Thelma Akpan explains how employers can prepare for Australia’s fair work amendment bill that bans pay secrecy clauses in employment contracts. (Subscription required.)
Jonathan Rector talks about laws enacted in Florida and Texas to ensure that state law pre-empts city and county ordinances, including minimum wage and workplace health and safety rules. (Subscription required.)
Michael Lotito discusses process concerns surrounding the U.S. Department of Labor’s plans to roll out new Fair Labor Standards Act rules on overtime and independent contractor classification, and new laws tackling pay transparency. (Subscription required
Rhonda B. Levy and Barry Kuretzky write about a case in British Columbia which confirmed that time theft may justify the termination of an employee’s employment for just cause.
Janell Ahnert discusses pay equity in the advisory industry, and says that small businesses might not have the objective criteria in place that larger organizations do.
