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April 25, 2020

EEOC Says Employers Can Administer COVID-19 Tests Before Employees Can Come to Work

In guidance issued on April 23, 2020, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) stated that employers may choose to administer COVID-19 testing to employees before they enter the workplace to determine if they have the virus.

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April 24, 2020

Pennsylvania Supreme Court Narrows Independent Contractor Test Under State’s Unemployment Law

On April 22, 2020, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court issued a decision affecting the classification of independent contractors for purposes of the state Unemployment Compensation Law (UCL).

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April 23, 2020

Netherlands: Collective secondment provisions; consigned to history?

The Court of Appeal in The Hague recently held that the Employment and Security Act precludes secondment agencies from terminating contracts with workers who are ill or injured at work, despite terms allowing such terminations in collective agreements.

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April 23, 2020

New Proclamation Formalizes Temporary Ban on Entry for Certain Immigrants

On April 22, 2020, the White House issued a Proclamation barring certain foreign nationals from entering the United States as immigrants unless they have alternative travel documents.

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April 23, 2020

New York City Commission on Human Rights Forms COVID-19 Response Team

On April 19, 2020, the New York City Commission on Human Rights (the “Commission”) announced that it has formed a COVID-19 response team to handle reports of harassment and discrimination related to the coronavirus outbreak.

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April 23, 2020

Virginia Increases its Minimum Wage to $12.00 per Hour by 2023

On April 22, 2020, during a special legislative session, the Virginia General Assembly voted to approve Governor Ralph Northam’s proposed amendment to a bill that will increase the Commonwealth’s minimum wage to $12.00 per hour by January 1, 2023.

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April 22, 2020

The Next Normal: A Littler Insight on Returning to Work – Safety and Health

Littler is offering a series of Insights on returning to work. This first installment provides an overview some of the key safety and health considerations employers should assess as they start to bring employees back into the workplace.

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April 22, 2020

Minnesota Update: The Latest COVID-19 Developments Impacting Minnesota Employers

Over the last few weeks, Minnesota’s employment laws have continued to change in significant ways in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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April 22, 2020

Puerto Rico Employers Must Now Inform Employees Who Have Been Laid Off, Furloughed or Experience a Reduction in Hours the Right to Request Unemployment Benefits

A new Puerto Rico Circular Letter provides that, effective immediately, any private employer that lays off or reduces employees’ regular working hours is required to notify them of the benefits available under the Unemployment Insurance Program.

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