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Minnesota Employment Law: 2025 Legislative Session Update

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The Minnesota Legislative 2025 Session and one-day Special Session 2025 ended last month with the passage of an omnibus bill that contained several provisions changing the employment law landscape for employers with employees...more

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Colorado’s HB25-1001 Makes Additional Changes to the State’s Wage and Hour Laws

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This client alert, the third in our series on Colorado employment law changes from the 2025 Colorado Legislative Session, analyzes other significant legislative changes. Our previous alerts addressed new liability for owners...more

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California's New Employment Laws: Get Ready for 2025

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Approved legislation covers topics from paid leave to freelance work, driver's license discrimination to intersectionality discrimination, a "captive audience" ban to social compliance audits, with other laws specifically...more

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New York Amends Law Affecting Settlements of Discrimination, Harassment, and Retaliation Claims

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On November 17, 2023, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed Bill S4516 into law, which amends the requirements for non-disclosure and non-disparagement provisions in certain settlement agreements. Previously, New York law...more

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The Must Have Fox Rothschild Guide To Doing Business In California (And It Is Free!)

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Getting ready to reopen in California and need a refresher on what makes California law “special”? Have plans to open an office/location somewhere in California and want to understand what laws apply and how they differ...more

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Move Over, California! A Summary Of New Employee-Friendly Laws In Virginia

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Until this year, most employers doing business in Virginia had to comply with very few employment laws beyond those at the federal level, and the overwhelming number of employment disputes in Virginia were resolved in federal...more

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WPI State of the States – What did the Voters Decide?

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The November mid-term elections resulted in some significant power shifts at the state level. Six states (Colorado, Illinois, Maine, Nevada, New Mexico, and New York) that had been politically divided now enjoy a Democratic...more

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Puerto Rico Issues Comprehensive Labor Law Reform

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On January 26, 2017, Puerto Rico’s Governor, Ricardo Roselló, signed into law the Labor Transformation and Flexibility Act (the “Act”). The Act represents the first significant and comprehensive labor law reform to occur in...more

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