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March 8, 2022

Ontario, Canada Court Concludes Secondment Agreement Was Not a Fixed-term Employment Agreement

In Nader v. University Health Network, 2022 ONSC 447, the court examined the language of a secondment agreement and concluded that the plaintiff-employee was not a fixed-term employee of the organization to which he was seconded.

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March 3, 2022

California Employers Can Make Reasoned Choices as State Reduces Formal Workplace Masking Requirements

Effective March 1, 2022, there is no longer a hard requirement under the Cal/OSHA statewide Emergency Temporary Standard or any other statewide requirement for employers to require unvaccinated or fully vaccinated persons to mask indoors at work.

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March 3, 2022

Decreasing Prospects for Increasing the Federal Minimum Wage to $15

The centerpiece of the Biden administration’s labor and jobs agenda is an increase in the federal hourly minimum wage to $15 an hour.

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March 3, 2022

All Rise… For the Move to Boost Diversity on the U.S. Supreme Court

An in-depth discussion with the Hon. Bernice Bouie Donald about the significance of the momentous nomination of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the U.S. Supreme Court.

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March 2, 2022

Ontario, Canada: Working for Workers Act, 2022 Introduced and Carried at First Reading

On the heels of the passage of the Working for Workers Act, 2021, Ontario introduced Bill 88, Working for Workers Act, 2022 (Bill 88) on February 28, 2022, and carried it at First Reading.

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March 2, 2022

Inflation-Related Wage Changes Require Employers to Keep Their CP-Eye on the Prize

In parts of the country, by law wages are heading in only one direction—up—as many local minimum wage statutes adjust their rates to changes in the consumer price index (CPI).

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March 1, 2022

Ontario, Canada Moves to Roadmap Exit Step, as Amended

On February 25, 2022, Ontario filed Regulation 99/22 and Regulation 100/22, which provide that, effective March 1, 2022, all of Ontario will move to the Roadmap Exit Step, as amended.

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February 28, 2022

A Conversation on Black Health and Wellness with Dr. Adia Gooden: Part Two

A conversation about the interpersonal journey of Black health and wellness, and techniques for navigating everyday issues.

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February 25, 2022

A New Benchmark for Bench Strength: President Biden Nominates First Black Female to the U.S. Supreme Court

On Friday, February 25, 2022, President Joseph Biden nominated D.C. Circuit Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to replace retiring Justice Stephen Breyer on the Supreme Court.

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February 25, 2022

Pennsylvania Agency Adopts New Rule on Tipped Workers and Calculating Overtime for Nonexempt Salaried Workers

The Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry has submitted its final rule to update regulations regarding two distinct issues under the Pennsylvania Minimum Wage Act.

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