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On October 12, 2017, California Governor Jerry Brown signed the New Parent Leave Act (SB 63) into law, requiring employers with at least 20 employees to provide employees with 12 weeks of unpaid, job-protected parental bonding leave.

After failing to achieve a legislative solution to "repeal and replace" the ACA, President Trump issued an executive order on October 12, 2017, designed to promote “healthcare choice and competition” by modifying certain healthcare insurance regulations.

This article highlights different sources of assistance available to Puerto Rico residents in the aftermath of the hurricane.

On October 4, 2017, the Puerto Rico Department of the Treasury issued Administrative Determination No. 17-21 granting temporary income tax exemptions for employer-provided payments and certain benefits related to Hurricane Maria relief.

After a nine-month drought in 2017, a new paid sick and safe leave law has been enacted in Rhode Island.

Mediante los Decretos N° 3.068 y N° 3.069 publicados en Gaceta Oficial N° 41,231, de fecha 7 de Septiembre de 2017, el Presidente Nicolás Maduro aumentó el salario mínimo mensual en un cuarenta por ciento (40%) y ajusta la base de cálculo del beneficio de

Venezuela’s President Nicolás Maduro has increased the monthly minimum wage by 40% and "the meal benefit” calculation base to 21 tax units per day.

Labor Day once again served as an occasion for many policymakers around the country to focus on laws and regulations governing the workplace.

Harmonizing pay, bonuses and benefits across different markets and legal systems requires a proactive, strategic and legally-compliant approach.

The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia invalidated the EEOC’s final regulations on the operation of voluntary wellness programs under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA).