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July 22, 2022

Ontario, Canada: Three Paid COVID Sick Days Extended Until March 31, 2023

On July 21, 2022, Ontario amended a regulation to extend the availability of Paid Infectious Disease Leave (Paid IDEL) until March 31, 2023. Prior to this extension, Paid IDEL was scheduled to expire on July 30, 2022.

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July 22, 2022

D.C. Circuit Holds Withdrawal Liability Interest Rate Must Reflect Plan’s Investment Policy

On July 8, 2022, the D.C. Circuit held that the assumptions used by a multiemployer defined benefit pension plan in calculating the amount of withdrawal liability owed by an exiting employer must reflect the actual and projected experience of the plan.

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July 21, 2022

Ontario, Canada: ESA Guidance Now Contains Chapter on Electronic Monitoring Policies

The Working for Workers Act, 2022 requires certain employers to create and disseminate a written policy for all employees with respect to electronic monitoring of employees. The government has issued new guidance for such a policy.

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July 20, 2022

Michigan Decision Leaves Employers Uncertain About Current State of Minimum Wage, Tips, and Paid Sick Leave Laws

A Michigan judge has held that the state legislature violated the Michigan Constitution in 2018 when, during a lame-duck session, it overhauled revisions to Michigan’s minimum wage and tip law and newly created paid sick and safe time law.

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July 20, 2022

Puerto Rico Secretary of Labor and Human Resources Issues Opinion on Criteria for Defining Microenterprises, Small and Medium Businesses for Purposes of Act 41-2022

Puerto Rico’s Secretary of Labor and Human Resources has issued Opinion No. 2022-02, which provides the methodology for employers to self-classify as a microenterprises, small or medium businesses under Act 62-2014.

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July 20, 2022

Puerto Rico Secretary of Labor Issues Opinion on Criteria for Vacation and Sick Leave Accrual for Part-Time Employees Under Act 180 as Amended by Act 41-2022

On June 20, 2022, Puerto Rico’s governor approved Act 41-2022, which includes a series of amendments to Puerto Rico’s Act 4-2017, better known as the Labor Transformation and Flexibility Act (LTFA), and other employment legislation.

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July 20, 2022

New York State Launches New Hotline for Workplace Sexual Harassment Complaints

Earlier this year, Governor Kathy Hochul signed into law S.812B/A.2035B, which amended the New York State Human Rights Law to require the establishment of a state-wide, toll-free, confidential hotline for complaints of workplace sexual harassment.

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July 19, 2022

Ontario, Canada Appeal Court Affirms Finding that Midwives Were Underpaid Due to Gender Discrimination

The Court of Appeal for Ontario was satisfied with the reasonableness of the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario’s finding that the Ministry of Health subjected midwives to pay discrimination on the basis of gender.

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July 18, 2022

Alberta Court of Appeal Decides Employees Entitled to Common Law Reasonable Notice Because Termination Clause Ambiguous

Because the Alberta appellate court found the relevant termination clause to be ambiguous, it referred the matter back to the lower court for a determination of common law reasonable notice.

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July 18, 2022

Littler Global Guide - Austria - Q2 2022

Quarterly employment law updates from Austria

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