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Posted: | Littler Category: New York - Wage & Hour Tags: New York City
New York City Releases Software Specifications for Fast-food Employer Fair Workweek Compliance
In the last decade, various large cities including New York City, Philadelphia, Chicago, Seattle, San Francisco, Emeryville, and Los Angeles (and Los Angeles County)1 have passed predictable scheduling laws. These laws, also known as Fair Workweek (FWW) laws,
Posted: | Ogletree Deakins Category: Minnesota - Wage & Hour
On January 1, 2026, Minnesota’s Paid Leave law will take effect, providing qualified employees with up to twelve weeks of paid medical leave, twelve weeks of paid family leave, and employees who need both family and medical leave in a single benefit year may qualify for up to twenty weeks.
Posted: | Ogletree Deakins Category: FLSA - General
One day before the government shutdown, on September 30, 2025, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued four opinion letters, including FLSA2025-03, which condones including front-of-house oyster shuckers in traditional tip pools. This opinion letter addresses a question posed by a restaurant employer that requires servers (who are presumably paid
Posted: | Jackson Lewis Category: California - Labor Law
California’s labor landscape is changing with the passage of Assembly Bill (AB) 288, which expands both worker rights and the authority of the state’s
Posted: | Littler Category: HR - General
Littler Lightbulb – September Employment Appellate Roundup
Ninth Circuit Affirms Summary Judgment for Fire Department in Claim for Failure to Grant Religious Exemption from Vaccine Mandate
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Posted: | Jackson Lewis Category: Texas
The State of Texas asked the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals earlier this week to reconsider its case challenging the validity of the entire Pregnant Workers
Posted: | Littler Category: Labor & Employment Law Events
Conducting Compassionate and Lawful Reductions-in-Force (RIFs) and other Workforce Restructurings
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Posted: | elinfonet Category: HR Headlines Tags: Inc.
While many employers now insist on people coming in, people working outside the office continue to perform well.
Posted: | elinfonet Category: HR Headlines Tags: Forbes
Discover how to shift from bad boss behaviors to leading with humanity, clarity, honesty, discernment, and culture, and become the manager people want to work for.
Posted: | Ogletree Deakins Category: OSHA - General
The Sixth Circuit’s recent decision in Ohio Telecom Association v. FCC, Nos. 24-3133/3206/3252 (August 13, 2025), offers a powerful road map for agencies looking to regulate after Congress has used the Congressional Review Act (CRA) to strike down prior rules. For the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), which saw
Posted: | Jackson Lewis Category: Delaware
On September 26, 2025, Delaware Governor Matt Meyer signed House Substitute No. 2 to House Bill 105, adding Delaware to the growing list of states with pay transparency obligations for employers.
Beginning in 2027, employers will be required to include the pay range and a general description of benefits and other
Posted: | elinfonet Category: HR Headlines Tags: Fortune
College-educated mothers of very young children are increasingly leaving or scaling back paid work as childcare costs rise, availability tightens, and stricter return‑to‑office policies collide with fragile care arrangements.
Posted: | Jackson Lewis Category: California - Cal/OSHA
Governor Newsom has signed Assembly Bill (AB) 858, which extends the sunset date of the recall and reinstatement rights of employees laid off as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic until January 1, 2027.
In 2021, Senate Bill (SB) 93 was passed, which required certain employers in the hospitality and service industries
Posted: | elinfonet Category: HR Headlines Tags: Inc.
The solution to a workplace without connections is structure, strategy, and ownership. Here’s how to fix the loss of workplace friendships.
Posted: | Ogletree Deakins Category: Labor Law - Coverage
On September 30, 2025, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) released an opinion letter that found a restaurant and a club inside a hotel were likely joint employers as it appeared they shared facilities, operations, ownership, and management. While the opinion letter addressed specific facts presented, it provides guidance on