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White House: COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates Persuade Many Workers to Get Shots
Employer vaccine mandates are becoming common and are persuading many employees to get inoculated against COVID-19, according to White House data. Health care systems,
Viewpoint: How to Combat the 'Resignation Tsunami'
Just as companies are ready to bring everyone back into the workplace, employees are working more than ever before, feeling burned out, and ready to jump ship. How can
San Diego COVID-19 Recall Ordinance Survives Legal Challenge
A federation of hotel and motel owners and operators lost a challenge to a San Diego ordinance that requires certain building service and hospitality employers to recall
Puerto Rico Adopts Minimum Wage Act
Gov. Pedro Pierluisi has sign into law the Puerto Rico Minimum Wage Act, which supersedes the lower federal minimum wage beginning in 2022 and creates a board that will
First-Time Jobless Claims Improve
States reported that 326,000 workers filed for new unemployment benefits during the week ending October 2, falling by 38,000 from the previous week’s revised level after
Big Companies Are Raising Wages for Lowest-Paid Workers
As they struggle to find workers amid an ongoing labor shortage, more companies are raising minimum wage rates for their lowest-paid employees, boosting pay for
How to Handle Conn. Family and Medical Leave that Spans 2021 and 2022
Amendments to the Connecticut Family and Medical Leave Act take effect on Jan. 1, 2022, and the state labor department recently released guidance on how employers should
Connecticut Employers Must Disclose Wage Ranges for Vacant Positions
A Connecticut law aimed at eliminating gender-based pay discrimination took effect Oct. 1
Syracuse University Agrees to Pay $3.7 Million to Settle Pay Equity Claims
Syracuse University and plaintiffs’ law firm Outten & Golden agreed to resolve allegations of compensation discrimination raised by five female faculty members. Under
Evolving Rationale for Disciplinary Action Supported Inference of Retaliation
The Drug Enforcement Administration’s failure to provide a consistent reason for revoking the worker’s security clearance supported an inference of retaliation under the