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Legal Shifts in 2025 Put Employer Non-Compete Strategies at Risk - Employment Law This Week® - Spilling Secrets Podcast

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This week, on our Spilling Secrets podcast series, our panelists discuss the current status of non-compete agreements across the nation: Non-compete legislation is evolving rapidly at the state level, with new laws taking...more

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May Tip of the Month: New York Eases Penalties for First-Time Pay Frequency Violations

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On May 9, 2025, Governor Kathy Hochul signed into law significant amendments to the New York labor law, providing relief to employers in connection with frequency-of-pay violations. Previously, New York employers who failed...more

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NYS Legislature and Governor Hochul Reach Agreement in State Budget to Limit Damages on Frequency-of-Pay Cases

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In a significant development for New York employers, the New York State Legislature and Governor Kathy Hochul have agreed to amend the New York Labor Law (NYLL) to limit the damages available in so-called “frequency-of-pay”...more

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Washington State May Ease Pay Transparency Rules

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Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson is considering a bill that would amend the state’s wage disclosure requirements in the Equal Pay and Opportunities Act (EPOA) and implement major changes regarding potential liability for...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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An Update on PAGA Reform from the Trenches – Finally, Some Relief for Employers from Meritless Claims

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Last year, we reported on the reforms to the Private Attorney General Act (PAGA) that Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law on July 1, 2024. The reform legislation was pushed through to avoid a ballot vote on a measure...more

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The California Department of Industrial Relations Updates Its PAGA FAQs Following Legislative Reforms

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The California Department of Industrial Relations recently updated its Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) regarding how claims brought under the Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) will be handled following recent reform...more

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Significant PAGA Reform on the Horizon: What Employers Need to Know (and Do) to Protect Themselves

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On June 17, labor and business groups reached an agreement with California Governor Newsom to reform California’s Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA). A summary of the deal was announced the following day.  The proposed...more

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PAGA Paraphrased – AB 2288 and SB 92

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AB 2288 and SB 92 collectively amount to the most substantive changes ever to be seen to PAGA. The changes include numerous pro-employer provisions which seek to address longstanding concerns such as standing, penalties, and...more

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A New and Challenging Obstacle for California Employers’ Use of Experts in State Courts

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Employers litigating cases in California courts face many obstacles. Summary judgment has become increasingly difficult for employers. Criminal cases take precedent and often cause trial postponements, resulting in civil...more

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Necessity Is the Mother of Invention – But New York Law Says Employers Better Not Take the Credit

On September 15, 2023, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed a law that made dramatic changes to the enforceability of invention assignment provisions in employment agreements and likely in related agreements including offer...more

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Breastfeeding Accommodations in the Workplace

The ability to pump breast milk in the workplace is protected by the FLSA. In 2010, the Break Time for Nursing Mother Act was passed as part of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and amended the FLSA to include break time and...more

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The MCAD’s New Guidance on the Massachusetts Parental Leave Act Aims to Provide Clarity On Its Continued Role in Providing...

The Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination (the “MCAD”) recently issued updated guidance (here and here) on the Massachusetts Parental Leave Act (“MPLA”), signaling that the MPLA still plays an important role in the...more

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District of Columbia Employers Take Notice: City’s Cannabis Employment Protections Amendments Act Takes Effect

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Signed into law on July 13, 2022, the District of Columbia Cannabis Employment Protections Act, provides major new workplace protections for marijuana users. Under the Act, which went into effect on July 1, covered...more

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Another Law Will Increase Construction Costs in New York

New York recently enacted legislation known as Carlos’ Law, which increases penalties for corporate liability for the death of, or serious injury to, an employee.  The bill, S.621B / A.4947B, was named after Carlos Moncayo, a...more

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“Stop-WOKE” Takes Aim at Florida’s Colleges and Universities

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Florida’s most recent anti-“WOKE” legislation places diversity-related work and diversity-focused positions on state campuses under threat. House Bill 999 (Postsecondary Educational Institutions), which was approved in a...more

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Illinois Publishes Administrative Rules Regarding Equal Pay Registration Certificate

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On January 6, 2023, the State of Illinois published final administrative rules regarding the Equal Pay Registration Certificate that employers must secure. The administrative rules had been published in proposed form in May...more

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New Bill Seeks to Impose Statewide COVID-19 Vaccine Requirement for All Employees and Contractors

On February 10, 2022, Assemblymember Buffy Wicks introduced Assembly Bill 1993 (“AB 1993”), which would impose COVID-19 vaccination requirements on virtually all employees and independent contractors working in California,...more

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California Voters May Deal a Fatal Blow to PAGA

Things aren’t looking so good for the long-term health of the Labor Code Private Attorneys General Act (“PAGA”). On top of the U.S. Supreme Court’s granting review of a case challenging PAGA’s anti-arbitration rule and a...more

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New York State Publishes HERO Act Model and Industry Plans for Returning to Work

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By August 5, 2021, all employers with worksites in New York state must either: (i) adopt a model plan promulgated by the Department of Labor or (ii) develop and establish an alternative plan that meets the minimum standards...more

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NY DOL Publishes its Airborne Infectious Disease Exposure Prevention Plan in Accordance With the NY HERO Act

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As we previously reported, in an effort to prevent occupational exposure to an airborne infectious disease, the New York legislature on May 5, 2021 passed the New York Health and Essential Rights Act, or NY HERO Act, which...more

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WPI Wage Watch: Minimum Wage, Tip, and Overtime Developments (January 2020 Edition)

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If January's minimum wage, tip, and overtime developments forecast what employers should expect throughout the remainder of the year, it could be a challenging 2020....more

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New York State To Eliminate Tip Credit For Many Employees Beginning June 2020

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Q:  I heard New York is changing its rules around tip credits for some types of employees.  What do I need to know? ...more

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Connecticut’s New Restaurant Wage Law Codifies “80/20 Rule” for Tipped Employees

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Following months of political maneuvering, including a gubernatorial veto, Connecticut has enacted compromise legislation that attempts to clarify how restaurants and other hospitality industry employers must pay workers who...more

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One Last 2019 Act from the Connecticut General Assembly: A December “Special Session” and the Tip Credit

Governor Lamont signs House Bill 7501 into law on January 6, 2020. As we say goodbye to 2019 (and await commencement of the 2020 session of the Connecticut General Assembly in February), the General Assembly via a “Special...more

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