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Chicago’s Annual Employment Law Changes Are Coming July 1  — Are You Ready?

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Effective July 1, 2025, updates to several key Chicago employment laws go into effect, including (1) updates to the Chicago Fair Workweek employee coverage thresholds; (2) updates to the City’s minimum wage; and (3) new...more

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Pittsburgh Enacts Employee-Friendly Amendments to Paid Sick Leave Law

On June 12, 2025, Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey signed an amendment to Pittsburgh’s Paid Sick Days Act into law. The amendment accelerates employees’ accrual of sick leave and increases usage and carry-over caps. The amendment...more

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Fair Work Week Ordinance: Cruel Summer For LA County Employers

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Seyfarth Synopsis: Are you ready for it? The record-smashing icon, Taylor Swift, may have taken her tour to Europe, but that doesn’t stop new laws from cropping up back home. The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors passed...more

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March Tip of the Month: Employees May Now Sue Employers for Alleged Violations of the New York City Earned Safe and Sick Leave Law

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In an important change, beginning on March 20, 2024, employees may file lawsuits, including class actions, against their employers for alleged violations of New York City’s Earned Safe and Sick Time Act (the Sick Leave Law),...more

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Small City, Big Ideas: Predictive Scheduling Comes to Evanston, IL with New Pay Mandates

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With the holidays right around the corner, and local governments grinding to a halt during the holiday season, the City of Evanston, Illinois recently announced that it will postpone enforcement of its Fair Workweek Ordinance...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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San Francisco Passes Ordinance Requiring Differential Pay for Military

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On February 19, 2023, the City of San Francisco’s new ordinance, the Military Leave Pay Protection Act (“MLPPA”), went into effect, which requires private San Francisco employers who have at least 100 employees worldwide, to...more

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Paid Sick and Safe Leave Blooms in Bloomington, MN with Release of Initial Rules

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On March 31, 2023, Bloomington, Minnesota published “initial” rules implementing its Earned Sick and Safe Leave (ESSL) Ordinance, which will take effect on July 1, 2023. It also published the mandatory Notice of Employee...more

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Chicago City Council Passes Ordinance Requiring Nonprofit Contractors to Enter into Labor Peace Agreement with Unions

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On March 15, 2023, the Chicago City Council overwhelmingly voted to approve an ordinance requiring labor peace agreements between workers and Chicago-funded nonprofit organizations providing critical public health and social...more

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San Francisco Issues Paid Military Leave FAQs

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San Francisco’s Office of Labor Standards Enforcement (OLSE) published FAQs concerning the new Military Leave Pay Protection Act (MLPPA), which took effect on February 19, 2023 and requires employers with 100 or more...more

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Berkeley, California Adopts Fair Work Week Measures

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Berkeley, California recently joined Los Angeles, San Francisco and Emeryville, California; New York City; Philadelphia; Chicago; Seattle; Euless, Texas; and Oregon as jurisdictions that have enacted “fair workweek”...more

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Los Angeles the Latest City to Adopt Fair Work Week Measures

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Los Angeles, California recently joined San Francisco and Emeryville, California; New York City; Philadelphia; Chicago; Seattle; Euless, Texas; and Oregon as jurisdictions that have enacted “fair workweek” legislation.  The...more

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New San Francisco Law Requires Supplemental Compensation During Military Leave

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On January 20, 2023, San Francisco, California’s mayor signed the Military Leave Pay Protection Act (MLPPA), which will require employers with 100 or more employees to supplement the pay of covered employees during a...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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District of Columbia Provides Employment Protections for Off-Duty Cannabis Use

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On June 7, 2022, the D.C. Council approved a bill that limits an employer’s ability to test for cannabis.  Under the Cannabis Employment Protections Amendment Act, most D.C. employers may not fire, fail to hire, or take other...more

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W. Hollywood Employers Beware of 7/1/22 Mandatory Paid & Unpaid Leave

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If you have a single employee who works for two hours or more in a week in the city of West Hollywood, California, get ready for significant changes that take effect on July 1, 2022, that will impact your West Hollywood...more

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Washington, D.C. Bill Would Limit Employers’ Ability to Discipline Based on Marijuana Testing

On June 7, 2022, the Council of the District of Columbia passed the Cannabis Employment Protections Act of 2022 (the “Bill”). If signed into law by D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser, the Bill would prohibit employers, with certain...more

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San Francisco Issues New Guidance Regarding Paid Sick Leave and COVID-19

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On February 22, 2022, the San Francisco Office of Labor Standards Enforcement (OLSE) issued a temporary update to its guidance regarding the City’s Paid Sick Leave Ordinance.  The guidance applies to all employers with...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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Philadelphia Enacts 2021 Public Health Emergency Leave Ordinance

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On March 29, 2021, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania enacted Bill # 210122-A, an ordinance immediately requiring covered employers to provide 2021 Public Health Emergency Leave (“2021 PHEL”). Philadelphia’s similar 2020 PHEL...more

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Web Exclusive: June 2019: The Top 16 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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