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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 ? However, in light of the coronavirus pandemic, the Federal Trade Commission is doubling down on its warning to prosecute companies that don’t compet e fairly.

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Forget what you heard. THIS, right here, will be the biggest employment law concern for employers in 2020.

The Employer Handbook

SimmeD [ CC BY-SA ] I’ve seen a lot of ink spilled by employment lawyers about how #MeToo, new overtime rules, medical marijuana, and salary history questions will be the significant issues with which employers would have to deal in 2020. Another issue was whether the FTC should utilize law enforcement.

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On the Leading Edge: 2020 Ban the Box & Marijuana Laws

Crimcheck | Pre-Employment & Background Check Information

Poised on the threshold of a new decade, employers are wondering where they stand in terms of two legislative movements that are rapidly changing the employment laws and affecting the hiring practices they must follow. It will roll out to all private employers in the state between now and September 2021.

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White House to End COVID-19 Public Health Emergency: What This Means for Employers

Extensis

Thus, an end to the national public health emergency is on the horizon, leaving employers wondering: what’s next? There’s no denying things have changed since COVID-19 first arrived in March 2020. Even the smallest difference can have a significant impact.

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As more women rejoin the workforce, how HR can take advantage of this ‘huge opportunity’

HRExecutive

Get to the ‘why’ When looking to bring women back into the workforce, HR needs to determine—within the boundaries of employment law—why they might be seeing more women considering employment with the organization. She notes that in 2020 and 2021, for example, the No.

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What Supreme Court Ruling on Arbitration and PAGA Means for Employers

HRWatchdog

In this episode of The Workplace podcast, CalChamber Labor and Employment Vice President Bianca Saad and CalChamber employment law expert Matthew Roberts discuss how the U.S. Moriana affects employers and arbitration agreements. Supreme Court decision in Viking River Cruises v. California Private Attorneys General Act.

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What Does the US DOL’s Proposed New Independent Contractor Rule Mean for California?

HRWatchdog

For example, a worker may have theoretical ability to negotiate prices or to work for a competing business; however, if in actual practice the worker is prevented from exercising such rights based on the circumstances of the relationship, then these theoretical rights will not be applied to the test. Not a member?