Beginning in June 2022, the Illinois Health Care Right of Conscience Act will not apply to COVID-19 measures or requirements. The Illinois legislature’s thoughts behind the amendment to the law is that employers will be able to more easily enforce COVID-related rules and policies.
California Appellate Court Rules Stray Remarks Enough to Defeat Summary Judgment In Age Discrimination Case
A California Court of Appeal recently held that stray remarks by a non-decision maker regarding a position not sought after by the plaintiff may nonetheless be enough to defeat summary judgment in an age discrimination case in Jorgensen v. Loyola Marymount University.
U.K. Immigration: New Scale-Up Visa to Launch in Spring 2022
The United Kingdom will begin a new Scale-Up Visa route beginning in the spring of 2022. The goal of the new visa route is to attract top talent to the United Kingdom. The visa will be open to those who can pass a language test and have a high-skilled job offer from a scale-up company.
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Not Every Whistleblower Is a “Whistleblower” under New Jersey’s CEPA
A recent decision issued by the Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey is a reminder that not every employee who “blows the whistle” is a “whistleblower” protected under the New Jersey Conscientious Employee Protection Act (CEPA), and that the New Jersey Supreme Court’s gatekeeping instructions to trial courts in Dzwonar v. McDevitt (2003) are alive and well.
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Possible Changes to Employment Law on the Horizon in Ontario
“Disconnecting From Work”
The Act requires employers with 25 or more employees to have a written policy regarding employees’ “disconnecting from work.” The Act defines “disconnecting from work” to mean “not engaging in work-related communications, including emails, telephone calls, video calls or the sending or reviewing of other messages, so as to be free from the performance of work.” In a news release related to the Act, the Ontario government stated that such policies might include, “for example, expectations about response time for emails and encouraging employees to turn on out-of-office notifications when they aren’t working.” The government further stated that the measure is intended to “prioritize[e] workers’ mental health and family time.”
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COVID-19 Travel to the United States: White House Eases Travel Restrictions From November 2021
On October 25, the White House issued a proclamation on the resumption of global travel during the pandemic. We updated our alert tracking recent changes to U.S. international travel policy to highlight the key points of this proclamation and what it means for travelers entering the U.S.