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- Municipal Violation Is Not ‘Arrest Record’ Covered by Wisconsin Fair Employment Act, Court Holds The Wisconsin Fair Employment Act’s (WFEA’s) prohibition against discrimination based on employees’ arrest and conviction record has always been considered broad, and its standard of allowing employers to make employment ...
- California Supreme Court Clarifies the Scope of “Hours Worked” Under California Law California Supreme Court answers questions about state Wage Order No. 16, which governs wages, hours, and working conditions in the construction, drilling, logging, and ...
- Governor Signs Bill to Exempt Certain Businesses from Fast Food Minimum WageOn March 26, 2024, Governor Newsom signed Assembly Bill (AB) 610, which amends the definition of “fast food restaurant” to exempt restaurants in airports, hotels, event centers, theme parks, museums, ...
- Washington State Updates and Clarifies Noncompetition and Nonsolicitation LawThe 2024 Washington State Legislature passed Substitute Senate Bill (S.S.B.) 5935 in February 2024, and Governor Jay Inslee signed the bill into law on March 13, 2024, updating and clarifying ...
- California Clarifies Fast Food Minimum Wage Law Taking Effect April 1; Governor OKs Stadium, Airport Worker ExemptionWith California’s new $20-per-hour minimum wage for fast food workers set to take effect on April 1, 2024, the California Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) has updated its guidance regarding ...
- Minnesota Legislative Update 2024: Employment Law Bills Cover ESST, Human Rights Act, Pay Disclosure, and Restrictive CovenantsThe Minnesota Legislature is back in session and actively addressing employment law legislation in several pending bills following a very busy 2023–2024 session last year. The legislature kicked off its ...
- Washington State Legislative Updates The Washington state legislature and certain localities recently passed several bills affecting employers, some of which have already been signed into law. These measures address non-compete agreements, mandatory employer-sponsored meetings, ...
- California Supreme Court Examines Compensable Time Based On Security ChecksBy: California Supreme Court Examines Compensable Time Based On Security Checks On Monday, the California Supreme Court issued its opinion in Huerta v. CSI Electrical Contractors Inc., answering three questions about ...
- Connecticut Appellate Court Rules Employer Could Discharge Medical Marijuana User Impaired on the JobOn March 19, 2024, the Connecticut Appellate Court upheld an employer’s right to discharge an employee for being impaired on the job from medical marijuana under a state law that ...
- Puerto Rico Special Paid Leave Activated for Dengue Fever State of EmergencyThe Puerto Rico Secretary of Health issued Administrative Order No. 2024-589, declaring a public health emergency due to the prevalence of cases of dengue fever on the Island. Administrative Order ...
- Chris Maugans Discusses New York State’s New Social Media Law with Law360 Christopher P. Maugans, a partner in Goldberg Segalla’s Employment and Labor group, spoke with Law360 regarding New York State’s newly implemented social media law that went into effect in March. He delved ...
- Massachusetts Latest State Expected to Restrict Access to Credit Reports for Employment Purposes On March 14, 2024, the Massachusetts House of Representatives passed legislation that would add a new provision to the Massachusetts Consumer Protection law and would bar the use of true ...
- Cal/OSHA Standards Board Makes Last-Minute Change and the Proposed Indoor Heat Regulation Is Approved With Questionable VoteThe California Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board changed its agenda just hours before a planned vote on whether to adopt the proposed Heat Illness Prevention in Indoor Places of ...
- DEI Under Scrutiny, Part IX: Alabama Bans Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Programs and Departments for Public InstitutionsAlabama has joined the growing list of states passing laws banning diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives in public institutions. On March 20, 2024, Governor Kay Ivey signed into law ...
- Temperatures Sizzle at Cal/OSHA Standards Meeting After Indoor Heat Illness Proposal Removed from Agenda The regular monthly meeting of the Cal/OSHA Standards Board on March 21, 2024 was anything but regular. The agenda had included voting on a proposed indoor heat illness prevention standard ...
- 2024 Alabama Legislative Update: Regular Session – Week Six jQuery(document).ready(function($) { if ( $.fn.waypoint ) { $("#facebook-after-57494").waypoint( function() { $("#facebook-after-57494").sharrre({ share: { facebook: true }, urlCurl: "https://www.elinfonet.com/wp-content/plugins/genesis-simple-share/assets/js/sharrre/sharrre.php", enableHover: false, enableTracking: true, disableCount: true, ...
- LA County Expands California’s “Ban the Box” Effective March 28, 2024By: LA County Expands California’s “Ban the Box” Effective March 28, 2024 Since California’s enactment of the Fair Chance Act (“Act”) over six years ago, California’s private and county employers with five ...
