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Illinois Insights: An update from Cozen O'Connor (2/18)

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“Gov. JB Pritzker will present his seventh budget proposal Wednesday as the state faces a projected $3.2 billion revenue shortfall for fiscal year 2026, which begins July 1. Federal pandemic aid has all been allocated and the...more

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Illinois Insights: An update from Cozen O'Connor (1/13)

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“Lawmakers in Springfield approved a measure that aims to protect warehouse workers whose workdays center on hitting quotas… Lawmakers also approved a bill aimed at protecting nursing home residents from retaliation if they...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Mandatory Captive Audience Meetings Are Banned in California in 2025

On September 30, 2024, Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law SB 399. Starting January 1, employers are officially banned from holding captive audience meetings—mandatory employer-sponsored meetings that discuss religious or...more

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California Assembly Committee Revives State’s Captive Audience Meeting Ban

On August 15, 2024, the Appropriations Committee of the California State Assembly passed SB 399 by a vote of 10–3. The bill had passed the Senate in 2023 and has been with the Assembly since, waiting for action and a vote....more

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Cannabis Operator Challenges California State Statute and Regulations Requiring Labor Peace Agreements

On April 26, 2024, Ctrl Alt Destroy, Inc. (“CAD”), a California Corporation and cannabis licensee filed a lawsuit against Nicole Elliott in her official capacity as Director of the State of California’s Department of Cannabis...more

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2024 Alabama Legislative Update: Regular Session - Week Nine

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On Tuesday, the House passed the $9.3 billion 2025 Education Trust Fund (ETF) Budget and two supplemental ETF appropriations. As mentioned in previous legislative updates, the ETF is the state’s mechanism for...more

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2021 California Legislative Update: California’s New Employment Laws

To close out the 2021 legislative season, Governor Gavin Newsom signed dozens of bills into law, many of which directly affect California employers.  In addition to the coverage in prior blog posts, which are linked below,...more

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The 2020 Session of the Connecticut General Assembly: Are They Really Done and Will There Be No New Labor and Employment...

For about 20 years, I have been the Connecticut Bar Association’s Labor and Employment Law Section Legislative Liaison, and since I have been at Pullman & Comley, I have written in this blog about developments at the...more

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