As New York employers look toward 2025, they should keep the following key dates in mind as it pertains to employee leave and benefit...
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Workers’ compensation claims are typically an issue about which employers think only in the context of physical workplace injuries. In...
On November 16, 2024, the New York Clean Slate Act went into effect. The Act provides for the automatic sealing of a broad swath of...
As we previously reported, effective January 1, 2025, New York employers will be required to provide employees with 20 hours of paid...
California voters have rejected a ballot measure that would have increased the state’s minimum wage to $18 on January 1, 2025. Defeated...
New Jersey employers will soon have to adjust their recruitment practices with the recent passage and enactment of Senate Bill 2310...
On November 15, 2024, a United States Eastern District Court in Texas struck down a 2024 Department of Labor (DOL) rule that would have...
On October 23, 2024, legislation was introduced in the New York City Council that would amend the New York City Earned Safe and Sick Time...
Recent years have shown a continued increase in unionization and organization activities within the American workforce, as measured by...
On January 1, 2025, an amendment to New York Labor Law section 196-b, the state’s paid sick leave law, will go into effect. The amendment...
As employers continue to monitor the legal challenges against the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) final rule banning most non-compete...
Massachusetts lawmakers had a busy 2024 and have ushered in several new measures to take effect in the coming months. As Massachusetts...
Now that Governor Gavin Newsom’s September 30th deadline to approve or veto legislative bills has passed, California employers can begin...
On September 27, 2024, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill (SB) 1137 into law, clarifying that discrimination can happen...
The Worker Protection (Amendment of Equality Act 2010) Act 2023 comes into force on 26 October 2024, introducing a new duty for employers...
Since Pennsylvania legalized medical marijuana in 2016, employers navigated the murky waters of drug testing applicants and employees who...