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Trade Secret Protection With A Remote Workforce: 7 Practical Considerations for Employers
The COVID-19 remote work era is now in its tenth month, and employees continue to work away from the physical office, without in-person supervision, and perhaps outside of the company network. During this time, many employees have been adopting new…
U.K. and EU Reach Temporary Brexit Agreement On Data Transfers
As a result of the United Kingdom and the European Union reaching agreement on the terms of the EU-U.K. Trade and Cooperation Agreement on December 24, 2020, the U.K. and EU have agreed to continue allowing data transfers between the…
Nothin’ Gets Them Down: OSHA’s Maximum Penalties Jump (But Only a Little)
The Department of Labor has just published its increases to the maximum civil penalties that can be assessed against employers by the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). The increases are based on annual cost-of-living adjustments and, for 2021, are…
OSHA’s Potential COVID-19 Standard May Require Employers To Provide Vaccines
One of President-elect Biden’s first actions when he assumes office may be creating an emergency standard for COVID-19 through the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). As Fisher Phillips noted in November when analyzing the workplace safety actions his administration…
Gig Economy Rule Faces Very Uncertain Future
If it had been released at some other point in time and under different circumstances, perhaps gig economy businesses would be celebrating the release of a federal rule that makes it easier to classify workers as independent contractors. But the…
Mexican Employers May Soon Need To Adapt To New Teleworking Measures
The Mexican Senate recently voted to approve an amendment to the Federal Labor Law that reforms its provisions on teleworking, which will require employers to enter into written contracts with each remote worker, among other things. Although Mexican President Andrés…
President Extends The Suspension Of Entry Of Certain Foreign Nationals Until March 31
The president recently signed yet another Presidential Proclamation that extends the ability of certain foreign nationals from being able to enter into the U.S. until March 31, 2021. This move tacks several months onto the earlier Presidential Proclamations signed into…
Canada Makes It Easier For Workers To Deduct Home Office Expenses In Light Of COVID-19
The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) recently released a new, simplified process for deducting home office expenses for the 2020 tax year, which will require employers to be prepared to work with those employees seeking to take advantage of the changes.…
ICE Extends Its “Relaxed” I-9 Document Inspection Rules Through January 31
As previously reported, USCIS has relaxed its rules regarding the in-person inspection of employee documents when filling out a Form I-9 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The agency recently announced that these “relaxed” rules have been extended until January…