- Kentucky Takes Aim at “WOKE” in Higher Ed On March 14, 2024, a bill to restrict diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) practices in Kentucky’s public universities cleared the House by a vote of 68-18. Senate Bill 6 (An ...
- Connecticut Employers Can Terminate Employees Impaired by Medical Marijuana While Working; Appellate Court Also Provides Guidance for Reasonable Suspicion Drug Tests In a significant decision about workplace drug use, the Connecticut Appellate Court backed an employer’s right to terminate a worker who was impaired on the job by medical marijuana. The ...
- New Oregon Law (Mostly) Aligns OFLA and Paid Leave Oregon to Prevent Employees from Stacking Leave Benefits SB 1515, which the governor is expected to sign, provides some relief to employers under the state’s various leave laws by amending Paid Leave ...
- California Paid Sick Leave for Part-Time Employees One of the most common questions employers ask us about California’s paid sick leave law is how it applies to part-time employees. Below we identify the three most common methods ...
- Illinois Day and Temporary Labor Services Act Equivalent-Benefits Provision Enjoined A federal judge has granted a preliminary injunction prohibiting the Illinois Department of Labor (IDOL) from enforcing the equivalent-benefits provision of the Illinois Day and Temporary Labor Services Act (IDTLSA). Staffing ...
- Preliminary Injunction Against Illinois Equivalent Benefits Law for Temporary Workers In November 2023, soon after Illinois Governor JB Pritzker signed amendments to the Illinois Day and Temporary Labor Services Act (the “Act”), several staffing agencies and associations sued for an ...
- New York City to Consider Its Own Ban on Employer Noncompete Agreements Following Governor’s VetoNew York City lawmakers are considering a measure that would make the city the latest jurisdiction to ban noncompete agreements between employers and their employees, after Governor Kathy Hochul in ...
- Reminder: Illinois Equal Pay Registration Certificate Reporting Deadline is March 23, 2024The Illinois Equal Pay Act requires all private businesses with at least 100 Illinois employees to obtain an Equal Pay Registration Certificate (EPRC) by March 23, 2024. To obtain a certificate, ...
- California Labor Enforcement Agency Clarifies Sick Leave RuleBy: California Labor Enforcement Agency Clarifies Sick Leave Rule Effective January 1, 2024, California law requires employers to provide employees at least forty (40) hours or five (5) days of Paid ...
- Los Angeles County Passes Fair Chance Ordinance That Applies to Unincorporated Areas of the CountyAt the end of February, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors passed an ordinance adding several compliance requirements to the California Fair Chance Act requirements for employers considering the ...
- Oregon Lawmakers Pass Bill to Reduce Redundancies in Family Leave LawsGovernor Tina Kotek is expected to sign the bill into law a bill that would eliminate most qualifying reasons for an employee’s protected leave under the Oregon Family Leave Act ...
- Cal/OSHA Standards Board to Vote on Indoor Heat Standard on March 21, 2024The California Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board will vote to adopt the proposed Heat Illness Prevention in Indoor Places of Employment standard at its March 21, 2024, public meeting. jQuery(document).ready(function($) ...
- County of Los Angeles Enacts a Sweeping Fair Chance Ordinance for the Unincorporated Areas of the County that Far Exceeds Federal and California Law New Los Angeles County ordinance goes into effect September 3, 2024. The ordinance, which has a private right of action, requires significant changes to ...
- South Carolina Executive Office of Health and Policy jQuery(document).ready(function($) { if ( $.fn.waypoint ) { $("#facebook-after-57140").waypoint( function() { $("#facebook-after-57140").sharrre({ share: { facebook: true }, urlCurl: "https://www.elinfonet.com/wp-content/plugins/genesis-simple-share/assets/js/sharrre/sharrre.php", enableHover: false, enableTracking: true, disableCount: true, ...
- California DIR Releases Guidance for Drafting Workplace Violence Prevention PlansBy: California DIR Releases Guidance for Drafting Workplace Violence Prevention Plans In September, California Governor Newsom signed Senate Bill 553 into law. This bill enacted and added section 6401.9 into the ...
- Colorado’s Guidance on Annual Notice to Employees Regarding Available Income Tax CreditsIn November 2023, the Colorado Department of Revenue’s (CDOR) Taxation Division issued guidance containing mandatory language to be included in notices provided to employees regarding available federal and state income ...
