AMERICAS

[US] Supreme Court limits PAGA [US] Supreme Court limits PAGA

PAGA allows employees to sue over workplace violations on behalf of the state, even if they had agreed to resolve their...
17 Jun 2022

[US] Booming market for AI skills sees salaries topping $300,000 [US] Booming market for AI skills sees salaries topping $300,000

The most notable salary increases were across all managerial levels, with companies looking for “professionals who have extensive experience and...
16 Jun 2022

[US] Google engineer placed on leave after claiming AI chatbot is sentient [US] Google engineer placed on leave after claiming AI chatbot is sentient

The engineer compiled a transcript of the conversations during which, at one point, he asks the AI system what it is afraid...
13 Jun 2022

[California] Bill to prohibit employers’ taking action for off-work cannabis use [California] Bill to prohibit employers’ taking action for off-work cannabis use

It would prevent discrimination against applicants or employees failing drug tests detecting “nonpsychoactive cannabis metabolites in their urine, hair, or...
09 Jun 2022

[US] Ranking of cities paying six-figure salaries to women [US] Ranking of cities paying six-figure salaries to women

Number one on the list, for the third year in a row, is Washington, D.C., where women make up almost...
08 Jun 2022

[US] Union claims Starbucks retaliating by illegally closing cafe [US] Union claims Starbucks retaliating by illegally closing cafe

The closure is the latest escalation between a rapidly growing national labour movement and the coffee chain.
06 Jun 2022

[California] High court rules missed meal break premiums are ‘wages’ [California] High court rules missed meal break premiums are ‘wages’

A California appellate court had held that missed-break premium pay was not “wages” because it serves as a legal remedy,...
30 May 2022