On May 12, 2017, the Missouri Legislature passed a bill forbidding any political subdivision, which includes any city, from enforcing a current ordinance or enacting a new one relating to the establishment of a minimum wage.
Beginning July 1, 2017, large employers in Georgia that offer paid sick leave will be required to permit their employees to use some of it to care for their immediate family members.
On May 4, 2017, Congress passed an appropriations bill to fund the federal government through Fiscal Year 2017. The bill also extended four immigration programs through September 30, 2017.
On May 9, 2017, the Missouri Legislature passed a significant amendment to the Missouri Human Rights Act (MHRA), which would bring the Act into closer alignment with federal and other states' anti-discrimination statutes.
Seven years after the Affordable Care Act (ACA) was enacted, the U.S. House of Representatives voted on May 4, 2017, to dismantle the sweeping law and replace key provisions with a dramatically different vision of health care reform.
A court in New York recently provided answers to questions regarding who may be liable under the state’s fair employment law for discrimination based on an individual’s conviction record.
Venezuela has increased the monthly minimum wage by 60% and the “meal benefit” calculation base to 15 tax units per day. Both increases, which apply to the private and public sectors, became effective on May 1, 2017.
