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MSHA just announced a Request for Information (RFI) on safety improvement technologies for mobile equipment and for belt conveyors, both at surface mines. 83 Fed. Reg. 29716 (June 26, 2018).

In light of the technological advancements of the past decade, the Illinois legislature enacted this law to protect the "biometric data" of individuals, including their fingerprints, retinal scans, and facial recognition.

A4772/S3215 (the "Bill") amends existing law, now allowing UI benefits to be distributed to workers during an employer lockout even if a strike did not immediately precede the lockout.

The New Jersey bill that aims to push gig-economy workers and other independent contractors into the definition of "employees"

The President announced that Alex Acosta, currently Dean of the Florida International School of Law will be the next nominee for Secretary of Labor following the withdrawal of Andrew Puzder.

On March 9, 2016, Utah enacted the Post-Employment Restrictions Amendments, which limits restrictive covenants to a one-year time period from termination.

New York City's Department of Consumer & Worker Protection ("DCWP") recently published a December update on its website indicating that due to the volume of comments it received in response to the proposed rules implementing Local Law 144 of 2021.

The New York City Fair Chance Act is one of the most restrictive and complex local laws regulating when and how employers can use criminal history generally and perform criminal background checks...

New York's expanded list of permissible wage deductions has been extended until 2020.

Under New York's latest workplace safety law (the New York Hero Act), all New York employers (including condominiums and cooperatives)...

Seyfarth Synopsis: Efforts to prohibit non-compete agreements in New York State are back to square one following Governor Hochul's veto of an outright ban in late December 2023.

Following the recent passage through the New York State Senate, on June 20, 2023, the New York State Assembly voted to approve a bill, which, if enacted, would ban all post-employment...

The New York Health Commissioner has stated that the emergency designation of COVID-19 expires -- for now -- on September 30.

With little fanfare and no public reporting, the New York Commissioner of Health extended the designation of COVID-19 as highly contagious

Seyfarth Synopsis: On October 5, 2017, U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions issued an agency memorandum stating that the language contained in Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964...

On June 1, 2015, federal OSHA released an Interpretation Letter requiring that employers train employees on the laundering requirements of fire retarding (FR) and arc-rated clothing.

Traditionally, alternative labour models – including outsourcing and contracting – have been used by business to defray cost and risk and deal with workflow fluctuations. Today's environment is creating new challenges...

As artificial intelligence becomes a staple in workplace technology, employers face new challenges around meeting recordings and transcriptions.