During California’s 2024 legislative session, California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed several new employment laws impacting California employers. Unless otherwise specified, the laws summarized below take effect on January 1,...more
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As the summer winds down, multistate employers must remain apprised of an ever-increasing number of obligations in the area of pay transparency. Below, we highlight recent developments to existing pay transparency laws,...more
In June 2023, Colorado Gov. Jared Polis signed into law the Protecting Opportunities and Workers’ Rights (POWR) Act, which, among other things, substantially limits the use of nondisclosure agreements, lowers the burden of...more
On January 13, the Virginia Department of Labor and Industry’s Safety and Health Codes Board voted to enact a permanent workplace safety rule to protect employees from COVID-19 exposure, making Virginia one of the first...more
In the wake of the #MeToo movement and resulting nationwide conversation about sexual harassment, California lawmakers recently passed legislation intended to combat sexual harassment in the workplace. On September 30, 2018,...more
Yesterday, the President issued a new Executive Order (E.O.) prohibiting certain financial transactions involving the Venezuelan government, including Petroleos de Venezuela, S.A. (PdVSA), the state-owned oil company....more