On April 30, 2021, the Biden administration issued a proclamation that implements restrictions for travelers from India, due to concerns regarding COVID-19. Pursuant to the proclamation, noncitizens who have been physically present in India within 14 days of travel to
Employment & Labor
Marijuana Laws Affecting the Workplace: Tools Employers Can Use to Stay Ahead During High Times
As Judge Richard A. Licht (quoting a slightly more famous source) said in a 2017 court opinion: “I get high with a little help from my friends.” Four years later, employers may be asking themselves which of their employees are…
S.B. 2 Narrowly Advanced Through the Senate Judiciary Committee on April 27, 2021
Beltway Buzz, April 30, 2021
Biden Releases American Families Plan. This week, the White House released an outline of its American Families Plan, which is being touted as the second phase of the administration’s infrastructure proposal (dubbed the “American Jobs Plan”). The American Families…
Ninth Circuit Applies AB 5 Against Interstate Motor Carriers
Restaurant worker pressured to strip in front of co-workers
Employer-related sexual harassment cases surface in some of the most shocking situations. Consider a recent California lawsuit, in which a fast-casual restaurant worker alleges that she was pressured into stripping to her underwear at a company-sponsored seminar while strangers and…
Ontario introduces paid COVID-19 sick leave
On April 29, 2021, the Ontario government enacted Bill 284, COVID-19 Putting Workers First Act, 2021 (Act). The legislation amends the Employment Standards Act (ESA) to require employers to provide employees covered by the ESA with up to three paid…
Paid Sick Leave in Ontario for Reasons Related to COVID-19
On April 29, 2021, the Ontario government passed Bill 284, COVID-19 Putting Workers First Act, 2021 amending the Employment Standards Act, 2000 (the “ESA”) to require employers to provide employees with up to three days of paid leave if they…
United States to Restrict Travel From India Amid Record Numbers of Coronavirus Infections and Fatalities
Earlier today, April 30, 2021, the White House press secretary Jen Psaki announced that the United States will restrict travel from India starting on Tuesday, May 4, in response to the surge of coronavirus cases and variants being observed in…
Do Employers Have To Provide Benefits (Ontario)?
No, employers in Ontario do not have to provide benefits to employees. Rather, all Ontario employers must do, by law, …
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