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Hard to imagine that human trafficking and slavery still exists today, and yet they do. Here's a look legal developments in the important fight against what President Barack Obama has described as "one... more +

National State Employment Law Update – Changes to Look Out for in the Second Half of 2025

Amundsen Davis LLC on 8/26/2025

As employers keep their eye on compliance, below are some notable employment law changes that will be effective in the coming months. Arkansas - Effective August 4, 2025 - Senate Bill 598 (S.B. 598) requires an employer or...more

Georgia Political News Update - March 2020 #2

McGuireWoods Consulting on 3/10/2020

Last week the Gold Dome featured not only interesting bills introduced and passed out of the various committees and respective House and Senate chambers, but it was also Qualifying Week for candidates vying to run for office...more

Westchester County, New York Issues Guidance and Mandatory Notices for Safe Time Leave Law

Proskauer - Law and the Workplace on 11/5/2019

As we previously reported, effective October 30, 2019, Westchester County, NY employers are required to provide paid leave to employees who are victims of domestic violence or human trafficking (“safe time”). Leave under the...more

Westchester County Implements Safe Time Leave

Fisher Phillips on 8/2/2019

Westchester County employers will soon need to provide paid safe time leave to employees who are the victims of domestic violence or human trafficking. Earlier this year, county lawmakers passed the Safe Time Leave for...more

Just as Its Earned Sick Leave Law Goes into Effect, Westchester County Enacts Another Paid Leave Law

Epstein Becker & Green on 5/17/2019

On April 23, 2019, the Board of Legislators of Westchester County, New York, adopted a new paid leave benefit for most employees in the county. Beginning October 30, 2019, the Safe Time Leave Law (“Law” or “Ordinance”) will...more

Westchester County, NY Enacts Standalone Paid “Safe” Time Ordinance

Littler on 5/13/2019

Westchester County, New York has enacted a new ordinance, the “Safe Time Leave Law,” that, beginning October 30, 2019, will require all private employers to provide up to 40 hours of paid leave for victims of domestic...more

"A to Z" of What California Employers Need to Know for 2019

BakerHostetler on 1/2/2019

With the new year comes new laws that affect California employers. The following is the “A to Z” of changes in law that may affect your business in 2019....more

New California Laws for 2019: What Employers Should Know

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP on 12/18/2018

Continuing its active involvement in regulating the employer-employee relationship, in 2018 the California legislature again enacted many new laws affecting California employers....more

NYC Employers Must Take Immediate Steps to Comply with Expanded Sick Leave Law

Fisher Phillips on 5/18/2018

New York City recently expanded its paid sick leave law to provide protected time off to employees who are the victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, or human trafficking and to broaden the definition of a...more

NYC Expands Earned Sick Time Act to Cover “Safe Time” - Hedge Up: A Heads-Up on Employment Issues Confronting the Hedge Fund and...

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP on 5/11/2018

• New measure expands the NYC Earned Sick Time Act to Cover “Safe Time.” • Safe Time can be used when an employee or a member of the employee’s family has been the victim of a family offense matter, sexual offense,...more

Your Comprehensive Guide to 2018 Proposed California Legislation

Fisher Phillips on 2/28/2018

February 16 was the deadline to introduce new bills in the California Legislature. By that date, nearly 2,200 bills were introduced. While that may seem like a staggering amount of legislative proposals (especially for a...more

Expansions To New York City’s Sick Time Law Coming In May 2018

Fisher Phillips on 12/19/2017

Employers in New York City will soon be required to provide protected time off to employees who are the victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, or human trafficking due to amendments to New York City’s Earned...more

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