On May 1, 2025, Georgia Governor Brian Kemp signed the Dignity and Pay Act (the Act). The Act, which takes effect on July 1, 2025,...
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On June 1, 2025, New Jersey officially joined 13 other states participating in the wage transparency trend. Governor Phil Murphy signed...
Employment law, whether shaped by legislation or litigation, is often driven by trends. For instance, in the mid-to-late 2010’s,...
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....
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...
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...
Massachusetts lawmakers had a busy 2024 and have ushered in several new measures to take effect in the coming months. As Massachusetts...
In a challenge to the Department of Labor’s (DOL) 2019 overtime rule, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit affirmed the DOL’s...
On August 28, 2024, New York State’s new law governing workplace-related contracts with freelancer workers – known as the Freelance Isn’t...
Beginning October 1, 2024, Maryland will require employers to disclose wage ranges and “other compensation” in job postings and upon the...
“Under an amendment to the state labor law that took effect June 19, 2024, New York employers must now provide up to 30 minutes of paid...
The U.S. Supreme Court agreed to review a case on appeal from the Fourth Circuit involving the burden of proof required for an employer...
On May 6, 2024, the California Supreme Court issued a significant ruling in Naranjo v. Spectrum Security Services, Inc. (Case No....