Local Ordinance, Paid Leave, Wage Theft

The POWER Act: Strengthening Worker Protections

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 6/24/2025

On May 27, 2025, Philadelphia enacted the Protect Our Workers, Enforce Rights Act (“POWER Act”), amending Title 9 of The Philadelphia Code as it pertains to the following sections: “Promoting Healthy Families and Workplaces,”...more

What Employers Need to Know About Updated Mandated Sick Leave Policies for Illinois and Chicago

Gould + Ratner LLP on 8/23/2021

Chicago and Illinois employers should be aware of three recent changes affecting mandated sick leave benefits for employees. In April, Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed into law an amendment to the Employee Sick Leave Act. The...more

New City of Chicago Ordinance Modifies Paid Sick Leave and Wage Theft Rules

Laner Muchin, Ltd. on 7/21/2021

The City of Chicago recently passed a new Ordinance amending the City’s paid sick leave law and creating new wage theft protections for employees. The expanded reasons for paid sick leave take effect on August 1, 2021....more

The California Legislature Is Back in Town! Which Pending Bills (and Executive Orders) Will Impact The Workplace?

Fisher Phillips on 7/27/2020

After returning from its hiatus on May 4, the California legislature has wasted no time in drafting a flurry of new bills which will affect employers in the aftermath of the state’s response to COVID-19. While the state...more

State & Local Employment Law Developments: Q1/Q2 2020

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP on 6/26/2020

State and local governments are increasingly regulating the workplace. In the first and second quarters of 2020 alone, legislatures were particularly active in passing laws addressing sexual harassment training,...more

Seattle Office of Labor Standards Announces “Soft Launch” for Enforcement of Amendments to Labor Standards Ordinances

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP on 4/5/2016

The Seattle Office of Labor Standards (“OLS”) released guidance on Friday, April 1, 2016, announcing a “soft launch” for enforcing the new amendments to Seattle’s Labor Standards Ordinances (Paid Sick and Safe Time (“PSST”),...more