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10 Biggest Changes in United Kingdom’s Sweeping New Employment Rights Bill: What U.S. Employers Can Do To Prepare

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The United Kingdom just introduced a landmark new Employment Rights Bill, aimed at ending unfair employment practices and helping to deliver economic growth. According to the United Kingdom’s Prime Minister’s Office, this is...more

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Business Groups Oppose Los Angeles City Council Motion to Expand Predictable Scheduling Ordinance to Fast-Food Workers

On July 2, 2024, Los Angeles City Councilmembers Hugo Soto-Martínez and Katy Yaroslavsky introduced a motion to the City Council to expand the fair workweek predictable scheduling ordinance to fast-food workers. On September...more

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The City of Euless Repeals Texas’s Only Predictive Scheduling Ordinance

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The Euless, Texas Fair Overtime and Scheduling Standards Ordinance that imposed predictive scheduling obligations on covered employers is no more. The Unusual Origin of the Ordinance...more

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Main Commitments and Initiatives on Labor Matters of the New Mexican Government

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During her inauguration as president of Mexico on Oct. 1, 2024, Claudia Sheinbaum presented the key commitments of her government plan for the next six years. Her agenda includes several labor-related proposals, as well as...more

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How Manufacturers Can Avoid Potential Pitfalls of AI-Based Recruitment

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The manufacturing industry is familiar with strategically integrating automation tools and technologies to address labor shortages and promote safety and productivity in the workplace. Manufacturers exploring the potential...more

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Flexible Working in Singapore – Implementation of the Tripartite Guidelines on Flexible Work Arrangement Requests and What This...

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Introduction Since the COVID-19 pandemic hit and brought about much uncertainty, employers across the globe have had to grapple with the concept of flexible working. The implementation of flexible working differs from...more

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[Webinar] Storm-Ready Workforce: Best Practices for Employers to Manage Employees Before, During, and After a Natural Disaster -...

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Hurricane season is here, bringing with it the potential for severe weather that can cause widespread damage, impacting entire communities. Natural disasters may be unpredictable - but your response doesn't have to be....more

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New Illinois Child Labor Law Brings Enhanced Workplace Rules for Minors Under 16

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On July 30, 2024, Governor JB Pritzker signed into law S.B. 3646 (the “Act”), repealing the state’s prior child labor law, and replacing it with the “Child Labor Law of 2024.” The stated intent of the Act is to “safeguard all...more

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Hurricanes and Earthquakes and Wildfires, Oh My! - Key Disaster Preparedness Considerations for Employers

A rash of recent natural disasters, from hurricanes to earthquakes to wildfires, serves as a timely reminder to employers of the potential for natural disasters to disrupt their operations and cause imminent hazards in the...more

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La jornada máxima legal en Colombia es de 46 horas semanales

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La jornada máxima legal en Colombia será de 46 horas semanales a partir del 15 de julio de 2024 y hasta el 14 de julio de 2025. Esta modificación hace parte del proceso gradual de reducción de la jornada laboral sustentada en...more

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Sunshine State Update: New Florida Law Forbids Local Employment Regulation in Three Areas

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House Bill 433 – effective July 1, 2024 – strips local Florida governments of their power to regulate employers in three important areas. First, the new law preempts local governments from creating heat exposure regulations. ...more

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Mexico Imposes Hefty New Penalties for Excessive Work Hours: 3 Things Employers Need to Know

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Employers doing business in Mexico should understand significant new consequences for requiring employees to work excessive hours. Specifically, Mexico’s Human Trafficking Law — which aims to protect certain disadvantaged...more

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Impact of Singapore’s Tripartite Guidelines on Flexible Work Arrangement Requests on Work From Home Arrangements

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For the past few years, working from home has become the new norm for employers in Singapore. It has been a mixed experience for employers and employees alike. Social media sometimes refer to this as the 'Boomers vs Gen Z'...more

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OSHA, Employment, and Antitrust: New Compliance Strategies for Grocery Industry Companies

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Recent labor law, workplace safety regulation, and antitrust enforcement developments are creating an increasingly complex regulatory landscape for grocery industry employers. Companies must navigate an array of compliance...more

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Mexico Amends Human Trafficking Law to Include Excess Work Shifts as a Crime of Labor Exploitation

Mexico’s General Law to Prevent, Punish, and Eradicate Crimes Related to Human Trafficking and for the Protection and Assistance to the Victims of These Crimes (“Human Trafficking Law”) has as its purpose to protect the life,...more

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Flexible Work Marches on in Asia

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In recent years, the traditional 9-to-5 work model has undergone a significant transformation across Asia, with the rise of flexible work arrangements reshaping the way businesses operate and employees engage with their work....more

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Preparing Your Business for Los Angeles County’s Recently Passed Fair Work Week Ordinance

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Earlier this year, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted and passed the Fair Work Week Ordinance. It is now set to go into effect July 1, 2025. The ordinance applies to any retailer and grocer in unincorporated LA...more

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Fair Work Week Ordinance: Cruel Summer For LA County Employers

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Seyfarth Synopsis: Are you ready for it? The record-smashing icon, Taylor Swift, may have taken her tour to Europe, but that doesn’t stop new laws from cropping up back home. The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors passed...more

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On-Call Time Not Compensable if Employee Not Restricted

In the days before cellphones, employees required to remain on-call for work were generally entitled to compensation for time spent at home waiting for the landline to ring. Given the ubiquity of mobile communication...more

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Los Angeles County Enacts Fair Workweek Ordinance

The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors recently passed the Los Angeles County Fair Workweek Ordinance (the “Ordinance”), which generally requires that certain retail employers in the unincorporated areas of the County of...more

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Manufacturers and Sunday Work: State Scheduling, Pay Mandates

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For manufacturers in some industries, Sunday work is a necessity. For others, it is an alternative used occasionally to meet production goals. Whatever the reason for scheduling work on Sundays, manufacturers should consider...more

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Los Angeles County Passes Retail Fair Workweek Ordinance for Unincorporated Areas

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Recently, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors passed the Fair Workweek Ordinance, similar to the ordinance passed by the City of Los Angeles last year. The ordinance takes effect July 1, 2025. Covered Employers The...more

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Get Set for Summer: 8 Things Hospitality Employers Should Know About Hiring Teens this Season

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Many employers in the hospitality industry are ramping up their hiring efforts as they get ready for their busiest season. Whether you’re operating a restaurant, hotel, swim club, tourist attraction, or other business that’s...more

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Los Angeles County’s Predictable Scheduling Ordinance Will Take Effect on July 1, 2025

On April 23, 2024, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted to implement a fair workweek predictable scheduling ordinance, which will go into effect on July 1, 2025. ...more

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Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Rejects Compensation Plan Allocating Commissions to Overtime and Premium Pay

On March 28, 2024, in Sutton v. Jordan’s Furniture, Inc., the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) upheld a Massachusetts Superior Court decision finding the furniture retailer’s commission-based compensation scheme...more

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