Increases to minimum wage Effective January 1, 2025, the minimum wage rate in Illinois increased by $1 per hour from $14.00 to $15.00....
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On December 13, 2024, we wrote on several policies implemented by the Biden administration that were likely to be rolled back, qualified,...
In the last week, the Trump Administration issued numerous executive orders related to immigration policy. The Department of Homeland...
In only his first week in office, Trump has already dismantled DEI programs within the government, revoked a 60-year old order requiring...
Over the past several years, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has made several attempts to regulate the U.S. workplace. This includes,...
On January 15, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the Fourth Circuit’s decision in E.M.D. Sale, Inc. v. Carrera, and ruled that the...
On January 8, 2025, California received a Major Disaster Declaration for the ongoing Southern California wildfires. As the devastating...
While the end of a calendar quarter is a good time to review your business’s HR-related practices and procedures, the start of Q1 seems...
As New York employers look toward 2025, they should keep the following key dates in mind as it pertains to employee leave and benefit...
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...