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- Sixth Circuit Asked to Resolve District Court Split on Ohio Class and Collective Action RulesOn January 3, 2024, the defendant in Heppard v. Dunham’s Athleisure Corporation filed an interlocutory appeal to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, arguing that the U.S. ...
- Hazard Pay Now in Effect for Nearly All Portland, Maine Employees On January 11, 2024, Maine Governor Janet Mills declared a state of civil emergency for coastal counties in Maine impacted by flooding caused by a storm earlier in the week. ...
- Mandatory Sexual Harassment Prevention Training for Janitorial Services Employers ResumedIn 2019, California passed Assembly Bill (AB) 547, which requires janitorial employers to provide in-person training in preventing sexual violence and harassment at least once every two years. However, due ...
- Jennifer Shaw on “The Afternoon News With Kitty O’Neal” to Discuss New CA Sick Leave Laws Jennifer Shaw appeared on “The Afternoon News with Kitty O’Neal” to discuss new sick leave laws in California. You can listen to the interview here. jQuery(document).ready(function($) { if ( $.fn.waypoint ) { $("#facebook-after-55138").waypoint( function() ...
- Guidance Interpreting Minnesota’s New Earned Sick and Safe Time Law Minnesota’s statewide paid sick and safe leave mandate, the Earned Sick and Safe Time (ESST) law, went into effect Jan. 1, 2024. The Department of Labor and Industry (DLI) has posted ...
- Updated Rates for California EDD Benefits and San Francisco Paid Parental Leave Ordinance for 2024The California Employment Development Department (EDD) has released the 2024 Voluntary Plan Employee Contribution and Benefit Rate. Employers with employees located in California are generally required to withhold and send ...
- New Paid Sick Leave FAQs Are Out!In this episode, Jen explains the new paid sick leave FAQs issued by the Labor Commissioner. jQuery(document).ready(function($) { if ( $.fn.waypoint ) { $("#facebook-after-55113").waypoint( function() { $("#facebook-after-55113").sharrre({ share: { facebook: ...
- California Department of Public Health Issues New Order Revising COVID-19 Definitions and ProceduresOn January 9, 2024, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) issued an order addressing COVID-19 disease control and prevention. The new order is for non-healthcare settings, takes effect immediately, ...
- New California Workplace Violence Prevention Program Requirements By July 1, 2024, employers must establish, implement, and maintain an “effective” workplace violence prevention plan (“WVPP”). The WVPP must be in writing, and include certain information, such as effective ...
- California’s Law Barring Mandatory Arbitration Agreements Permanently Enjoined A federal district court has entered a permanent injunction barring the State of California from enforcing Assembly Bill (AB) 51, California’s law that purports to preclude employers from requiring arbitration ...
- California Supreme Court Cases Employers Should Watch in 2024The California Supreme Court issued several important decisions in 2023 about issues such as COVID-19 take-home exposure and arbitrating Private Attorney General Act (PAGA) claims. Employers should continue to be ...
- California Publishes New Wage Theft Notice Reflecting Requirement to Notify Employees of Disaster DeclarationsThe California Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) recently published a revised employee wage theft notice, effective January 1, 2024, that reflects legislation enacted in California in October 2023 requiring notice ...
- New York City Council Passes Bill that Would Create a Private Right of Action under the Earned Safe and Sick Time Act On December 20, 2023, the New York City Council passed a bill (Proposed Int. No. 563-A) that would create a private right of action to seek damages and other relief ...
- Avoiding Unlawful Housing Discrimination in New York State: Part 3 Landlords, property managers, realtors, and others in residential real estate strive to avoid inadvertently discriminating against individuals renting or leasing residential properties. Despite best intentions, discrimination can occur against protected ...
- New Texas Law Prohibiting Institutions of Higher Education From Establishing or Maintaining DEI Offices Is Now EffectiveEffective January 1, 2024, a new Texas law prohibits public institutions of higher education from, among other things, establishing or maintaining diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) offices or hiring or ...
- Cal/OSHA Completes Fast-Track Adoption of Emergency Silica Standard Aimed at Engineered Stone Industry On December 14, 2023, the Cal/OSHA Standards Board approved an emergency temporary standard to enhance existing standards regarding the hazards of respirable crystalline silica. ...
