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    Blog: Hunton Employment & Labor Law Perspectives

    Judge Strikes Down NLRB’s Final Joint Employer Rule

    Update: On March 8, 2024, the Eastern District of Texas granted summary judgment in favor of the Chamber of Commerce and struck down the NLRB’s new final joint employer rule. The opinion conducts a thorough review of the history of the joint employer standard and ultimately concludes that the Final Rule is contrary to the common law.

    Blog: Labor & Employment Insights

    Texas Hold ‘Em: Lone Star State Enacts New Notice Law Regarding Workplace Violence

    Workplace violence is an issue that impacts employees and employers alike. While OSHA uses the General Duty Clause to address such issues, some states are enacting their own laws about it. As we reported a few weeks ago, Texas recently enacted a new law to protect healthcare employees from violence in the workplace. The Texas...Continue Reading…

    Blog: Hunton Immigration and Nationality Law

    April 2024 Visa Bulletin – Most Categories Hop Forward a Month or Two

    The Visa Bulletin is released monthly by the Department of State and is used to determine when a sponsored foreign national can submit the final step of the green card process, or if already pending, when the final step can be adjudicated. Below is a summary of the April Visa Bulletin, including Final Action Dates and changes from the previous month. Continue Reading

    Blog: Labour & Employment Law Blog

    Practical Tips When Dealing with Leaves of Absence for Sickness

    It is not uncommon, but frustrating for employers, when an employee who is off work for an alleged illness provides no doctor’s note or a doctor’s note that simply says something like “Patient needs to be off work for a month”. The employee then assumes that they are entitled to have the time off with no further questions asked. Sometimes their doctors think this too.  ...

    Blog: Garrigues Labor Blog

    Family co-responsibility, key element to equal opportunities for men and women at the workplace

    Co-responsibility is the equal sharing of household chores and family responsibilities between men and women. The latest legislative reforms on equality in the workplace (and the interpretation of judicial bodies) are inspired by this concept, seeking to ensure that men and women enjoy equally measures related to family care. The aim: ensuring that women’s professional […] La entrada Family co-responsibility, key element to equal opportunities for men and women at the workplace apareció primero en Labor and Employment Law - Garrigues.

    Blog: Labor & Employment Law Blog

    Immediate Action Required by California Employers to Avoid AB 1076 Fines

    Effective January 1, 2024, AB 1076 amended California law to codify existing California case law holding most noncompete agreements void and making it unlawful to include a noncompete clause in an employment contract or to require an employee to enter a noncompete contract that does not satisfy specified exceptions. That new law, in and of... Continue Reading

    Blog: Pensions and Employee Benefits Law Blog

    Amendments to the Pension Benefits Standards Act: Three Changes to Take Action on Now

    On November 8, 2023, Bill 33, Pension Benefits Standards Amendment Act, 2023, received Royal Assent. This Bill makes a number of amendments to the Pension Benefits Standards Act (PBSA), including the introduction of variable life benefits for defined contribution pension plans and greater flexibility in the eligibility rules for collectively bargained ...

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