El 21 de octubre de 2016, la Secretaría de Hacienda y Crédito Público mediante breve comunicado en su portal de internet, publicó la interpretación que se deberá aplicar al inciso b), fracción XI del artículo 17 de la Ley Anti-Lavado.
On October 21, 2016, Mexico's Ministry of Finance and Public Credit published its interpretation of a provision under the Anti-Laundering Law that adds outsourcing to the list of activities that must be disclosed and reported to the government.
If enacted, proposed New York Wage Orders will ultimately increase the salary requirements for exempt employees in New York State beyond even the increases under the Fair Labor Standards Act slated to go into effect on December 1, 2016.
On October 27, 2016, the Nevada Supreme Court issued two separate 6-0 en banc decisions settling hotly contested issues of law regarding the Nevada Constitution’s Minimum Wage Amendment.
In Ziober v. BLB Resources, Inc., the Ninth Circuit joined three other circuit courts in holding that USERRA does not prohibit the compelled arbitration of claims under the Act.
On October 24, 2016, a U.S. District Court Judge for the Eastern District of Texas granted a preliminary injunction against implementation of major and contentious provisions of the Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces or "blacklisting" Executive Order.
In addition to practical considerations, employers should consider how flexible work and employee requests to work from home implicate obligations under employment laws – specifically the Americans with Disabilities Act and other non-discrimination laws.
Effective January 1, 2017, drivers participating with a Transportation Network Company (TNC) in California will be subject to mandatory criminal background checks, regardless of whether a driver is considered an employee or an independent contractor.