Washington is the latest state to enact a “mini-WARN” Act that will require employers with 50 or more full-time employees to provide at least 60 days’ notice to the state as well as any union or employees affected by a...more
6/10/2025
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Employer Responsibilities ,
Labor Reform ,
Layoffs ,
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Notice Requirements ,
Penalties ,
State Labor Laws ,
Unions ,
Voluntary Reduction in Force ,
WARN Act ,
Washington
The Coalition for a Democratic Workplace (CDW) – an association of several hundred employers and employer associations – sent letters to US Attorney General Pam Bondi to direct the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) to...more
5/14/2025
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Employee Rights ,
Employees ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
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Labor Reform ,
Labor Relations ,
NLRA ,
NLRB ,
Statutory Interpretation ,
Trump Administration ,
Unions
In an effort to avoid arbitrating individual claims under the Private Attorneys General Act (“PAGA”), a recent trend emerged in California litigation involving “headless” PAGA lawsuits. Essentially, plaintiffs would expressly...more
1/9/2025
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Arbitration Agreements ,
California ,
Class Action ,
Dispute Resolution ,
Employees ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Litigation ,
Labor Law Violations ,
Labor Reform ,
Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) ,
Settlement ,
State Labor Laws
On May 17, 2024, Colorado Governor Jared Polis signed into law SB 24-205, entitled Consumer Protections for Artificial Intelligence, which will become effective on February 1, 2026. The law applies to developers and deployers...more
6/13/2024
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Artificial Intelligence ,
Bias ,
Colorado ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Collection ,
Data Protection ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Labor Reform ,
Machine Learning ,
New Legislation ,
Risk Management ,
State Labor Laws
On March 8, 2024, a Texas federal district court vacated the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB” or “the Board”) 2023 joint employer rule (“2023 Rule), and restored the 2020 joint employer rule (“2020 Rule”)....more
3/13/2024
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Franchises ,
Joint Employers ,
Labor Reform ,
NLRA ,
NLRB ,
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Staffing Agencies ,
Texas ,
Vacated
On November 9, 2023, a coalition of business advocacy groups led by the US Chamber of Commerce filed a lawsuit in the US District Court for the Eastern District of Texas challenging the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”)...more
11/20/2023
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Final Rules ,
Franchisors ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Joint Employers ,
Labor Reform ,
Labor Regulations ,
NLRA ,
NLRB ,
State Labor Laws ,
Summary Judgment
On August 30, 2023, the U.S. Department of Labor proposed revisions to section 13(a)(1) of the Fair Labor Standards Act FLSA), which would result in millions of workers who are now exempt from overtime requirements being...more
9/1/2023
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Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
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Labor Reform ,
Minimum Salary ,
Non-Exempt Employees ,
Over-Time ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Rulemaking Process ,
Wage and Hour ,
White-Collar Exemptions