Paternity leave has not been forgotten in the swathe of family related legislative changes taking effect in April 2024. However, anyone hoping for significant changes will be disappointed. The changes are limited to improving flexibility for eligible employees wanting to
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Virginia governor vetoes “salary history ban” statute legislation
On March 14, 2024, Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin (R) vetoed identical bills passed by the Virginia legislature barring employers from asking about a job applicant’s salary history and requiring pay information to be included in job listings.
Texas judge vacates NLRB’s new joint employer rule
In October 2023, the National Labor Relations Board issued a final rule that lowered the standard for companies to qualify as joint employers. You can read more about the rule here.
On March 8, 2024, a federal judge in…
Employers take notice: Union representation petitions are spiking in 2024
Employers in all industries should take notice that efforts to unionize appear to be spiking in 2024. Indeed, data made available by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) shows that, in just the first few months of the current fiscal…
Developments with the UK’s ‘fire and rehire’ clampdown: what’s next?
The practice of fire and rehire has hit the headlines and been the topic of political debate in recent years. While the current UK government has rejected calls to outlaw entirely the practice, in early 2022 it committed to introducing…
Government shutdown looming: How government agencies that enforce labor and employment laws could be impacted
Governmental entities play a vital role in upholding federal labor and employment regulations and would face significant disruption in the event of a government shutdown. In September, we provided a brief review on how a shutdown would affect the government…
Flexible working reform in the UK – Are you ready for April?
After years of talk about improving the legal framework to promote more flexibility in the modern working environment, the UK is now on the cusp of changes to its statutory flexible working regime taking effect. Our blog post from August…
Supreme Court eases employees’ burden to establish SOX retaliation claims and possibly other whistleblower claims
On February 8, 2024, the U.S. Supreme Court issued Murray v. UBS Securities LLC, No. 22-660, which addressed the proper framework for establishing a whistleblower claim under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (SOX). Under SOX, an employee who works for…
Equal pay – the end of individual salary negotiations in Germany?
The principle of equal pay for equal work has been a keystone in German as well as European law for many years, and it is no secret that the reality in Germany, in particular with regards to the pay gap…
UK redundancy protection – significant changes from April 2024
Employers embarking on redundancy or restructuring exercises need to be aware of significant changes from 6 April 2024 to UK redundancy rules which give priority protection to employees on maternity, adoption and shared parental leave (SPL). The changes from 6…