Anticipated rules to “clarify” New York City’s Freelance Isn’t Free Act, which amend Title 6 of the City’s Rules by adding a new chapter 12, have now been promulgated by the Department of Consumer Affairs and go into effect on July 24, 2017.
On May 30, 2017, the Ontario government issued its response to a Final Report recently released by two Special Advisors as part of their Changing Workplaces Review.
On May 23, 2017, the Ontario government's Special Advisors issued their Final Report reviewing the modern-day workplace and making recommendations to amend Ontario's labor and employment law statutes.
On May 15, 2017, the U.S. Supreme Court reiterated the principle that the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA) requires states to treat arbitration agreements just as they treat other types of contracts.
Republicans hoped to mark the 7th anniversary of the Affordable Care Act's enactment by passing legislation to dismantle it. Instead, the ACA remains the law of the land.
On March 27, 2017, President Trump signed a joint resolution of disapproval (H.J. Res. 37) to block the rule implementing Executive Order 13,673, Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces, otherwise known as the "blacklisting" rule.
Last year, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed the New York Paid Family Leave Benefits Law (“PFLBL”). The State of New York recently filed its proposed regulations implementing the PFLBL.
On February 28, 2017, President Trump delivered his first address to a joint session of Congress, outlining a broad vision of his agenda. The Trump administration is widely expected to chart a dramatically different course on workplace policy.
