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This Short List addresses the following topics:
  1. Second Circuit: ERISA Plans Can Be Modified Absent Fraud or Mistake
  2. 10th Circuit: Colorado Home Healthcare Workers are Not Entitled to Overtime
  3. California: Wage and Hour Concerns for Coronavirus
  4. California:  Emergency Wildfire Smoke Regulations Renewed Again
  5. Denver, CO: Anti-Discrimination Protections Expanded
  6. District of Columbia: Notice Requirements for Paid Family Leave
  7. Illinois: Guidance Issued on Sexual Harassment Requirements
  8. Minneapolis, MN: Local Minimum Wage Law is Given a Green Light
  9. St. Louis, MO: Ban-the-Box in Effect for Private Employers
  10. New Mexico: Workers’ Comp Claim Doesn’t Apply to Tribal Casino
  11. New York: Statewide Salary History Ban FAQs
  12. New York City, NY: Contractors/Freelancers Must Receive Anti-Harassment and Discrimination Protection & Training
  13. Philadelphia, PA: Salary History Inquiry Ban is Back in Effect
  14. Columbia, SC: Criminal and Salary History Ordinance No Longer Applies to Private Employers

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Indiana: State Supreme Court Says Subcontractor’s Employees are Owed a “Duty of Care”

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In the aftermath of Ryan v. TCI Architects/Engineers/Contractors, et al., Indiana employers should review their standard operating contracts and subcontracts to determine if they have an unexpected “duty of care” to workers of other entities.  The Indiana Supreme Court’s ruling in this case determined that certain language in a general contractor’s form contract extended a duty of care to a sub-subcontractor, despite the general contractor’s arguments otherwise.