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1w ago
New Child Support Law Becomes Effective Soon New Hampshire lawmakers have changed the law for determining child support in certain cases, creating new and amended definitions concerning childcare costs, parenting time and schedules, and income. House Bill 1564, in amending RSA 458-C-5, also increased the self-support reserve and revised the guidelines for child support […]
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3w ago
Guns at Work New Hampshire Joins 26 Other States in Enacting New “Parking Lot” Laws Certain New Hampshire employers need to know that they can no longer completely ban firearms and ammunition from their premises. Governor Sununu signed HB 1336 (the Bill) into law on July 12, 2024, which allows employees to keep firearms […]
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3w ago
The Noncompete Ban is Now on Hold Texas Court’s Ruling is National in Scope A federal judge in Texas has struck down the new FTC rule banning noncompete agreements, finding that the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) had exceeded its authority. If it had gone into effect as scheduled on September 4, the Rule would […]
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1M ago
OSHA Launches Severe Injury Report Dashboard Injury Information is Now More Public On September 4, 2024, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) launched a new searchable dashboard that facilitates access to its severe injury report (SIR) database. The dashboard provides an interactive view of workplace injuries nationwide, excluding State Plan states. According to the […]
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2M ago
OSHA’s New Emergency Response Rule Needs Changes As proposed, the rule threatens volunteer and paid fire departments in 27 states On July 22, 2024, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) concluded the comment period for the new emergency response rule. By the cutoff date, over 2,500 comments had been received. Most of the […]
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2M ago
Is the Proposed Heat Standard Legal? The rule is valuable even if it doesn’t get finalized In the wake of the recent United States Supreme Court’s (USSC) frontal assault on the administrative state — see Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo (Loper Bright) and Securities and Exchange Commission v. Jarkesy (Jarkesy) — the legal and […]
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2M ago
Pay Transparency Will Soon Be the Law in Massachusetts It won’t be long before it’s the norm everywhere Over the past few years, there has been a steady stream of pay transparency laws taking effect throughout the United States. Even the federal government has proposed amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation to require all covered […]
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3M ago
The FTC’s Noncompete Rule on Track to Take Effect on September 4 Court challenges haven’t stopped it yet, but still could On April 23, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) voted 3-2 to approve a final rule banning noncompete agreements with virtually all employees. The rule prohibits all noncompete agreements after the effective date […]
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3M ago
Preventing Racism and Sexism The EEOC addresses the harassment of women and people of color in the construction industry The anti-harassment Guidance recently issued by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC” or “the Commission”) is aimed at construction industry employers and is part of a focused, multi-year effort to address bias and discrimination. Promising […]
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3M ago
New Hazard Communication Standard Became Effective July 19 No matter where you are in the chemical supply chain, there will be a lot of work to do in the months ahead. The United States Department of Labor (DOL) recently published the much-anticipated final rule from the Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA), updating the Hazard […]
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