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Recent Updates to Ontario’s Employment Standards Act, 2000

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As of June 19, 2025, the Ontario’s Employment Standards Act, 2000 (ESA) was amended to include a new protected leave: Long-Term Illness Leave. This new Long-Term Illness Leave creates essentially an indefinite leave of...more

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Washington Amends EPOA, Bringing More Balance to Employer Job Posting Obligations

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On May 20, 2025, Governor Bob Ferguson signed Substitute Senate Bill 5408 (SSB 5408), enacting important amendments to the Washington Equal Pay and Opportunities Act (EPOA). The EPOA has been a hot topic in Washington after...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

UPDATE: Washington Amends Wage Transparency Law, Offering Five-Day Window To Correct Job Postings

On Tuesday, May 20, Washington Gov. Robert Ferguson signed an important amendment to the Equal Pay Act that grants employers at least temporary reprieve from liability for a job posting that fails to comply with the act's...more

BakerHostetler

Salmon, Butter Pats and Vinyl: Washington State’s Newest Invention Will Be More Burdensome Background Check Requirements

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In 1903, Edmund Smith invented the Automated Fish Cleaner. This glorious machine could gut, clean and can a salmon 55 times faster than a human could. ...more

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Relief from Steep Pay Transparency Penalties for Businesses in Washington State

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In welcome news for the business community and a shining example of bipartisan cooperation, the Washington State Legislature has almost unanimously passed an amendment to its pay transparency law that led to hundreds of class...more

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New Law Prohibits Discrimination on the Basis of Possessing a Driver's License

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California recently enacted a new law which generally prohibits employers from including statements in job advertisements, postings, applications, or other materials that an applicant must have a driver's license....more

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Illinois Amends Temp Worker Law to Increase Business Obligations: 4 Things You Need to Know

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Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker recently agreed to amend the state’s groundbreaking temp worker law to increase obligations for businesses and create additional compliance requirements. The August 9 action officially amends...more

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Illinois Passes New Pay Transparency Law That Will Require Pay Info In Job Postings: Your Compliance Blueprint

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Illinois employers will be required to reveal salary information in job postings thanks to a new law that was just finalized by the governor. On August 11, Governor Pritzker passed into law amendments to the Illinois Equal...more

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New York State’s Amended Pay Transparency Law

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Pay transparency laws are on the rise across the country. New York is currently one of four states and a growing number of municipalities to enact laws requiring employers to disclose salary and wage ranges in job...more

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Illinois to Require Employer Pay Transparency in Job Postings and Promotion Opportunities

The pay transparency trend has reached Illinois. House Bill (HB) 3129 amends the Illinois Equal Pay Act of 2003 by requiring employers with at least fifteen employees to include the pay scale and benefits in any job posting...more

Harris Beach Murtha PLLC

New York State Amends Pay Transparency Law Ahead of its Effective Date

New York State’s Pay Transparency Law is set to take effect on September 17, 2023. The law was amended on March 3, 2023, well in advance of its effective date, to clarify, limit and expand various employer obligations....more

Mintz - Employment Viewpoints

2022 Roundup: New York Employment Law Legislation

New York City’s Salary Transparency Act Arguably the most impactful piece of legislation passed in 2022 is New York City’s Salary Transparency Act, which makes it an unlawful discriminatory practice for an employer to...more

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New York City Council Passes Amendments to the New York City Salary Disclosure Law, Including a Delayed Effective Date of November...

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On April 28, 2022, the New York City Council approved Int. 134-A (the “Bill”) to amend several aspects of the New York City salary disclosure law (Int. 1208-B) (the “Law”), including delaying the original May 15, 2022...more

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New York City Council Amends Wage Transparency Law

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In 2021, New York City passed a law requiring employers to include salary ranges for job advertisements. The law contained a number of ambiguities and gave employers little time to prepare for the May 15, 2022 effective date....more

Fisher Phillips

Nothing to See Here (Yet)…NYC Council Grants Reprieve on Salary Transparency Law

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With less than three weeks to go before the May 15 effective date of New York City’s salary transparency law requiring employers to disclose the expected salary range on internal and external job listings, the New York City...more

Proskauer - Law and the Workplace

The New York City Pay Transparency Law

In this episode of The Proskauer Brief, partner Evandro Gigante and associate Laura Fant discuss a recent New York City law requiring employers to state salary ranges in job postings. Effective May 15, 2022, as an amendment...more

Goldberg Segalla

Employers in New York City Must Provide Salary Information in Job Ads Effective May 15

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In its effort to achieve pay equity and transparency, the New York City Council passed an amendment to the New York City Human Rights Law (NYCHRL) to create Section 8-107(32). The amendment—which becomes effective on May 15,...more

Fisher Phillips

New Year Brings New Laws for New York Employers: 2021 Recap and 2022 Preview

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Year two of the COVID-19 pandemic brought many new legislative changes for New York employers, altering the landscape around workplace safety, employee pay, leave benefits, protected classes and activity, and privacy. Now...more

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Amendments Impacting Connecticut Hiring Practices Take Effect October 1

Two major legislative amendments to Connecticut’s employment statutes go into effect on October 1, 2021, both of which involve employers’ hiring practices. The first amendment, in Public Act 21-69 entitled “An Act...more

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Employer-Mandated Disclosure of Wage Ranges and Expansion of Equal Pay Law Enacted in Connecticut

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Beginning October 1, 2021, Connecticut employers, meaning those that employ at least one employee in the state, will be required to disclose wage ranges for vacant positions pursuant to an amendment of existing laws...more

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New York City Amends Fair Chance Factors Under Ban-the-Box Law

On December 10, 2020, the New York City Council amended New York City’s Fair Chance Act (FCA), also known as the “ban the box” law. The recently enacted amendments will take effect on July 29, 2021....more

Payne & Fears

[Webinar] Looking Forward to 2021: California Employment Law Updates - December 1st, 9:30 am - 10:30 am PST

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While 2020 has been an incomparable year of change, somethings remain the same. There is never a shortage of onerous new demands on California businesses. Join us for a lively discussion of what you need to know for 2021. We...more

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California Passes New CPRA Privacy Regulation

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On November 3, 2020, the state of California voted to pass Proposition 24, also known as The California Privacy Rights and Enforcement Act of 2020 (“CPRA”). As a result of this vote, businesses dealing with personal...more

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New Amendment to the PA Background Check Requirements for Employees Who Have Contact with Children

Effective December 31, 2019, Pennsylvania amended section 6344(m) of the Child Protective Services Law (CPSL), which pertains to background checks for employees who have contact with children. Specifically, the amendment...more

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PA Amends Background Check Requirement for Employees Working With Children

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In 2015, Pennsylvania amended the state Child Protective Services Law to require that employees who have direct contact with minors submit a Pennsylvania child abuse clearance, Pennsylvania State Police criminal background...more

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