On Monday, January 20, 2025, President Donald Trump issued an Executive Order entitled “Defending Women From Gender Ideology Extremism and Restoring Biological Truth To The Federal Government” (the...

'Some employers don't want to follow up because they're happy to let sleeping dogs lie' Jan 22, 2025 A worker abandoned her position when she declined to meet with her employer following a misunder...

'It gets tricky fast': benefits lawyer outlines legal pitfalls of HR offering – or not offering – weight loss drugs in Canada As Canadian employers contemplate the cost of adding Ozempic and other ...

President Donald Trump fulfilled a campaign promise on Monday when he revoked a series of executive orders signed into law by President Joe Biden which largely established a DEI (Diversity, equity...

The following article first appeared in the Insights section of Harris Beach Murtha’s website. It is reposted here with permission. A recent decision by the U.S. Supreme Court solidified the evide...

Conflicting DEI requirements, right to disconnect laws, sexual harassment protections, and the rise of pay transparency are some of the key issues that businesses should prioritise this year. Log i...

On January 17, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that skilled nursing facilities chain Unified Care Services LLC (Unified Care), its affiliates and its owner agreed to pay $18 million...

On January 8, 2025, Ohio Governor Mike DeWine signed the Pay Stub Protection Act, which takes effect on April 8, 2025. This act, which the Ohio House and Senate passed unanimously, requires all Oh...

The UK government recently published the Employment Rights Bill (the “Bill”) which proposes 28 individual reforms to reshape the employment law landscape. Key proposals include making certain empl...

As of February 1, 2025, covered employers under the Massachusetts pay transparency law, Chapter 141 of the Acts of 2024, will for the first time have to submit copies of EEO data reports to the Co...