MEXICO CITY—Mexican President-elect Andrés Manuel López Obrador is preparing legislation to overhaul the country’s collective-bargaining system to improve wages and help Mexico comply with labor-rights provisions of a recent trade …
Connecticut Court Holds That Refusing To Hire Medical Marijuana User Constitutes Employment Discrimination
A federal court in Connecticut has held that refusing to hire a medical marijuana user who tested positive on a pre-employment drug test violates the state’s medical marijuana law. The …
NOFFSINGER v. SSC NIANTIC OPERATING COMPANY, LLC d/b/a BRIDE BROOK NURSING & REHABILITATION CENTER
Finding for worker who claimed employment discrimination under Connecticut’s medical marijuana law. SSC required employees to pass a pre-employment drug test. The workers reported that she used marijuana outside of …
New Delaware Law Broadens Protections for Workers Against Sexual Harassment
On August 29, 2018, Delaware Governor John Carney signed into law House Bill 360, which significantly broadens protections for Delaware workers against sexual harassment. The new law: (1) expands the types …
Work-life balance, precarious workers, a focus for revamp of federal labour code
Restoring a work-life balance and better protections for part-time and temporary workers will be among the key focuses of a planned rewrite of Canada’s federal labour rules which are to …
JPMorgan Will Pay $24 Million to End Lawsuit From Black Advisers
As racial diversity tumbles on Wall Street, JPMorgan Chase & Co. has reached a settlement with financial advisers who say they were treated poorly because they’re black. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-09-04/jpmorgan-will-pay-24-million-to-end-lawsuit-from-black-advisers
Revamp of federal labour code to focus on work-life balance, precarious workers
OTTAWA—Restoring a work-life balance and better protections for part-time and temporary workers will be among the key focuses of a planned rewrite of Canada’s federal labour rules which are to …
After women said #MeToo, here’s how California lawmakers confronted sexual harassment
The bombshells began dropping during the legislative recess last fall. In October, as an unfolding sexual abuse scandal involving Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein dominated the news, nearly 150 women signed a …
Brazil’s top court upholds unrestricted outsourcing
BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazil’s Supreme Court voted 7-4 on Thursday to allow companies to outsource all types of jobs, a ruling that confirms the constitutionality of rules set last year …
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