News & Analysis as of August 5, 2025

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‘Big Beautiful Bill’ Leaves AI Regulation to States and Localities … For Now

Proskauer - Law and the Workplace on 7/9/2025

On July 4, 2025, President Trump signed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act into law—a budget reconciliation bill enacting several signature policies of the President’s second-term agenda. Left on the cutting-room floor, however,...more

New York Legislature Considers Revised Non-Compete Ban

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 12/27/2023

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

State Legislatures Eye AI Regulation

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider on 9/8/2023

A growing number of states have enacted laws this year to study artificial intelligence (AI), ahead of possible legislative action to address expected threats to jobs, civil liberties, and property rights with the emerging...more

New York Lawmakers Propose Banning Noncompete Agreements

FordHarrison on 6/26/2023

Executive Summary: This month both the New York State (NYS) Senate and the NYS Assembly passed identical bills that effectively ban all noncompete agreements in the state of New York. If signed by Governor Kathy Hochul, the...more

New York Inches Closer to Banning Non-Compete Agreements

Robinson & Cole LLP on 6/26/2023

The New York State Legislature passed a bill on June 20, 2023, that seeks to prohibit employers from entering into non-compete agreements with their employees (the “Bill”). If signed by Governor Hochul, the Bill will be a sea...more

Now That They Are Finished: Developments From the 2023 Session of the Connecticut General Assembly Affecting Employers

Pullman & Comley - Labor, Employment and... on 6/19/2023

The 2023 Regular Session of the Connecticut General Assembly, which concluded on June 7, 2023, was not as groundbreaking as other recent legislative sessions, Many far-reaching bills that emerged from committee were not...more

Latest Developments from the Connecticut General Assembly: The Labor and Public Employees Committee Has Spoken (Part Two-Expansion...

Pullman & Comley - Labor, Employment and... on 5/3/2021

RELIANCE UPON PRIOR CRIMINAL RECORDS BY EMPLOYERS: H.B. No. 6474 (“An Act Concerning Collateral Employment Consequences Of A Criminal Record”) would, among other things, prohibit all employers from denying employment on the...more

New California Legislation Requires Businesses to Rehire Employees Laid Off During the Pandemic

FordHarrison on 4/21/2021

On April 16, 2021, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill No. 93 (SB 93) – a “rehiring and retention” law. SB 93 creates new Labor Code section 2810.8, which requires certain hospitality businesses to rehire...more

NYC City Council Passes "Just Cause" and Other Restrictions Covering Employers in Fast Food Industry

FordHarrison on 12/22/2020

On Friday, December 17, 2020, the NYC Council passed two bills that will end “at-will” employment for fast-food workers in New York City. The bills will take effect 180 days following Mayor de Blasio’s expected signing of...more

At-Will No More: NYC Council Passes Just-Cause Termination and Progressive Discipline Requirements for Fast-Food Employers

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 12/21/2020

The NYC Council has passed two bills that will end traditional at-will employment for fast-food employers in New York City. The bills were sent to Mayor Bill de Blasio for signature on December 17, 2020 and will take effect...more

New York City Bills Seek to Eliminate At-Will Employment in the Fast Food Industry

Littler on 12/17/2020

On Tuesday, December 15, 2020, the New York City Council’s Committee on Civil Service and Labor voted to approve two bills, Proposed Int. No. 1415-A and Proposed Int. No. 1396-A, that would fundamentally alter the...more

AB 2257: Sweeping Changes To AB 5 Independent Contractor Law

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 9/9/2020

Seyfarth Synopsis: Businesses operating in California have had all of eight months to adapt since Assembly Bill 5, a landmark piece of legislation governing their relationships with independent contractors, took effect on...more

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

Littler on 3/9/2020

Hey, do you want to read an article not about COVID-19? Well, you are in luck, because in this virus-free issue of Wage Watch, we discuss only developments concerning the minimum wage, tips, and overtime that occurred in the...more

How Parasite’s Unprecedented Oscars Win Is a Reflection of the War Against Misclassification

FordHarrison on 2/19/2020

I get it. My last name is Kim. My appearance, as those of you who haven’t met me can tell by my photo, confirms it. It’s obvious I’m Asian-American and particularly of Korean descent. So I get why everyone assumes I’ve seen...more

They’re Back! What Should Employers Expect from the 2020 Connecticut General Assembly Session?

Pullman & Comley - Labor, Employment and... on 2/18/2020

On February 5, 2020, the 2020 session of the Connecticut General Assembly began. The session is scheduled to adjourn on May 6, 2020. Numerous proposed bills affecting Connecticut employers and employees will be unleashed...more

House Passes Bill Restricting Employer Credit Checks

Epstein Becker & Green on 2/18/2020

On January 29, 2020, the House of Representatives passed the Comprehensive CREDIT Act of 2020 (the “Act”), which would change federal laws pertaining to consumer reporting agencies and credit checks in a number of ways....more

Is the Gig Economy on Life Support? New York Proposes Process for Sweeping Changes to Worker Classification

FordHarrison on 2/13/2020

Proposed New York Legislation - In his 2020 budget proposal, Governor Andrew Cuomo proposed creating a 9-member marketplace worker classification task force to address seismic changes to the way independent contractors and...more

NYC Council Considers Legislation to End At-Will Employment in the Fast Food Industry

Cozen O'Connor on 2/12/2020

The New York City Council has proposed additional legislation that would have a major impact on businesses falling within the broad definition of “fast food establishments” and has scheduled a hearing on the bills for...more

The Gig is Up – New Jersey Misclassification Laws Create Extreme Risk for Anyone Utilizing Independent Contractors

FordHarrison on 1/22/2020

Soon after being elected, New Jersey’s Governor created a task force to end misclassification of independent contractors, and the state’s Department of Labor and Workforce Development (DOL) began increasing audits and its...more

New Jersey Independent Contractor Legislation Temporarily Paused

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 1/16/2020

Seyfarth Synopsis: The New Jersey bill that aims to push gig-economy workers and other independent contractors into the definition of “employees” was briefly paused at the end of the prior legislative session, but is expected...more

Initiative to Overturn California Independent Contractor Law for App-Based Drivers, Deliverers Advances

Littler on 1/6/2020

On January 2, 2020, the Attorney General for the State of California released the title and summary of Initiative 19-0026—a proposed ballot measure that would overturn the state’s recently enacted independent contractor law,...more

Mandatory Severance on the Horizon Under Proposed Amendments to NJ Warn Act

Epstein Becker & Green on 1/6/2020

A bill to amend the New Jersey Millville Dallas Airmotive Plant Loss Job Notification Act, also commonly referred to as the New Jersey WARN Act (“NJ WARN Act”), which the New Jersey Senate passed on December 16, 2019, if...more

Florida Senator Introduces Bill Providing Broad Employment Protections to Medical Marijuana Users

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 12/4/2019

On November 18, 2019, Florida Senator Lori Berman (D) introduced Senate Bill 962, which proposes to provide job applicants and employees who use medical marijuana various protections in employment....more

California Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Dynamex Retroactivity Question

Littler on 11/25/2019

On November 20, 2019, the Supreme Court of California announced it would review and decide whether its 2018 Dynamex decision has retroactive effect. The answer to this question could have a profound impact on any company...more

Illinois General Assembly Passes Amendments to Recreational Cannabis Law Reducing Some Employer Liabilities

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 11/22/2019

The Illinois General Assembly passed SB 1557, revising the language of the Recreational Cannabis Law to reduce but not eliminate employer liabilities. ...more

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