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Benefits Monthly Minute - July 2025

The July Monthly Minute highlights several benefits provisions under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act and offers reminders about upcoming PCORI and Form 5500 deadlines. Many Benefits, One Big Beautiful Bill On July 4, 2025,...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Employment Flash - March 2024

In this issue of Employment Flash: the new DOL rule on independent contractors, SCOTUS’s unanimous Sarbanes-Oxley whistleblower ruling, plus labor law developments in California, Delaware, D.C., New York, the EU, Germany and...more

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The State of COVID-19 Requirements in California: Five Developments to Keep in Mind

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Almost three years into the COVID-19 pandemic, federal and state regulators are taking steps to prepare for a longer term response to COVID-19. Here are five developments to keep in mind: 1. The Definitions of “Close...more

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California Immediately Expands COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave Through 2022

In February 2022, California enacted Senate Bill (“SB”) 114, which created California Labor Code section 248.6 to provide COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave (“CSPSL”) to covered employees. CSPSL was due to expire on...more

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Eyes on Sacramento: California Legislative Update

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Introducing: the California Civil Rights Department No, this is not a new government agency. Rather, the Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH) was rebranded as the Civil Rights Department, or CRD, to more...more

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What’s on Deck With Governor Newsom? Employment-Related Bills That May Soon Impact California Employers

In a last minute whirlwind of activity by California’s Legislature, a significant number of employment-related bills have now made their way to Governor Newsom’s desk and await their fate. Below are highlights of some of the...more

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Top 10 List – Keep Your Eyes on These California Employment Bills on Governor Newsom’s Desk

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Eight months of legislative wrangling and dealmaking have come to an end as the California Legislature just wrapped up work for the year – and now employers across the Golden State turn their eyes to the governor’s office to...more

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Mississippi Governor Signs Bill Banning Workplace Vaccine Mandates for Public Employers and Requiring Public and Private Employers...

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Mississippi joins the list of states limiting public employer COVID-19 vaccine mandates. On April 22, 2022, Gov. Tate Reeves signed a bill banning public institutions and agencies from discriminating against people based on...more

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California Reinstates COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave

We previously described the “framework” for an agreement to reinstate California’s Supplemental Paid Sick Leave.  Governor Newsom signed Senate Bill (“SB”) 114 into law on February 9, 2022.  The specifics of the bill are...more

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California COVID Supplemental Sick Leave is Back

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California COVID supplemental sick leave is back. After Governor Newsom and the State Legislature came to an agreement earlier this year for what the 2022 version of supplemental sick leave would look like, mirror bills (AB...more

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What Should Employers Expect in 2022, Non-COVID Edition

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If your business employed 100 or more workers, chances are you spent a lot of time and effort understanding and preparing for the OSHA COVID-19 vaccine-or-test Emergency Temporary Standard....more

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As Cases Plummet and Mask Mandates Go Away, the Legislature Re-Enacts Supplemental COVID-19 Sick Leave

On February 7, 2022, there were two big COVID-19-related news developments in the Golden State: First, Gov. Newsom announced that California’s mask mandates would expire on February 15th. Second, the legislature voted to...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

California Likely to Soon Implement COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave, Retroactive to January 1, 2022

On January 25, 2022, Governor Gavin Newson announced a “framework” for an agreement to reactivate California’s COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave (“COVID PSL”) law for the period from January 1, 2022 to September 30, 2022....more

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Top 10 Workplace Law Predictions for 2022

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Workplace law has changed dramatically over the past two years of the pandemic. Unfortunately, 2022 (or is it “2020 too”?) is shaping up to be another year full of new rules and regulations within this volatile area of law....more

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[Webinar] Looking Forward to 2022: California Employment Law Updates - December 8th, 10:00 am - 11:00 am PST

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Join us for a lively discussion of critical year-end updates for California employers. We will address new legislation and key case rulings. Topics will include: - Vaccine mandates and COVID-19-related considerations...more

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2021 Special Legislative Session: Final Action

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On Thursday, October 28, the second Iowa special legislative session concluded with the legislature approving the second Legislative and Congressional District Plan (SF621) and Covid Vaccine Exemptions (HF902). Governor...more

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Texas’ Third Special Legislative Session Ends Without Any Expansion of Governor Abbott’s “Vaccine Mandate Ban” Executive Order

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Texas’ Third Special Session ended on October 19, 2021 without the Texas Legislature codifying any law related to Governing Abbott’s recent Executive Order (GA-40), which prohibits entities (including private employers and...more

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Another “Special” Session

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In a much anticipated joint statement, Lt. Governor Randy McNally and Speaker Cameron Sexton announced on Tuesday that they have obtained the signatures of two-thirds of the members of each of their respective chambers to...more

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Special Report - Global Employment Law Update - Spring 2021

Employment law continues to evolve, and it can be a challenge amid an ever-changing landscape of local employment laws for human resources executives and employment counsel at multi-national businesses to maintain a...more

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Pending California Bills Suggest Trend Towards Flexible Work Arrangements

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As local and state governments shift towards a full reopening of public and private work sectors, following an unprecedented year in which remote work became a strategy for dealing with a global pandemic, businesses are...more

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New York Heroes Act Requires Workplace Safety Measures

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In an effort to prevent the occupational exposure to an airborne infectious disease, the New York legislature has passed the aptly named New York Health and Essential Rights Act, or NY HERO Act, which amends the New York...more

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California Enacts Law Requiring Certain Employers to Offer Open Positions to Laid Off Employees in the Travel and Hospitality...

As travel begins to resume in California, the Legislature has imposed additional stringent requirements on employers in the travel and hospitality industries. Beginning April 16, 2021, Senate Bill 93 will require employers in...more

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February 2021: The Top 17 Labor And Employment Law Stories

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It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law. While the law always seems to evolve at a rapid pace, there have been an unprecedented number of changes for the past few years—and this past month...more

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California Legislative Update: Employment-Related Bills on the Horizon

The end of 2020 was not the end of the California Legislature’s focus on employment-related legislation. Just two months into the new year, the Legislature has already introduced several bills addressing the workplace that...more

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Paid vaccination leave coming to New York

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The New York State Legislature recently passed bills (Bill S2588A; A3354B) that would provide all public and private employees in New York with up to four hours of paid leave to obtain the COVID-19 vaccine. The legislation is...more

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