Employment News
New California Laws for 2023 and Beyond: What Employers Should Know - JD Supra
In 2022, California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed many laws impacting California employers. Some of the new laws became effective immediately and others, including some that were signed into law just w...
Read moreSupreme Court of Virginia: No Individual Liability Under Virginia Wage Payment Act - Williams Mullen
On October 13, 2022, the Supreme Court of Virginia decided that individuals may not be held liable as “employers” under the recently amended Virginia Wage Payment Act, Va. Code § 40.1-29 (VWPA). Th...
Read moreShould gig workers become employees? A fairness question resurfaces. - Yahoo News
In trying to answer the question – When are workers employees? – the Biden administration has reignited a long and roiling controversy over fairness in the workplace. Is it best to try to protect w...
Read moreTwo Petition Initiatives on 2022 Ballot - Fairburyjournalnews
By Gordon HopkinsElection Day is less than a month away. In addition to the slate of candidates, two initiatives will be on the ballot in the 2022 midterm election on Tuesday, November 8. Nebraska...
Read moreWorking Overtime: Considerations for Worker Classification in Higher Education - JD Supra
One of the chief concerns for any employer is determining the proper exemption status of its workers to ensure compliance with federal, state, and local wage and hour laws. Getting the exemption s...
Read moreU.S. Department of Labor finalizes new H-2A rules – Wyoming Livestock Roundup - Wyoming Livestock Roundup
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued new rules for hiring H-2A workers, tightening housing and food standards to better protect agricultural workers. The new rules also update the H-2A applica...
Read moreNew York State Department of Labor announces minimum wage increase for home care aides - Niagara Frontier Publications
Submitted The New York State Department of Labor on Thursday announced a minimum wage increase for home care aides. Effective Oct. 1, through Public Health Law § 3614-f, the minimum wage for home ...
Read moreWashington Updates Guidance On Pay Transparency Rules - SHRM
Washington State's Department of Labor and Industries recently released a draft administrative policy with updated guidance on the modified pay transparency requirements, beginning Jan. 1, 2023. T...
Read moreMore effective protection needed for public sector whistle-blowers - ILO
GENEVA (ILO News) – Delegates attending a meeting held to discuss better protection for whistle-blowers working in the public sector have concluded that more effective legislation and protection me...
Read moreFalse Claims
A drone enters Baltic airspace — and false claims spread across Poland and Romania - The Slovak Spectator
You are reading the second issue of the Disinformation Monitor. It is published on a monthly basis and provides an overview of developments on the disinformation scenes on NATO’s eastern frontier....