- Strike Two… Eleventh Circuit Upholds Injunction Against Florida “Stop-WOKE” Law; Confirms the Law Violates First Amendment Strike One… jQuery(document).ready(function($) { if ( $.fn.waypoint ) { $("#facebook-after-57088").waypoint( function() { $("#facebook-after-57088").sharrre({ share: { facebook: true }, urlCurl: "https://www.elinfonet.com/wp-content/plugins/genesis-simple-share/assets/js/sharrre/sharrre.php", enableHover: false, enableTracking: true, disableCount: ...
- CDF Webinar: Wage & Hour Legal Update & Best Practices for California EmployersCDF invites you to attend a complimentary one-hour and 15-minute webinar of valuable insights, updates on California wage and hour laws, and essential best practices for employers to ensure compliance ...
- New York City Releases Workers’ Bill of Rights, Poster The New York Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP) published the “Workers’ Bill of Rights” on March 1, 2024. The Workers’ Bill of Rights is meant to serve as ...
- New Jersey Enacts “Bill of Rights” for Domestic Workers The New Jersey Domestic Workers’ Bill of Rights (S723/A822), one of three laws signed in early January relating to protecting immigrants and part of the Murphy administration’s larger effort to ...
- New Hampshire Passes Comprehensive Consumer Data Privacy LawOn March 6, 2024, New Hampshire’s Governor signed Senate Bill 255, which establishes a consumer data privacy law for the state. The Granite State joins the myriad of state consumer ...
- Connecticut Appellate Court Says Constructive Discharge Limitations Period Runs From Last Act of Discrimination, Not ResignationThe Connecticut Appellate Court recently ruled that a septuagenarian teacher’s claims that she was forced to resign because of age discrimination were untimely. The ruling distinguishes Connecticut law from a ...
- Ohio Supreme Court Rules That Municipalities Could Temporarily Collect Income Tax From Remote Workers During PandemicOn February 14, 2024, in Schaad v. Alder, the Supreme Court of Ohio upheld the constitutionality of a temporary Ohio law allowing municipalities where a principal place of business was ...
- Updates to Notices and Pamphlets California Employers Must Provide to New HiresBy: Updates to Notices and Pamphlets California Employers Must Provide to New Hires Employers should be aware of three recent updates to certain notices and pamphlets that California employers must provide ...
- California Invasion of Privacy Act Violations Aimed at Online RetailersCalifornia Invasion of Privacy Act (CIPA) has become a focal point in recent legal battles, particularly within the retail industry. As retailers increasingly adopt technologies like session replay and chatbots to enhance customer experiences, they ...
- Stop Woke is Broke: Injunction Stopping Florida’s Anti-Woke Law Aimed at Employer Training is Upheld by Eleventh Circuit Executive Summary: On Monday, March 4, 2024, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit upheld the August 2022 preliminary injunction issued by Judge Walker of the U.S. District Court ...
- Cal/OSHA’s Model Workplace Violence Prevention Plan and Guidance is Here! As you probably know, by July 1, 2024, most California employers must establish, implement, and maintain an “effective” workplace violence prevention plan (“WVPP”) – read our previous blog post on ...
- Preliminary Injunction Against Florida’s Individual Freedom (or Stop W.O.K.E.) Act Upheld A unanimous three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit has upheld a preliminary injunction blocking enforcement of Florida’s Individual Freedom Act. Honeyfund.Com Inc, et al. v. ...
- Cal/OSHA Publishes Model Plan and Guidance for Complying with Workplace Violence Prevention LawLast year, California’s Governor signed Senate Bill (SB) 553, which requires all employers to establish, implement, and maintain an effective Workplace Violence Prevention Plan (WVPP). The law takes effect on ...
- Employers, Beware: California Regulators Are Actively Enforcing the California Consumer Privacy ActCalifornia Attorney General Rob Bonta has been actively enforcing the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) since July 2023, when he announced an “investigative sweep” through inquiry letters sent to large ...
- New York District Court Enjoins Enforcement of Law Limiting Employer Speech During Organizing Campaigns A federal judge in New York recently cast doubt on the validity of state laws that seek to restrict employer speech in connection with union organizing. In New York State ...
- Key Health Care Issues to Track in 2024 in Alabama jQuery(document).ready(function($) { if ( $.fn.waypoint ) { $("#facebook-after-56885").waypoint( function() { $("#facebook-after-56885").sharrre({ share: { facebook: true }, urlCurl: "https://www.elinfonet.com/wp-content/plugins/genesis-simple-share/assets/js/sharrre/sharrre.php", enableHover: false, enableTracking: true, disableCount: true, ...
- California Supreme Court Strengthens Enforcement of Jury Trial Waivers On February 26, 2024, the California Supreme Court issued its opinion in Tricoast Builders, Inc. v. Fonnegra, No. S273368 (Cal. Feb. 26, 2024). For employers, the most important takeaway from ...