To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. On July 1, 2022, the law Florida Governor Ron DeSantis labeled the “Stop the Wrongs to Our Kids and Employees,” or Stop WOKE (“Act”), is set to go into effect, amending Florida’s employment discrimination laws state wide. The Act is…
The Ontario Court of Appeal recently released the decision of Render v. Thyssenkrupp Elevator (Canada) Limited, 2022 ONCA 310 [Render]regarding the termination of an employee following a single incident of sexual harassment. Background Mr. Render had been the operations manager for 30 years and was responsible for his employer’s service operations, with forty-four direct and…
24 June 2022 Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. Remote work has exploded since the COVID-19 pandemic began, with some employers hiring employees to work remotely anywhere in the United States. With the recent economic downturn, layoffs are…
On May 2, 2022, Georgia Governor Brian Kemp signed into law HB 389 (Act 809), altering the scope of the employer-employee relationship. This new law is likely to reclassify many independent contractors as employees and trigger a host of liabilities and obligations for Georgia employers. This measure will become effective on July 1, 2022. Ultimately,…
To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. Imagine one of your employees (let’s call her Sarah) recently contracted COVID-19, as so many workers have in the past two years. Unlike your other employees, however, Sarah’s symptoms did not subside after a few weeks. She struggles with lingering…
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23 June 2022 Reed Smith (Worldwide) To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. Welcome to our monthly newsletter, with a summary of the latest news and developments in UK employment law. Case law updates COVID-19 – automatically unfair dismissal: The EAT has upheld the tribunal’s…
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To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. The negative effects of workplace bullying, stress and / or harassment on an injured worker can be traumatic, severe and permanent – often resulting in lifelong adverse mental health consequences. If you are or have been subject to bullying in…
21 June 2022 Foley & Lardner To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. For years, employers have taken comfort in a belief that unless an employment decision involves termination or financial consequences, it cannot give rise to an actionable claim under Title VII. After a recent decision…
16 June 2022 Gould & Ratner To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. The Chicago Fair Workweek Ordinance went into effect in 2020. In a previous article, we discussed how the ordinance brought predictability to employee scheduling by requiring employers to provide 10 days’ notice…
To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. On May 24, 2022, the National Assembly of Quebec adopted Bill 96. An Act respecting French, the official and common language of Québec (“Bill 96“), amending language laws in the province previously set out in the Charter of the French…
