By statutory law, Colorado has generally prohibited restrictive agreements except for specific exemptions. More recent legislation provides greater clarity and specificity as it relates to restrictions on noncompetition...more
7/15/2025
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Acquisitions ,
Business Ownership ,
Colorado ,
Contract Terms ,
Corporate Sales Transactions ,
Employment Contract ,
New Legislation ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Restrictive Covenants ,
Selling a Business ,
State Labor Laws ,
State Legislatures
Although the Massachusetts Noncompetition Agreement Act expressly excludes nonsolicitation agreements from its definition of “noncompetition agreements,” the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) recently responded to a...more
The New Jersey Pay and Benefit Transparency Act (NJPBTA), effective June 1, 2025, requires employers to disclose salary information and benefit details in job postings, both internal and external job postings. NJBPTA follows...more
6/2/2025
/ Disclosure Requirements ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employee Rights ,
Employer Responsibilities ,
Job Ads ,
New Jersey ,
New Legislation ,
Pay Transparency ,
Penalties ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage and Hour
Recently, in a case of first impression, Judge Angel Kelley of the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts confronted a “seemingly simple” question on a motion to dismiss: does a difference of one day...more
Missouri voters’ approval of statewide ballot initiative Proposition A (Prop A) will usher in significant changes to the state’s minimum wage law and, for the first time in state history, mandate employers to provide paid...more
In Rosalba Espinal v Sephora USA, Inc. 2024 WL 4241537 (S.D.N.Y.), Judge Paul A. Engelmayer held that employees engaged in manual labor have a private right of action under New York Labor Law (NYLL) §198 (1-a) for the...more
Summer 2024 brought a few reminders of what costly challenges employment disputes in California can be, regardless of venue or subject matter. This brief alert simply highlights two recent jury verdicts and the challenge of...more
In a recent decision, the Massachusetts Appellate Division of the District Court Department affirmed the trial court’s award of summary judgment in favor of an employer that had argued that a retention bonus did not...more
On September 12, 2024, a Yakima, Washington jury awarded a $237.6 million nuclear verdict to Tahvio Gratton, a former package delivery driver who filed a lawsuit against his employer for violation of federal and state...more
On August 9, 2024, Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed HB3773 into law, amending the Illinois Human Rights Act (IHRA) to address the growing use of artificial intelligence in the workplace....more
California once again is at the forefront of the expansion of workplace rights with a first-of-its-kind proposed legislation in the United States that would provide workers with the freedom and the right to disconnect from...more
FOCUS ON CALIFORNIA WAGE AND HOUR -
Ninth Circuit Interprets When Furlough or Temporary Layoff is a Discharge -
A recent Ninth Circuit decision imposes new obligations on California employers that furlough or...more
We’ve all heard the song “California Dreaming.” But it’s no dream for employers that Golden State trends impact wage and hour laws across the country. California has some of the nation’s strictest wage-and-hour laws and...more
In a recent decision, the Ninth Circuit affirmed a District of Oregon ruling for Amazon.com, Inc., stating that the plaintiff failed to allege that undergoing mandatory security screenings was “an integral and indispensable...more
3/30/2023
/ Amazon Marketplace ,
Class Action ,
Employees ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Litigation ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Integrity Staffing v Busk ,
OR Supreme Court ,
Screening Procedures ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage and Hour
A Ninth Circuit panel recently ruled that Target Corp.’s pay practices comport with California law, and as such, Target’s motion for judgment on the pleadings should have been granted by the district court. See Bowen v....more
Most employers doing business in California are likely to soon face increased reporting and pay transparency requirements under a new law that is set to be signed by Governor Gavin Newsom. The law, which would expand...more
The Massachusetts Crown Act, which stands for “Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair,” is a law that prohibits race-based hair discrimination. The purpose of the Crown Act is to prohibit the denial of...more
The California Supreme Court’s recent interpretation of a California labor statute is sure to have a tremendous impact on employers in the state. By determining that “regular rate of compensation” under Labor Code § 226.7(c)...more
The Illinois governor has signed an amendment to the state's Wage and Payment Collection Act that increases the penalty for underpaying employee wages from 2% of the amount of the underpayment per month to 5%....more
New provisions of the Massachusetts Paid Family and Medical Leave (PFML) law went into effect on January 1, 2021. Employers with any workers in Massachusetts should be apprised of these new PFML benefits, which provide...more
Pay Equity: Philadelphia’s Salary History Ban Upheld by Third Circuit -
The Third Circuit Court of Appeals rejected a First Amendment challenge by the Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce to a city ordinance that...more
3/3/2020
/ Employer Liability Issues ,
Equal Pay ,
First Amendment ,
Gender Equity ,
Gender-Based Pay Discrimination ,
Local Ordinance ,
Pay Equity Laws ,
Pay Gap ,
State and Local Government ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage and Hour
Under the wage orders issued by California’s Industrial Welfare Commission (IWC), “[a]ll working employees shall be provided with suitable seats when the nature of the work reasonably permits the use of seats.” Although...more
11/20/2019
/ CA Supreme Court ,
CVS ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Litigation ,
Employment Policies ,
IWC ,
Labor Law Violations ,
Labor Regulations ,
Safeway Inc ,
Seating ,
Settlement ,
State and Local Government ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage and Hour ,
Wage Orders ,
Working Conditions
States Impose Sexual Harassment Policy & Training Requirements -
In the wake of the #MeToo Movement, several states have attempted to curb ever-increasing sexual harassment claims through new legislation requiring...more
7/15/2019
/ #MeToo ,
Corporate Culture ,
Employee Training ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Harassment ,
Hostile Environment ,
Labor Regulations ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Risk Management ,
Sex Discrimination ,
Sexual Harassment ,
State and Local Government ,
State Labor Laws
Since the May 5, 2018, amendment of the New York Safe and Sick Time Act (20 NYCRR §§ 20-911 et seq), the New York Department of Consumer Affairs (DCA) has ramped up compliance investigations of employers, issuing Notices of...more
New York State -
As part of a broad agenda to protect and advance women’s equality, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed the Achieve Pay Equity Law (S.1/A.6075), which expands and changes New York’s equal pay act, N.Y....more
7/13/2018
/ Disparate Impact ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Equal Pay ,
Gender Discrimination ,
Gender Equity ,
Gender-Based Pay Discrimination ,
New Legislation ,
Pay Equity Laws ,
Pay Gap ,
Sex Discrimination ,
State and Local Government ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage and Hour