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An Overview of Legislation Affecting Employers Passed by the 2025 Sessionof the Connecticut General Assembly (Part Two)

On June 30, 2025, we covered some of the labor and employment related bills passed by the General Assembly during its 2025 Regular Session, including changes to the paid sick leave law and to the state’s municipal employees...more

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A Seat at the Table: Italy’s New Employee Participation Law

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Italy has approved a new law regulating the participation of workers in company life. It marks a step towards more inclusive business models where the contribution of workers becomes an integral part of corporate strategy. We...more

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If Pain, Yes Gain – Part 133: Alaska Paid Sick Leave Law Went Into Effect YESTERDAY

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As we previously reported, in November 2024, Alaska voters approved a paid sick leave ballot initiative that called for a statewide paid sick leave law to go into effect July 1, 2025....more

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An Overview of Legislation Affecting Employers Passed by the 2025 Session of the Connecticut General Assembly

The 2025 Regular Session of the Connecticut General Assembly, which concluded on June 4, 2025, was not especially prolific in terms of the volume of labor-and employment-related bills passed.  ...more

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Pittsburgh Enacts Employee-Friendly Amendments to Paid Sick Leave Law

On June 12, 2025, Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey signed an amendment to Pittsburgh’s Paid Sick Days Act into law. The amendment accelerates employees’ accrual of sick leave and increases usage and carry-over caps. The amendment...more

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New law approved on employees' participation in companies

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The new law on employee participation in companies, approved by the Senate on May 14, 2025 but not yet in force, introduces innovative tools to strengthen employee involvement in corporate management. The main new features...more

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Republican-Backed Congressional Proposal in Congress Seeks to Allow Companies to Offer Benefits to Independent Contractors: April...

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Last month, the most significant legal development in the area of independent contractor (IC) compliance and misclassification was on Capitol Hill. Bill Cassidy of Louisiana, a Senate Republican who chairs the Senate Health,...more

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If Pain, Yes Gain – Part 130: Missouri Supreme Court Maintains State Paid Sick Time Law; May 1, 2025 Effective Date Remains – For...

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After weeks of anticipation and brewing legal challenges to the impending Missouri Earned Paid Sick Time Law, which is still scheduled to go into effect Thursday, May 1, 2025, employers received some clarity this week from...more

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Compensation in the New Administration – Mainstays and New Directions in Investigations

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A change in presidential administrations can influence federal enforcement agencies’ priorities, how they interpret laws and guidelines, and how they carry out enforcement. Consequently, the transition to the Trump...more

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Michigan’s Earned Sick Time Act: A Legislative Update

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Michigan’s Earned Sick Time Act (“ESTA”) will become effective on February 21, 2025.  Last minute bills have been introduced by both the House and Senate, designed to address serious issues ESTA presents to Michigan...more

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New Jersey Adopts Salary and Benefit Disclosure Requirements for New Job Postings, Promotions and Transfers

New Jersey Joins a Growing List of States Requiring Greater Pay Transparency - On November 18, 2024, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed Senate Bill 2310 (S2310) into law requiring employers to provide notice of...more

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Bereavement Leave Bill Introduced in the Netherlands

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A bill introducing a right to bereavement leave was submitted this summer in the Netherlands. The following is a brief outline of this proposal....more

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Changes Coming in 2025 to Michigan Minimum Wage, Tip Credit, and Earned Sick Time

The Michigan Supreme Court has written the latest, and perhaps last, chapter of an ongoing saga affecting most Michigan employers. In Mothering Justice v. Attorney General, the Michigan Supreme Court fully restored sweeping...more

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Expanded Minimum Wage Law Covers Employees Who Work 2 Hours a Week in DC

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Does your Company have employees who are based elsewhere but travel into the District of Columbia to perform work from time to time?  Do you pay these employees less than $17.00 per hour?  If so, it may be time to increase...more

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Maryland Family Leave Contributions Start This Year – What You Need to Know

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With required contributions to the Family and Medical Leave Insurance (FAMLI) Fund starting this fall, Maryland employers should make sure employees have advance notice of the new deductions they will be seeing from their...more

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Consumer Protection Priorities in Earned Wage Access Legislation

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In recent years, earned wage access (EWA) – an innovative technology that enables workers to access their own, already earned wages without having to wait for payday – has rapidly become a table stakes employee benefit. By...more

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Bicycles, Trains, and Automobiles: Illinois to Require Employers to Offer Pre-Tax Transportation Fringe Benefits

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On July 28, 2023, Governor J.B. Pritzker signed into law House Bill No. 2068, “Transportation Benefits Program Act” (“Illinois Transit Law”), which requires employers to offer pre-tax transportation fringe benefits (“Transit...more

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Latest Developments from the Connecticut General Assembly: The Labor and Public Employees Committee Begins to Speak (UPDATED)

At its February 28, 2023 meeting, the General Assembly’s Labor and Public Employees Committee began the process of approving bills.  The following is a brief summary of the bills that the Committee voted favorably on and...more

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Getting to Work: Latest Employment & Labor Developments from the Connecticut General Assembly (January 31st Public Hearing)

On January 4, 2023, the 2023 session of the Connecticut General Assembly began. The session is scheduled to adjourn on June 7, 2023.  Numerous proposed bills affecting Connecticut employers and employees will be unleashed...more

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Key Preparation for 2023: A Roundup of Critical New York State Labor and Employment Legislation from 2022

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A number of important New York labor and employment law developments from 2022 should be top of mind as employers ease into 2023. State legislators paid significant attention to anti-discrimination and anti-harassment...more

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