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October 29, 2019

Restructuring Operations in the Wake of California AB 5? Don’t Overlook the Tax Implications

AB 5 imposes the ABC test for identifying whether a worker is an independent contractor or an employee for not only employment law purposes, but also for state tax purposes beginning January 1, 2020.

Insight
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October 23, 2019

Littler Lightbulb: Highlighting Recent Developments Across Europe

Our European practice, spread across 13 offices in the region’s most robust economies, can provide a single point of contact for clients’ global labor and employment needs. Here we highlight significant current issues in seven European countries.

Insight
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October 21, 2019

Has #MeToo Created a New Claim of Male-Bias Discrimination?

The Second Circuit recently laid out warnings that employers, faced with both an onslaught of #MeToo claims and the efforts of federal, state and local legislators to make harassment claims easier to prove and harder to settle, need to consider seriously.

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October 21, 2019

You’re Rehired? New California Law Prohibits No-Rehire Provisions in Settlement Agreements

Upending the longstanding practice of employers including no-rehire clauses in agreements resolving employment disputes, California Governor Gavin Newsom has signed a new law that will prohibit such provisions in employment settlement agreements.

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October 21, 2019

NLRB Majority Curtails Review of Many Common Work Rules

On October 10, 2019, the National Labor Relations Board issued an important decision in LA Specialty Produce Co., 368 NLRB No. 93 (2019).

Insight
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October 18, 2019

Canadian Employers Must Navigate a Patchwork of Family Status Accommodation Requirements

Adjudicators in Canada utilize different tests to analyze whether an employer has a duty to accommodate family status; the standard is more stringent in some jurisdictions than in others and the outcome may differ based on the test applied.

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October 17, 2019

Pennsylvania Moves One Step Closer to Substantially Increasing White Collar Exemption Salary Threshold

The Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry has finalized a regulation that would substantially increase the salary threshold to qualify as an exempt Executive, Administrative and Professional employee under the Pennsylvania Minimum Wage Act.

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October 16, 2019

California AB 51 Bans Mandatory Employment Arbitration Agreements

On October 13, 2019, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill (AB) 51 into law, banning most employment arbitration agreements in California starting January 1, 2020.

Global Guide Quarterly
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October 16, 2019

Littler Global Guide - Australia - Q3 2019

Quarterly employment law updates from Australia

Global Guide Quarterly
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October 16, 2019

Littler Global Guide - Brazil - Q3 2019

Quarterly employment law updates from Brazil

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