Two recent decisions of the British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal (BCHRT) applied the strict standard test for family status discrimination established by the British Columbia Court of Appeal.
Colorado employers must provide employees access to up to 80 hours of supplemental public health emergency paid sick leave as of January 1, 2021 due to the COVID-19 public health emergency.
The District of Columbia Council has passed several pieces of legislation that impose significant obligations on D.C. employers, particularly those in the hospitality industry.
A federal court has issued a nationwide preliminary injunction banning the enforcement of Executive Order 13950, which seeks to prohibit purported “stereotyping” and “scapegoating” based on race and sex in certain workplace trainings.
The District Court of Rotterdam recently reaffirmed that if employees are able to work but refuse to do so with a suitable excuse, an employer can stop paying their salary.
Employers in Puerto Rico must take into consideration the constitutional right to privacy, which applies to private parties in Puerto Rico, in evaluating whether to implement mandatory vaccination policies.
The New Jersey Legislature on December 17, 2020 passed legislation removing marijuana as a Schedule I drug and legalizing personal use of cannabis for adults over the age of 21.
