3/29/2024 5:26:05 PM Proposed California legislation may effectively ban criminal background checks By Samantha Grant Sean Shabbar Widely known as “Ban the Box” laws, California is among the many jurisdictions that have adopted laws limiting the use of criminal...
3/29/2024 11:48:14 AM No disciplinary action for sending private racist messages via the professional email system By Séverine Martel Raphaël Balji The French Supreme Court ruled on March 6, 2024 (n°22-11.016), that an employer cannot terminate an employee who has sent racist and...
3/21/2024 10:44:49 AM Paternity leave changes on the horizon in the UK By David Ashmore Alison Heaton Paternity leave has not been forgotten in the swathe of family related legislative changes taking effect in April 2024. However, anyone...
3/20/2024 5:19:59 PM Virginia governor vetoes “salary history ban” statute legislation By Betty Graumlich Samantha J. Sedivy On March 14, 2024, Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin (R) vetoed identical bills passed by the Virginia legislature barring employers from...
3/12/2024 8:46:25 PM Texas judge vacates NLRB’s new joint employer rule By Emily Harbison Heather Raun In October 2023, the National Labor Relations Board issued a final rule that lowered the standard for companies to qualify as joint...
3/11/2024 3:49:29 PM Employers take notice: Union representation petitions are spiking in 2024 By James Holt Brianna Schmid Employers in all industries should take notice that efforts to unionize appear to be spiking in 2024. Indeed, data made available by the...
3/5/2024 2:35:35 PM Developments with the UK’s ‘fire and rehire’ clampdown: what’s next? By David Ashmore Alison Heaton The practice of fire and rehire has hit the headlines and been the topic of political debate in recent years. While the current UK...