Regulatory

Canada incentivizes companies to protect temporary foreign workers

|August 9th, 2023|

Employers that comply with temporary foreign worker protection rules will enjoy a simplified application process, extended eligibility and being flagged in a job portal as a trusted employer.
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Equal pay for temps: Illinois and New Jersey laws in effect

|August 9th, 2023|

A law providing for equal pay for industrial contingent workers was signed by Illinois’ governor, while a broader law already in place in New Jersey faces another appeal.
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UK businesses now prohibited from using agency temps to replace striking workers

|August 2nd, 2023|

The reversal of the controversial 2022 legislation allowing the use of temporary workers to cover for striking employees is expected to have a ripple effect across the UK labor market.
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H-1B visas: Canada’s new program fills up fast; US holds second lottery

|August 2nd, 2023|

Canada’s bid to attract STEM talent with H-1B visas from the US maxed out within 48 hours. Separately, US Customs and Immigration Services held a second selection lottery.
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Protecting temporary workers: A trend to watch closely

|July 19th, 2023|

Legislators in several states are pushing rules to safeguard contingent workers, and more are likely to follow. What developments your program should keep an eye on.
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Rhode Island’s new IC filing requirement: An ABC ‘workaround’?

|July 19th, 2023|

A new law affecting independent contractors circumvents a multi-factor classification process but has wider implications for contingent workforce programs.
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New York City’s AI anti-bias hiring law takes effect

|July 12th, 2023|

Companies using artificial intelligence to hire or promote workers in the city must now comply with its AI-in-hiring law. Here are takeaways from recent FAQs.
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Illinois poised to become ‘equal pay’ state for temps

|July 12th, 2023|

The state’s governor is expected to sign legislation that will impose expansive new duties on Illinois employers that rely on temporary and day laborers.
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Canada makes play for foreign STEM workers

|June 28th, 2023|

A new plan aims to attract highly skilled talent through the Temporary Foreign Worker Program. Separately, decades of IMP work permit data revised downward.
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Noncompete ban passes New York legislature, heads to governor’s desk

|June 28th, 2023|

As the legislation awaits final approval, CW managers should work with their staffing providers to ensure employment agreements for New York workers are compliant.
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