oregon and significant changes to the state’s employment laws during the 2021 legislative session.

ASAP
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July 12, 2021

Ontario, Canada Moving to Step Three of its Roadmap to Reopen Ahead of Schedule

Ontario announced that with improvements in key indicators relating to public health and health care, and the provincewide vaccination rate surpassing targets, it will be moving all Ontario regional health units to Stage Three of its Roadmap to Reopen.

Insight
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July 12, 2021

Tightening the Vise: N.J. Further Expands Power to Thwart Employee Misclassification

N.J. Governor Murphy signed a package of bills expanding the power of the Department of Labor and Workforce Development to enforce state wage, benefit and tax laws, and enhancing penalties for employers that misclassify workers as independent contractors.

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