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July 1 Minimum Wage Hikes Across California Explained

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On July 1, 2025, new increased minimum wage rates will go into effect in many California cities and counties. Local governments have looked to offset the effects of inflation and have decided to use minimum wage ordinances to...more

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Minimum Wage Increase and Other New Requirements for Renton Employers

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The city of Renton, Washington, finalized rules to implement Initiative 23-02 on May 31, 2024. The initiative was approved by Renton voters in February 2024 and codified within Chapter 5-28 and Section 5-5-4 of the Renton...more

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NYC to Prohibit Employment Discrimination Based on Height and Weight

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Q: I heard New York City is adding height and weight as protected categories. What does that mean for employers? ...more

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NYC Enacts Height and Weight Anti-Discrimination Ordinance

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On May 26, 2023, New York City enacted an ordinance amending the New York City Human Rights Law to ban employment discrimination on the basis of a person’s height and weight. This new ordinance further expands the...more

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Employers Take Note: New York City Law Prohibits Discrimination Based on Height and Weight

On May 26, 2023, Mayor Eric Adams signed a bill into law amending New York City’s anti-discrimination statute to include height and weight among the list of protected classes. Accordingly, employers will now have to consider...more

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Philadelphia Enacts Ordinance to Prohibit Pre-Employment Marijuana Testing

Effective January 1, 2022, Phila. Code § 9-5500 now prohibits Philadelphia employers from requiring job applicants to submit to pre-employment drug tests for marijuana use. Specifically, the ordinance makes it an unlawful...more

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New York City Enacts Law that Hinders Use of Automated Tools in Hiring and Promotion Decisions

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New York City marked the end of 2021 by enacting a law that will make it challenging, if not infeasible, to use a broad swath of algorithmic, computerized tools to review, select, rank or eliminate candidates for employment...more

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NYC Employers Must Provide Paid COVID-19 Child Vaccination Leave

The New York City Council approved a bill that amends the City’s Earned Safe and Sick Time Act to require employers to provide paid COVID-19 child vaccination leave. Without signature from Mayor Bill de Blasio, the bill...more

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It’s Wild Wild West (Hollywood): Minimum Wage (to the Max), Paid (and Unpaid) Leave . . . and Service Charges

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On November 15, 2021, West Hollywood, California enacted an ordinance that establishes a local minimum wage, requires employers to provide paid and unpaid leave benefits, and governs how businesses advertise and distribute...more

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Chicago Amends Paid Sick Leave Ordinance and Implements New Wage Theft Protections

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On June 25, 2021, the Chicago City Council passed Ordinance No. O2021-2182 (the “Ordinance”), part of Mayor Lightfoot’s Chi Biz Strong Initiative. The Ordinance, which takes effect August 1, 2021, creates new wage theft...more

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Another New York Locality Bans the Box

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On April 27, 2020, the Suffolk County Legislature filed with the Secretary of State an amendment to the county’s Human Rights Code to include a new “Fair Employment Screening” section. ...more

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Update: Waterloo, Iowa Enacts Ban the Box Restrictions

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Seyfarth Synopsis: Waterloo, Iowa has enacted the state’s first “Ban the Box” Ordinance. UPDATE: The Iowa Association of Business and Industry has filed a lawsuit against the City of Waterloo and the Waterloo Commission on...more

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