On July 29, 2021, the Department of Labor ("DOL") announced that it will rescind a Trump administration rule that limited the circumstances in which multiple employers could be deemed "joint" employers of the same employee.
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On June 15, 2021, Gov. Andrew Cuomo lifted New York s
COVID-19 restrictions for employers across numerous industries,
including businesses in office and retail settings. New York
employers are no longer required to, among other things, conduct
daily health screenings, enforce capacity restrictions, abide by
social distancing protocols or manage employee contact tracing. The
requirements under the New York Forward industry reopening guidance
are now completely optional. For masks, New York implemented the
federal Centers for Disease Control guidance, which states that
unvaccinated individuals continue to be responsible for wearing a
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The Mauritius 2021/2022 Budget was released last week where
vast improvements to the Occupation Permit were proposed. The
following changes are expected to be approved before the end of
2021:
The validity of the Occupation Permit would be extended from
three to ten years.
The minimum salary requirement for Occupation Permit holders
would be reduced to MUR 30,000 from MUR 60,000 in the global
business sector.
Spouses of Occupation Permit holders would no longer need to
apply for their own permit to invest or work in Mauritius.
Occupation Permit holders would be allowed to change jobs
without submitting a new application.
Foreign nationals employed under a different permit would be
On May 31, 2021, the Illinois Senate and House of Representatives unanimously passed Senate Bill 672 amending the existing Illinois Freedom to Work Act, 820 ILCS 90.
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Q: I heard that companies entering into commercial contracts in
Pennsylvania can no longer restrict each other from hiring their
employees. Is that true?
A: On April 29, the Supreme Court of
Pennsylvania held in
Pittsburgh Logistics Systems,
Inc. v. Beemac Trucking LLC, et. al. that a no-hire
provision (commonly referred to as a “no-poach”
provision) in a service contract between two business entities was
unenforceable as an impermissible restraint of trade because it was
overbroad and created a likelihood of harm to nonparties to the