6/25/2021 8:15:54 PM NJ workers’ compensation exclusivity not so exclusive anymore: NJ Supreme Court issues major ruling By Don Innamorato Saranne Weimer On June 8, 2021, the New Jersey Supreme Court made two significant rulings in Richter v. Oakland Board of Education. First, the Court...
6/24/2021 3:47:14 PM Illinois’ new non-compete restrictions expected to become law By Jill Vorobiev Amy Harwath On May 31, 2021, the Illinois legislature passed SB 672, a bill that amends the Illinois Freedom to Work Act, the state’s non-compete...
6/17/2021 8:51:36 PM Texas Supreme Court finds injured contract worker was an employee for workers’ compensation purposes By Abby Kotun Paulo McKeeby The current prominence of the multi-entity workplace—where so-called “host” employers rely on third-party staffing agencies to perform...
6/16/2021 6:53:31 PM New York’s amended HERO Act now in effect By Mark Goldstein Alexandra Manfredi Talia Fiano Last month, we reported on New York’s passage of the so-called HERO Act, a landmark law that imposes a novel, sweeping overhaul of the...
6/16/2021 4:48:11 PM In first-of-its-kind decision, federal court rules that mandatory workplace COVID-19 vaccine policies are lawful By Mark Goldstein Amanda Brown Jessyka Linton As states and localities lift COVID-19 restrictions, the business community continues to grapple with the interplay between the COVID-19...
6/15/2021 6:23:20 PM Connecticut updates its salary history inquiry and pay equity laws By Mark Goldstein Alexandra Manfredi Talia Fiano On June 7, 2021, Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont signed legislation amending the state’s existing salary history inquiry and pay equity...
6/14/2021 7:06:03 PM Sonoma County passes emergency paid sick leave ordinance By Mark Phillips Ronnie Shou Background Sonoma County (the County) initially enacted Ordinance No. 6320 on August 18, 2020 to provide COVID-19 related paid sick leave...
6/14/2021 3:15:52 PM New York updates COVID-19 guidelines for office-based workplaces By Mark Goldstein Alexandra Manfredi Talia Fiano Last summer, as New York began the process of non-essential business reopenings, the State issued a series of industry-specific workplace...
6/8/2021 8:07:12 PM New York State Department of Labor confirms that New York State paid sick leave applies to COVID-19 vaccine recovery time By Mark Goldstein Alexandra Manfredi As we previously reported, over the past year, New York State has adopted a statewide sick leave law, paid leave for COVID-19...
6/3/2021 2:41:11 PM Virginia adopts new laws effective July 1 that continue to transform the employment landscape By Betty Graumlich Noah Oberlander Following last year’s wave of new employment laws (previously covered as follows: Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3), Virginia has adopted a...