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[US] Microsoft employees can work from home forever [US] Microsoft employees can work from home forever

Microsoft has become the latest Big Tech company to tell its workforce not to worry about returning to the office.
19 Oct 2020

[Montana] Hourly minimum wage will increase to $8.75 in 2021 [Montana] Hourly minimum wage will increase to $8.75 in 2021

Governor Steve Bullock has announced Montana’s hourly minimum wage will increase to $8.75 from January 1, 2021.
13 Oct 2020

[Jamaica] Ensure work from home arrangements are legally sound [Jamaica] Ensure work from home arrangements are legally sound

Employers in Jamaica who have adopted working-from-home arrangements for their employees are being urged to make sure their arrangements are...
30 Sep 2020

[California] New COVID-19 paid sick leave requirement passes [California] New COVID-19 paid sick leave requirement passes

On September 9, Governor Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill (AB) 1867 into law.
18 Sep 2020

[Austria] Supreme court ruling on illegal GPS tracking compensation [Austria] Supreme court ruling on illegal GPS tracking compensation

Austria’s Supreme Court recently ruled for the first time on the question of whether GPS tracking without an employee's consent...
18 Sep 2020

[Colorado] 32 cent minimum wage rise proposed for 2021 [Colorado] 32 cent minimum wage rise proposed for 2021

Under a proposal issued on September 14 by the state Department of Labor and Employment, Colorado’s hourly minimum wage would increase from...
16 Sep 2020

[US] Wave of workplace COVID-19 suits only the start [US] Wave of workplace COVID-19 suits only the start

The COVID-19 pandemic has led to nearly 600 lawsuits already and further litigation on issues like layoffs and sick leave...
11 Sep 2020