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City of Los Angeles Hotel Workers’ Minimum Wage Increase Put on Hold

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The City of Los Angeles has put the minimum wage increase for hotel workers on hold. Certain provisions were to take effect on July 1, 2025. This decision comes after a referendum petition against the ordinance was filed...more

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Evanston, Illinois, Extends Schedule Protection Rights to Hourly Workers

The city of Evanston, Illinois, recently enacted the Fair Workweek Ordinance (24-O-23), expanding hourly workers’ rights to predictable scheduling across multiple industries, including hospitality, food service and...more

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Workplace Law Update: 22 Essential Items on Your August To-Do List

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It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law, especially since the law always seems to evolve at a rapid pace. In order to ensure you stay on top of the latest changes and have an action plan...more

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Evanston, Illinois Establishes a Fair Workweek Ordinance

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On May 23, 2023, Evanston, Illinois joined the state of Oregon and cities in California (Berkeley, Emeryville, Los Angeles, and San Francisco); Illinois (Chicago); New York (New York City); Pennsylvania (Philadelphia); Texas...more

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Irvine Boasts New Protections for Hotel Workers: An 8-Step Compliance Plan for Employers

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In what some may consider an unexpected development, the City of Irvine is set to implement a new ordinance that will require Irvine hotels to follow stringent workplace rules for their employees. The ordinance parallels the...more

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Glendale, CA Institutes Hotel Worker Protections

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Over the past few years, cities and counties have gotten into the business of regulating the workplace, an area previously reserved to federal and state governments. Many local jurisdictions have focused particular attention...more

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Chicago’s Fair Workweek Law Mandates Predictive Scheduling

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Chicago’s Fair Workweek Ordinance imposes a sweeping, predictive scheduling obligation on employers to provide employees with advance notice of work schedules and pay employees “predictability pay” for late changes to an...more

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Chicago Ordinance Makes Scheduling Employees for Work More Complicated in Seven Industries

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A new Chicago ordinance places complicated restrictions on how employers in 7 industries can schedule employees for work. Employers will face stiff financial penalties for failing to follow the new rules....more

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Chicago Passes Ordinance Requiring Employers to Provide Predictive Scheduling for Certain Industries

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In the most expansive predictive scheduling law in the country to date, Chicago City officials passed the “Fair Workweek Ordinance” on July 24, 2019, and Mayor Lori Lightfoot has indicated she would quickly sign the...more

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Chicago Gets Its Fair Workweek: City Council Unanimously Passes Ordinance

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City Council approved the Chicago Fair Workweek Ordinance by unanimous vote on July 24, 2019. This past May marked the third time such an ordinance was proposed in City Council, and the language ultimately approved by City...more

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Philadelphia Will Have A “Fair Workweek”: What Covered Employers Need To Know Right Now

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On December 6, 2018, Philadelphia City Council approved the Fair Workweek Ordinance by a vote of 14-3. Following its passage by City Council, Mayor Kenney reiterated his support and his intention to sign the Ordinance into...more

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Fair Workweek Laws: Navigating the What, Where, and How of Compliance

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Employers currently face a patchwork of state and local “fair workweek” laws that are difficult to navigate. While federal lawmakers have recently stepped into the fray with their own proposals, seeking to establish more...more

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Judges and Legislators in Chicago and California Seek to Expand Protections for Hotel Workers

In the wake of a deluge of sexual harassment accusations being leveled against high profile figures, and the ensuing #MeToo social media movement, some legislators and judges have been eager to expand protections for certain...more

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Rules Proposed For NYC’s Fair Workweek Law

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New York City’s Department of Consumer Affairs (DCA), the agency tasked with enforcing the city’s new “Fair Workweek Law,” recently issued proposed rules to implement the legislation and provide guidance to covered employers...more

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