- New Pennsylvania Legislation and Philadelphia Ordinance Amendment Tackle Pardoned Convictions, Expunged Records, and Negligent Hiring Liability Pennsylvania and Philadelphia recently enacted changes that impact employer criminal background screening. State Law Enacted on December 14, 2023, and effective February 12, 2024, Pennsylvania’s House Bill No. 689 amends Pennsylvania law ...
- How Connecticut Employers Can Be Ready for Legislation that Became Effective January 1, 2024 With 2023 in the rearview mirror, Connecticut employers may want to confirm they have implemented the necessary changes to address legislative developments that became effective January 1, 2024. Connecticut Minimum Wage jQuery(document).ready(function($) ...
- A PAGA Victory to Bring in the New Year: Trial Court Holds LWDA Responsible for Prevailing Employer’s CostsBy: A PAGA Victory to Bring in the New Year: Trial Court Holds LWDA Responsible for Prevailing Employer’s Costs Last week a trial court in Alameda County entered an order permitting ...
- New York City Employers Must Make Room for Another Notice Distribution and Posting Requirement New York State and City law already impose a myriad of posting and notice distribution requirements on New York City employers. Beginning July 1, 2024, New York City employers must ...
- New York State Employment Law Update (Part 4) New York codifies employer requirement to notify employees of unemployment benefit rights jQuery(document).ready(function($) { if ( $.fn.waypoint ) { $("#facebook-after-54931").waypoint( function() { $("#facebook-after-54931").sharrre({ share: { facebook: true }, ...
- Ringing in the New Year for California Employers: 5 Wage and Hour Tips to Ensure Compliance in 2024By: Ringing in the New Year for California Employers: 5 Wage and Hour Tips to Ensure Compliance in 2024 By: Ringing in the New Year for California Employers: 5 Wage and ...
- Massachusetts Revises Paid Family and Medical Leave Guidance to Provide More Discretion to Employers The Massachusetts Department of Family and Medical Leave (DFML) is ringing in the new year with new, more employer-friendly guidance regarding an employee’s ability to use paid leave to “top ...
- New York State Employment Law Update (Part 2) Gov. Hochul signed S5572/A6796, which increases the threshold for applicability of wage-payment protections under Article 6 of the New York Labor law for certain persons employed in a bona fide executive, ...
- New York State Employment Law Update (Part 3) Gov. Hochul signed S5640/A5295 enacting New York Labor Law Section 203-f, which renders any employment agreement unenforceable if it requires employees to assign the rights to inventions developed using the employee’s own ...
- Texas Workforce Commission Issues Required Workplace Violence Reporting NoticeThe Texas Workforce Commission recently published a notice that employers are required to post in conspicuous locations in their workplaces informing employees about reporting workplace violence or suspicious activity. jQuery(document).ready(function($) { if ...
- New Jersey Bills to Watch in 2024After a relatively quiet 2023 legislative season in New Jersey—if you consider a major overhaul of the state’s mini-WARN law and the enactment of a far-reaching Temporary Workers Bill of ...
- New York Department of Labor Approves Proposed Modified Wage Orders The New York State Department of Labor has approved and made final its proposed regulations to align the state’s industry-specific regulatory wage requirements with the upcoming legislatively approved increases in ...
- Cook County, Illinois, Replaces Earned Sick Leave Ordinance With Paid Leave Ordinance For Illinois employers, the new year brings a variety of new paid leave laws, the most recent being the Cook County Paid Leave Ordinance passed by the Cook County Board of Commissioners ...
- A Step Too Far? Governor Hochul Vetoes New York Non-Compete Ban New York Governor Kathy Hochul vetoed Senate Bill S3100A, a bill passed by both houses of the legislature in June, that would prohibit all non-compete agreements. jQuery(document).ready(function($) { if ( $.fn.waypoint ) { $("#facebook-after-54839").waypoint( function() { $("#facebook-after-54839").sharrre({ ...
- Construction Contractors and Certified Payroll Reports Under Massachusetts Prevailing Wage Law Under the Massachusetts prevailing wage law (and most prevailing wage laws around the country), construction contractors performing construction on state-funded construction projects are required to pay employees the prevailing wages ...
- New York State Employment Law Update (Part 1) New York remains one of the busiest states from a business perspective, with ever-changing employment laws that affect businesses. This is the first part of a four-part series providing recent ...
- Major Paid Leave Changes Coming Under the New Chicago Paid Leave and Paid Sick and Safe Leave Ordinance Executive Summary: In response to the State of Illinois enacting the Paid Leave for All Workers Act (“PLAW Act”), which requires 40 hours of paid leave to be provided to employees ...
