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This Short List addresses the following topics:
  1. H-2B Visa Numerical Limit Increased for FY2017
  2. Employers Can Pay a Premium to Expedite H-1B Visa Processing Once More
  3. 2017 Veterans’ Employment and Training Service Filing Season Began August 1
  4. U.S. Department of Justice Files Brief Stating Title VII Does Not Protect Sexual Orientation
  5. First Circuit: Parts of the Massachusetts Earned Sick Time Law Do Not Apply to Railroad Workers
  6. Ninth Circuit: Mortgage Underwriters Are Not Exempt Under the FLSA Administrative Exemption
  7. California: DFEH Modifies Gender-Neutral Restroom Signage Rule for Non-Flushing Toilets
  8. Pennsylvania: Former Employees Are Not Entitled to Inspect Personnel Files
  9. Minneapolis, MN: Minimum Wage Will Increase to $15/hr by 2024
  10. St. Louis, MO: Minimum Wage Ordinance Nullified
  11. Rhode Island: Non-Competes Must Have Assignability Clauses to be Effective for New Owners
  12. Wisconsin: Revised Language, Requirements Regarding Employing Minors

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Minneapolis, MN: Sick Leave Law Blocked in Some Areas

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January 19, 2017

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Last year, the City of Minneapolis approved the Sick and Safe Time Ordinance (the “Ordinance”), which requires employers to provide at least 48 hours of paid sick and safe time to covered employees working in Minneapolis each year.  Originally scheduled to go into effect on July 1, 2017, the Minnesota Chamber of Commerce, among other business entities, sued to block the Ordinance.  As a result, a Minnesota district court recently issued a temporary injunction that limits the Ordinance from going into full effect for certain employers.

Minneapolis, MN: Sick and Safe Time Ordinance Recently Amended

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July 1, 2017

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Minneapolis’s Sick and Safe Time Ordinance has been amended to more closely align with its neighboring city St. Paul’s recent Earned Sick and Safe Time Ordinance.  Key amendments to Minneapolis’s Ordinance include the following: