The State of New York has adopted a first-in-the-nation requirement that employers provide twenty hours of paid leave per year as a stand-alone leave benefit for pregnant employees. ...more
The Rhode Island General Assembly was active during the 2024 legislative session, passing several bills that impact employers and their business practices. Here is a summary of the new laws Rhode Island employers may need to...more
7/3/2024
/ Arbitration ,
Domestic Workers ,
Federal Arbitration Act ,
Independent Contractors ,
Minimum Wage ,
Nurses ,
Over-Time ,
Paid Family Leave Law ,
Paid Leave ,
Preemption ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage and Hour ,
Workers Compensation Act
Like many states, Rhode Island has enacted a statute that governs the use of drug tests in the employment context. Under Rhode Island’s drug-testing statute, R.I. Gen. Laws § 28-6.5-1(a)(1), an employer may require an...more
As 2020 approaches, employers in New England may want to review their noncompetition agreements to determine whether they comply with recently enacted laws in Rhode Island and New Hampshire. In 2019, both states passed laws...more
11/11/2019
/ Confidential Information ,
Confidentiality Agreements ,
Contract Terms ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Contract ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Federal Poverty Line ,
Labor Regulations ,
Low-Wage Workers ,
New Legislation ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Restrictive Covenants ,
State Labor Laws ,
Unenforceable Contract Terms
In Fort Bend County, Texas v. Davis, the Supreme Court of the United States held that the requirement in Title VII of the Civil Rights Act that an employee file a charge of discrimination with the Equal Employment Opportunity...more
7/9/2019
/ Administrative Remedies ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
FEPA ,
Fort Bend County Texas v Davis ,
Jurisdictional Requirements ,
SCOTUS ,
State Labor Laws ,
State Law Claims ,
Subject Matter Jurisdiction ,
Title VII
In June 2018, Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker signed into law An Act Relative to Minimum Wage, Paid Family Medical Leave and the Sales Tax Holiday. As one part of the so-called “grand bargain” legislation, effective...more