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Employment laws to watch in 2019

Insperity

Employment law is ever-evolving, and 2019 is shaping up to usher in its fair share of changes. Employment laws tend to come in waves, with particular themes for each era. Today’s employment laws tend to be driven by perceptions of what’s fair to workers. Long ago, child labor was common and legal.

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The Best of The Employer Handbook in 2019 confirms that you readers are STONE COLD SAVAGES!

The Employer Handbook

2019 was a busy year for HR compliance. And while it was a pretty quiet employment law year at the Supreme Court, we’re damn close to learning whether Title VII makes it unlawful to discriminate against an employee based on LGBT status. Image by mohamed Hassan from Pixabay. Among other things, the U.S.

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What state’s employment laws apply when a non-resident remote worker sues your business?

The Employer Handbook

The federal court adopted the analysis from a 2019 ruling from a state appellate court. Both courts predicted that the New Jersey Supreme Court, which has yet to rule on this issue, would conclude that New Jersey’s Law Against Discrimination (LAD) is broad enough to cover out-of-state residents/workers. Here’s why.

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What do restrictive covenants have to do with COVID-19? More than you think.

The Employer Handbook

Remember back in January, when I told you that restrictive covenants would be the most significant employment law issues for employers in 2020 ? Image Credit: Maialisa (pixabay.com). Well, boy, was I wrong! COVID-19 has locked up this year’s title.

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9th Circuit Allows California’s Ban on Mandatory Arbitrations to Proceed

HRWatchdog

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit vacated a preliminary injunction that prohibited California from enforcing AB 51, which was signed into law in 2019 ( Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America, et al. Roberts, Employment Law Counsel/Subject Matter Expert. On September 15, 2021 in a split decision, the U.S.

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Compliance Issues, #MeToo Movement Impact Employers

HRWatchdog

Over the past year, employers’ compliance challenges increased significantly thanks to both an uptick in federal employment law enforcement, and the growing “patchwork” of state and local requirements, according to the 2019 Littler Annual Employer Survey. 24 percent are revising hiring practices.

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Business Resolutions

Tandem HR

Much like personal resolutions, executives are considering how they will impact business in 2019 with their business resolutions. What some may not know is that a PEO or Professional Employer Organization can be instrumental in achieving these business resolutions. How many of these would you like to see ring true in 2019?