California legislator proposes ‘right-to-disconnect’ law - 4/08/2024
A proposed law in California would provide workers in that state with a “right-to-disconnect” from work emails, texts and calls after work hours. If ultimately approved, California would ... A proposed law in California would provide workers with a “right-to-disc...
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California AB 5 misclassification law hurt employment, report says - 1/25/2024
A California law designed to crack down on independent contractor misclassification lowered employment for self-employed workers as well as overall employment, according to a new report.
California ... California’s AB 5 law intended to get tough in independent contractor mi...
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California Republicans target IC misclassification laws - 1/29/2024
Californians, that dream was ripped away by AB 5. That’s why I’m introducing legislation to fully repeal AB 5 and help restore the tens of thousands of jobs that law needlessly destroyed.”
In addition, Rep ... California Republicans target IC misclassification laws<...
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Misclassification lawsuit says company violated anti-racketeering law (Reuters) - 12/08/2023
A lawsuit against FedEx claims the company violated US anti-racketeering law, Reuters reported. The suit was filed by a shipper seeking to be an employee rather than an independent contractor ... Independent contractor misclassification lawsuit claims company violated US anti-racketeerin...
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New law will bind New Jersey staffing firms when they place out of state (The National Law Review) - 7/06/2023
New Jersey staffing firms must comply with the state’s new temp law even when assigning contingent workers outside of New Jersey, according to a report by law firm Ogletree Deakins in The National ... New Jersey staffing firms must comply with the state’s new temp l...
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New Jersey temp legislation takes effect Saturday (Bloomberg Law) - 8/04/2023
New Jersey’s new temporary worker law requiring equal pay for certain workers such as those that do blue-collar work takes effect Saturday, Bloomberg Law reports. The law imposes several other ... New Jersey’s temp worker law requiring equal pay for certa...
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States passing laws covering healthcare staffing firms (Bloomberg) - 6/06/2023
A number of states passed or updated laws requiring healthcare staffing firms to obtain registration or licensure, according to a report by attorneys from Kirkland & Ellis that was published ... Several states are passing or updating laws that cover healthcare staffing fir...
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State law takes aim at healthcare staffing firms (New Hampshire Bulletin) - 8/17/2023
A New Hampshire law targeting healthcare staffing firms may help, but it won’t solve healthcare facilities’ rising staffing costs, the New Hampshire Bulletin reported. The law puts in place several ... A New Hampshire law puts in place several measures aimed at...
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Judge refuses to halt New Jersey temp law amid court battle - 7/28/2023
A federal judge in New Jersey refused to put the state’s Temporary Workers Bill of Rights law on hold as a lawsuit aimed at halting the legislation goes through the courts, according to court ... A federal judge refused to put the state’s Temporary Workers Bill of Rights l...
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Business groups filing an appeal in ruling over New Jersey temp worker law - 8/07/2023
Industry groups are filing an appeal over a federal judge’s ruling against putting on hold a New Jersey staffing law while it goes through the courts, according to court filings. The law contains ... Industry groups are filing an appeal over judge’s decision in case ov...
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