- Cook County Passes Paid Leave Ordinance Executive Summary: On December 14, 2023, the Cook County Board of Commissioners passed the Cook County Paid Leave Ordinance, which replaces the Earned Sick Leave Ordinance. The new Paid Leave Ordinance ...
- Navigating Employee Leave Laws: A Comparative Guide for Employers in Illinois, Chicago, and Cook County Executive Summary: In January 2023, the Illinois Legislature passed the Paid Leave for All Workers Act (PLAW Act). The PLAW Act specifically exempted the City of Chicago and certain municipalities in ...
- Illinois’ Paid Leave for All Workers Act – Learn Your Rules Executive Summary: In March 2023, the Illinois Legislature enacted the Paid Leave for All Workers Act (PLAW Act), which becomes effective January 1, 2024. This law requires, with a few exceptions, ...
- Top 10 Most Popular Posts of 2023 for the California Workplace Law BlogAs the year wraps up, we review some of the highlights of the California Workplace Law Blog with the top 10 most popular blog posts of 2023. Continue Reading jQuery(document).ready(function($) { if ...
- Cal/OSHA Standards Board Publishes Further Modifications of Draft Indoor Heat Illness Prevention StandardOn December 22, 2023, the California Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board published further modifications of the draft indoor heat illness standard. The modifications, which were based on suggestions received ...
- New York Governor Vetoes Noncompete Ban BillOn December 22, 2023, Governor Kathy Hochul vetoed the bill New York lawmakers delivered to her, which proposed a ban of nearly all types of noncompete agreements in employment. In ...
- Colorado Pay Transparency Amendments Go Live January 1, 2024, Requiring Application Deadlines and Post-Selection Notices Starting January 1, Colorado employers must comply with new pay transparency requirements in job postings and internal promotional notices. The new law includes various ...
- The City of San Diego Releases Guidance on Compliance with State and Local Paid Sick LeaveOn January 1, 2024, California’s Senate Bill (SB) 616 takes effect, increasing the amount of paid sick leave employers are required to provide to California employees. In the new year, employers will ...
- California Labor Agency Posts FAQs Explaining Transition to Increased Paid Sick Leave RequirementsThe California Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) recently released new guidance clarifying how employers using mandatory paid sick leave accrual and caps may transition to the increased amount of forty ...
- New York Governor Signs Freelance Worker Protection BillNew York Governor Kathy Hochul recently signed into law the “Freelance Isn’t Free Act,” which will provide protections for freelance workers, mirroring those already provided in New York City. jQuery(document).ready(function($) ...
- A Reminder of Changes to California Workplace Law from 2023As we wrap up 2023, here is a review of some of the changes to California employment law that will continue to affect employers in 2024. Legislative Changes New Law ...
- Colorado Equal Pay Transparency Law Update: Additional Guidance (INFO #9A) ReleasedColorado’s revised Equal Pay Transparency Rules go into effect on January 1, 2024. The Colorado Department of Labor and Employment (CDLE) has released additional guidance following release of its final rules ...
- Washington State Adopts New, Permanent Wildfire Smoke RegulationsOn December 14, 2023, the Washington State Department of Labor and Industries (L&I) finalized and adopted new rules focused on protecting workers from wildfire smoke hazards that take effect on ...
- Chicago Paid Leave and Paid Sick Leave Ordinance Delayed to July 2024The Chicago City Council voted on December 13, 2023, to amend the effective date of the Chicago Paid Leave and Paid Sick and Safe Leave Ordinance from December 31, 2023, ...
- District of Columbia Council Puts Pay Transparency on Path to Application to Employers Seeking to join the growing list of jurisdictions with pay transparency obligations for employers, on December 19, 2023, the District of Columbia Council passed the Wage Transparency Omnibus Amendment Act of ...
- Effective Date of Chicago Paid Leave and Paid Sick and Safe Leave Ordinance Delayed to July 1, 2024The Chicago City Council has passed an amendment to the Chicago Paid Leave and Paid Sick and Safe Leave Ordinance to delay its effective date to July 1, 2024, in addition to ...
- Cal/OSHA Standards Board Adopts Temporary Standard for SilicaLast week, the Cal/OSHA Standards Board approved an emergency temporary standard regarding respirable crystalline silica (RCS). The standard will take effect December 29, 2023. The emergency temporary standard (ETS)comes after ...