Maryland’s Occupational Safety and Health (MOSH) Division of Labor and Industry recently announced its publication of the Heat Illness Prevention Standard as a final regulation in the September 20, 2024, edition of the Maryland Register.
A new California law (SB 1100) adds protections for individuals without any type of driver’s license, and amends the FEHA to prohibit discrimination in the hiring process based on the lack of a driver’s license.
Over the past few months, the Immigrant and Employee Rights Section (IER) of the Department of Justice has entered into several settlements from which employers can learn some valuable lessons.
The DOL announced its AI & Inclusive Hiring Framework website, described as “a new tool designed to support the inclusive use of artificial intelligence in employers’ hiring technology and increase benefits to disabled job seekers.”
September 30 is the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, a statutory holiday established in response to injustices inflicted on First Nations, Inuit and the Métis Nation in Canada.
A federal court has held that the Maryland Economic Stabilization Act (“Maryland WARN Act”) does not provide individuals with the right to file suit in their personal capacity to enforce a legal claim under the Act.
