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Cal/Osha’s Proposed Revisions to Its Draft Workplace Violence Prevention Regulation

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On May 13, 2025, Cal/OSHA released a new discussion draft of its proposed regulation on Workplace Violence Prevention in General Industry. This latest version updates the July 15, 2024 draft we previously blogged about, and...more

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Cal/OSHA Drafts Rules for Workplace Violence Prevention in General Industry (UPDATED)

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Seyfarth Synopsis: Following California’s Workplace Violence Prevention Plan regulation becoming effective, the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health (“Cal/OSHA”) recently published its draft Workplace...more

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California Employers — Brace Yourselves; Rules and Penalties are Coming for “Enterprise-wide and Egregious” Violations.

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Seyfarth Synopsis: A new rulemaking is underway at the California Department of Industrial Relations that will allow Cal/OSHA to cite employers for “enterprise-wide and egregious” violations, implementing a 2021 law signed by...more

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New York Governor Vetoes Proposed Noncompete Ban

On December 22, 2023, New York Governor Kathy Hochul vetoed S3100, a bill which would have prohibited virtually all contractual noncompete agreements restricting workers’ ability to leave their job for a role with a rival...more

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Update: The NYSDOL’s Proposed Regulations Increasing the Exempt Salary Levels Have Been Adopted as Final Regulations

On Dec. 27, 2023, the New York State Department of Labor (NYSDOL) published a Notice of Adoption of its proposed regulations in the State Register, which means the minimum weekly salary to qualify for the executive and...more

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November Tip of the Month: New York Minimum Wage Set To Increase in 2024

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Beginning January 1, 2024, the state minimum wage in New York will increase. Subject to limited exceptions, it will then continue to increase annually thereafter. By way of example, effective January 1, 2024, the hourly...more

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New York Likely To Increase Minimum Wage And Overtime Thresholds

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Seyfarth Synopsis: We recently reported here that New York adopted an increased salary threshold of $1,300 per week for determining whether an employee serves in an “executive,” “administrative,” or “professional” capacity...more

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New York State DOL Issues Proposed Regulations, Guidance on New York Salary Disclosure Law

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The New York State Department of Labor (NY DOL) has issued proposed regulations and guidance to convey information on the state’s new salary disclosure law, effective as of September 17, 2023, and its key compliance areas,...more

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New York State Promulgates Regulations for its New Pay Range Disclosure Law

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As employers throughout New York State are now determining how to comply with the newest State-wide pay transparency law, which took effect on September 17, 2023, the New York State Department of Labor (DOL) released proposed...more

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New York State Proposes Regulations for Pay Transparency in Job Advertisements

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Earlier this year, New York State joined a growing number of states and cities that have passed laws mandating salary disclosure when advertising open positions. New York’s salary transparency law requires employers to post...more

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New Jersey Issues New Proposed Regulations on the Temporary Workers Bill of Rights for Comment

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On July 21, 2023, the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development posted on its website proposed regulations to implement the New Jersey Temporary Workers Bill of Rights.  Public comments on the proposal will be...more

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New York Inching Toward Ban of Employee Non-Compete Agreements

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Seyfarth Synopsis: The New York State Assembly has joined the State Senate in passing legislation to prohibit non-compete clauses in employment contracts. The bill now heads to the Governor and, if signed into law, would void...more

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NLRB's General Counsel Declares That Non-Compete Agreements Should Be Unenforceable

On May 30, Jennifer A. Abruzzo, general counsel for the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), issued new directives regarding the enforceability of non-compete agreements. Abruzzo’s memorandum contends generally that...more

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RIDLT Proposes Regulations and Issues Compliance Guidance for the New Pay Equity Law

The Rhode Island Department of Labor and Training’s (“RIDLT”) much anticipated Proposed Regulations (“Regulations”) to the Rhode Island Pay Equity Law (the “Act”) have arrived. As we previously discussed, on July 6, 2021,...more

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They Said They Would, and So They Did: DOL Formally Withdraws Joint Employer Regulations

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Joint employment continues to be a hot-button issue, especially as many companies look to contingent workforces to provide flexibility as businesses reopen in this uncertain economic landscape. Joint employment is found...more

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Colorado Proposes New Equal Pay Transparency Rules

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The Colorado Department of Labor and Employment issued proposed regulations regarding equal pay transparency under Colorado’s Equal Pay for Equal Work Act (EPEWA), which goes into effect January 1, 2021....more

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Tipping In New Jersey: Proposed Regulations To Affect All Employers Utilizing Tip Credits (UPDATED)

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The New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development rescheduled the hearing on proposed regulations regarding tipped employees to February 21, 2020 (previously scheduled February 26, 2020). The New Jersey Department...more

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Sweeping Changes Coming to Colorado Wage and Hour and Vacation Pay Rules

The Colorado Department of Labor and Employment (the “Department”) has published proposed regulations that would make significant changes to the state’s wage and hour laws. The proposed provisions, collectively termed the...more

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Drastic Revisions To Colorado’s Wage And Hour Laws Are Coming

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The Colorado Department of Labor and Employment just published proposed regulations that will dramatically overhaul the state’s wage and hour laws. This sweeping reform has the potential to impact every employer doing...more

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D.C. Universal Paid Leave Update: Proposed Benefits Regulations (Coordinating Paid Leave Policies –the Devil Is In The Details)

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On August 9, 2019, the D.C. Office of Employment Services (DOES) took another step toward full implementation of D.C.’s Universal Paid Leave Amendment Act of 2016 (UPLA) by issuing proposed benefits regulations. In a recent...more

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Massachusetts Paid Family and Medical Leave Law – Focus on the Employer “Private Plan” Exemption

Employers in the Commonwealth are fast discovering that the new Massachusetts Paid Family Leave Law, M.G.L c. 175M (“MAPFML”), which begins to phase into effect June 30, 2019, asks much of employers, both administratively...more

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Hot Off The Presses: Massachusetts DFML Just Announced Extension Of May 31st Notice Deadline And June 30th Exemption Application...

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Seyfarth Synopsis: In response to feedback from the public listening sessions held around the Commonwealth, as well as engagement efforts, the Massachusetts Department of Family and Medical Leave (DFML) announced several...more

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Massachusetts DFML Releases Private Plan Exemption Application And Guidance; Applications Due By June 30, 2019

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Seyfarth Synopsis: As previously announced, yesterday, the Massachusetts Department of Family and Medical Leave (DFML) made available the online application for private plan exemptions under the Paid Family and Medical Leave...more

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Massachusetts Department of Family and Medical Leave Releases Updated Proposed Regulations, Provides Tools for Employers,...

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On March 29, 2019, the Massachusetts Department of Family and Medical Leave (“DFML”) published updated regulations (“Updated Regulations”) to the Massachusetts Paid Family and Medical Leave (“PFML”) law. Additionally, the...more

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Looking Ahead – California Legislature to Address Dynamex and a Host of New Employment Proposals

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February 22 was the last day to introduce new legislative proposals for the 2019 California legislative year. A whopping 2,576 bill were introduced before the deadline, making for an extremely busy legislative year ahead....more

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