Legal, Legislative & Regulatory News
Workers could pay thousands to leave jobs (The New York Times Magazine) - 11/20/2023
regulatory, legal, talent
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Family of teenage temp worker sues over fatal injury (WDAM) - 2/02/2024
legal, regulatory, temporary worker
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Staffing firm settles allegations of excluding non-US citizens - 2/13/2024
positions at a client company from at least April 2022 through July 2023, according to the department. The client firm had requested the restriction without legal basis.
Permanent resident workers ... Staffing, regulatory
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California Republicans target IC misclassification laws - 1/29/2024
Republican lawmakers in California on Jan. 23 announced efforts to fight federal and state legislation that restricts classification of workers as independent contractors.
California state Rep ... Republican lawmakers in California’s assembly on Jan. 23 announced efforts to fight...
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New Jersey governor signs ‘Temp Worker Bill of Rights’ into law - 2/07/2023
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy on Monday signed into law a controversial bill aimed at supporting the rights of temporary workers.
The legislation, dubbed the “Temporary Workers’ Bill of Rights ... Legislation, regulatory
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‘Overreaching’ California bill would limit conversion fees and more - 3/19/2024
Proposed legislation introduced in California, AB 2741, would add significant requirements to the staffing industry from restricting conversion fees to disclosing to workers their bill rate as well ... Proposed legislation in California would add requirements from restricting conv...
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Uber and Lyft agree to $328 million New York state settlement - 11/06/2023
, like California and Washington.”
Uber Chief Legal Officer Tony West also remarked in a post, citing the classification issue.
“This helps put to rest the classification issue in New York and moves us ... Independent contractor, regulatory, work services platform
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Justice Department announces $920,000 settlement with staffing firm - 11/16/2023
employment policies and be subject to departmental monitoring and reporting requirements.
In a note to SIA, Kforce said it does not comment on legal matters.
... Regulatory, staffing
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Judge temporarily halts Illinois regs’ equal benefits provision - 3/13/2024
will last at least until the end of a court fight, which will decide whether such a regulation is legal.
The equal benefits requirement is part of a series of new regulations on industrial staffing providers ... Regulatory, industrial staffing
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Judge rejects NLRB joint-employment rule - 3/11/2024
because the specified ‘essential terms and conditions of employment’ over which the hirer has direct or indirect control was so broad,” said Fiona Coombe, director of legal and regulatory research at SIA ... regulatory, joint employment
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