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• The deadline for filing 2024 California pay data reports is May 14, 2025.
• California requires that covered employers file payroll employee and labor contractor employee reports.
• Both reports require demographic information, pay data, and work hours for covered employees and labor contractor employees.

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• State attorneys general from California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Indiana, New Jersey, and Oregon, as well as the California Privacy Protection Agency, announced the formation of the “Consortium of Privacy Regulators.”
• While the creation of the Consortium does not reflect a closer alignment in the contents of the actual consumer privacy laws themselves, it

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• A federal district court judge has issued a temporary nationwide order halting the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s termination of the Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela (CHNV) parole program, which was set to end on April 24, 2025.
• This decision allows individuals under the CHNV parole program to stay in the United States

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• A federal judge reinstated a disability discrimination claim after a job applicant with a medical marijuana card alleged that his job offer was rescinded without proper consideration of reasonable accommodations for his underlying medical conditions.
• The judge had previously dismissed the disability discrimination claim after finding that status as a medical marijuana cardholder

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• A group of forty lawmakers from the U.S. Senate and U.S. House of Representatives sent a letter to the U.S. Secretary of Labor urging her to abandon proposed plans to drastically reduce and restructure OFCCP.
• The lawmakers raised concerns that the cuts could leave federal contractor workers vulnerable to potential discrimination.
• The letter

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• A group of former U.S. Department of Labor officials is urging federal contractors to maintain their voluntary diversity practices despite the Trump administration’s revocation of Executive Orders supporting affirmative action and anti-discrimination efforts.
• The officials assert that continued diversity, equity, and inclusion programs are essential for compliance with federal laws and for promoting

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• On March 6, 2025, the UK government announced amendments to the Employment Rights Bill, which outlined updates to the bill relating to zero-hours and agency workers, changes to statutory sick pay (SSP), and expanded bereavement leave entitlements.
• The amended Employment Rights Bill proposes the establishment of a Fair Work Agency with the authority

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