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February 21, 2023

San Francisco Issues Paid Military Leave FAQs

San Francisco’s Office of Labor Standards Enforcement (OLSE) published FAQs concerning the new Military Leave Pay Protection Act (MLPPA), which took effect on February 19, 2023.

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February 21, 2023

Berkeley, California Adopts Fair Work Week Measures

Berkeley, California recently joined at least nine other jurisdictions that have enacted “fair workweek” legislation. Berkeley’s ordinance is scheduled to go into effect in November 2023.

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February 21, 2023

New York City D.A. Wants to Prosecute Wage Theft as a Crime

On February 16, 2023, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin L. Bragg, Jr. announced that his office has partnered with the New York State Department of Labor and local law enforcement to create the “Worker Protection Unit” and “Stolen Wages Fund.”

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February 17, 2023

Ninth Circuit Eliminates Obstacles to Enforcement of Employment Arbitration Agreements in California

The 9th Circuit has held that the FAA preempts AB 51, which attempted to prohibit employers from requiring employees to waive, as a condition of employment, the right to litigate claims under the FEHA and the California Labor Code.

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February 17, 2023

USCIS Redesigns Green Card and Employment Authorization Document

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services recently announced new designs to improve security of Permanent Resident Cards (also known as Green Cards) and Employment Authorization Documents (EADs).

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February 16, 2023

Illinois Equal Pay Certification: A Practical Guide for Employer Compliance

The Illinois Department of Labor recently published final regulations governing the new requirements for employers to comply with the Illinois Equal Pay Act Amendments signed into law by Governor Pritzker on March 23 and June 25, 2021.

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February 15, 2023

Australia Takes Steps to Address Pay Secrecy and Gender Pay Gap

The Australian Government has made some significant changes to Australia’s employment laws to help address the gender pay gap.

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February 15, 2023

Can you provide any guidance on keeping our employees and making sure they are simultaneously engaged?

Many studies on human behavior and the effects of stress at work point toward an opportunity to engage employees through two simple concepts: TRUST and CARE.

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February 14, 2023

OFCCP Again Extends Deadline for Submitting Objections to EEO-1 Disclosure, But New Wrinkles Added

On February 14, 2023, OFCCP announced that it was again extending the deadline for employers to file objections to the disclosure of their EEO-1 data in response to a FOIA request from the Center for Investigative Reporting.

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February 14, 2023

DOL Issues Guidance on Tracking Hours Worked by Teleworkers Who Take Breaks

On February 9, 2023, the U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division issued Field Assistance Bulletin No. 2023-1 to provide guidance on tracking hours worked by employees who telework.

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