Dear Littler
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March 27, 2023

Dear Littler: How Do We Handle Drug or Alcohol Impairment in the Workplace?

We are particularly concerned about employees potentially endangering themselves or others if they are using our equipment while impaired, but we are unsure what to do in these circumstances. Can you help?

ASAP
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March 27, 2023

Ontario, Canada: Paid Infectious Disease Emergency Leave (IDEL) Ends March 31 But Unpaid IDEL Remains Available

On March 23, 2023, Ontario released its 2023 Ontario Budget: Building a Strong Ontario (2023 Budget). The Budget provides that Paid Infectious Disease Emergency Leave (Paid IDEL) will expire on March 31, 2023.

Insight
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March 24, 2023

NLRB General Counsel Provides Guidance on Non-Disparagement and Confidentiality Provisions in Severance Agreements

On March 22, 2023, NLRB GC Abruzzo issued Memorandum GC 23-05, in which she provides guidance on the scope of the Board’s decision in McLaren Macomb.

Insight
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March 24, 2023

OCAHO Reduces I-9 Penalties by Average of 34% in 2022-2023

In the period of 2022 to the present, the Office of the Chief Administrative Hearing Officer (OCAHO) has issued eight decisions concerning the amount of I-9 penalties.

ASAP
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March 24, 2023

Dutch Supreme Court Finds On-Demand Deliverers Are Not Self-employed

The Dutch Supreme Court has just ruled that Deliveroo meal deliverers are not self-employed, but rather “regular” employees.

ASAP
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March 24, 2023

OFCCP Announces a New Certification Cycle

OFCCP announced an expectation that all existing covered federal contractors and subcontractors must again certify that they have developed and maintained an AAP for each of their establishments or functional units as applicable, within a specific window.

ASAP
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March 23, 2023

Ontario, Canada Introduces Bill 79, Working for Workers Act, 2023 for First Reading

On March 20, 2023, Ontario introduced Bill 79, Working for Workers Act, 2023 for First Reading.

ASAP
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March 22, 2023

Updated FCRA Summary of Consumer Rights Released with a Mandatory Compliance Deadline of March 20, 2024

On March 17, 2023, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) published an updated version of the publication entitled, “A Summary of Your Rights Under the Fair Credit Reporting Act,” which is also called the “Summary of Consumer Rights.”

ASAP
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March 22, 2023

Dutch Supreme Court Holds Secondment Provisions May Be Invoked When a Secondment Worker Calls in Sick

The Dutch Supreme Court has definitively resolved the question of whether an employment contract between a secondment agency and a secondment worker may end with immediate effect under the “secondment provisions” if the secondment worker falls ill.

ASAP
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March 22, 2023

Treasury Department’s Greenbook Discusses Tax Treatment of On-Demand Pay

The U.S. Department of the Treasury has released a document to explain the revenue proposals included in President Biden’s FY 2023 proposed Budget.

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