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The Federal Trade Commission voted on April 23, 2024 to adopt a final rule banning non-competes, determining that non-competes are an unfair method of competition. The rule will take effect within 120 …
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On January 2, 2024, the US Department of Labor (DOL) issued a new rule for determining when a worker should be classified as an independent contractor, rather than an employee, for purposes of the …
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The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) is a new federal law that requires employers to provide reasonable accommodations for known limitations related to pregnancy, childbirth or related medical …
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California employers should take note of the following minimum wage increases that took effect on January 1, 2020: Statewide: $13 per hour, regular and tipped employees Alameda: $15 per hour, …
Ohio employers should note that on January 1, the state minimum wage increased to $8.70 an hour for normal workers, and to $4.35 an hour for tipped workers. …
Several months ago, the California Supreme Court established a new test for determining whether a worker should be classified as an employee or an independent contractor. Now that test will be …
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Beginning on July 1, 2019, a new California law will require websites that use chatbots to clearly disclose that it is a bot communicating online, and not a person. The use of online chatting with …
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In a recent case, the California Supreme Court adopted a new standard for determining when a worker is an independent contractor, and when a worker is an employee. This is a major departure from how …
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Today one of my twitter followers, and someone I actually know from the startup community here in Cincinnati, posted an interesting tweet: “I always open up my @Uber/@lyft email receipts, wincing at …
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If you weren’t distracted by Donald Trump throwing his comb-around into the presidential ring this week, you might have noticed that the California Labor Commission ruled that an Uber driver was an …
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