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Show Them the Money: Colorado’s New Equal Pay Law
Colorado’s Equal Pay for Equal Work Act (the “Act”) goes into effect January 1, 2021. To implement the Act, the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment recently adopted the Equal Pay Transparency (“EPT”) Rules. Here, we summarize certain notable features of … Continue reading
Posted in Colorado, Hiring, Pay, Snell & Wilmer
| Tagged Colorado, Equal Pay, Equal Pay for Equal Work Act
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Mail or In-Person Voting? The NLRB Issues Guidance on Representation Elections During the COVID-19 Pandemic
As with many other facets of life, the COVID-19 pandemic is impacting how the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) handles representation cases. This week, in Aspirus Keweenaw & Michigan Nurses Ass’n, Petitioner, 370 NLRB No. 45 (2020), the NLRB adopted a … Continue reading
Posted in Labor, NLRB, Snell & Wilmer
| Tagged Coronavirus, COVID-19, Elections, NLRB, Unions
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Let’s Stay Out of the Weeds – Arizona’s Recreational Marijuana Proposition
This November, Arizona voters will decide whether to legalize the recreational use of marijuana. One burning question for employers: How does this impact operations? We consider some of the issues here.
Posted in Arizona, Immigration, Snell & Wilmer
| Tagged Arizona Drug Testing of Employees Act, Drug Testing, Immigration, Medical Marijuana, Prop. 207, Recreational Marijuana
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Colorado Enacts the “Healthy Families and Workplace Act”
The new Healthy Families and Workplace Act (“Act”) requires all private employers in Colorado to provide three types of paid sick leave to their Colorado employees: 1) COVID-19 emergency paid sick leave; 2) paid sick and safe time; and 3) … Continue reading
Posted in Colorado, Sick Leave, Snell & Wilmer
| Tagged Colorado, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Paid Sick Leave
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COVID-19: Employment Squalls Likely to Hit Employers
Many employers have opened for business and now hope for much-needed smooth sailing. As they chart their course for open and calm waters, however, employers would be well-served to keep their spyglasses focused on the horizon’s rough seas. Click here … Continue reading
Posted in ADEA, FLSA, OSHA, Snell & Wilmer
| Tagged Coronavirus, COVID-19, FFCRA, OSHA, Wage & Hour, WARN Act
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Immigration Alert: Form I-9 Announcements
Employers should take note of two major updates in the Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification, world. Click here for more information.
Posted in Immigration, Snell & Wilmer
| Tagged Form I-9, Immigration Update, USCIS
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Proclamation Suspending Entry of Immigrants
President Trump late yesterday signed a Proclamation Suspending Entry of Immigrants Who Present Risk to the U.S. Labor Market During the Economic Recovery Following the COVID-19 Outbreak. For more information, click here.
Posted in Immigration, Snell & Wilmer
| Tagged Coronavirus, COVID-19, Immigration Update, Trump
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Form I-9 and COVID-19: Flexibility in Compliance Requirements
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced today changes to the Form I-9 process due to COVID-19. For more information, click here.
Posted in Immigration, Snell & Wilmer
| Tagged Coronavirus, COVID-19, Form I-9, Immigration Update
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New Version of Form I-9
Today, USCIS announced a new version of the Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification in its published Federal Register notice. The new form’s “version date” is 10/21/2019 and is located in the lower left corner of the form. The notice allows … Continue reading