Minimum Wage, Hiring & Firing, Fast-Food Industry

“Have It Your Way,” California! $20 Minimum Wage Backfires

Proskauer - California Employment Law on 2/26/2025

In late 2023, California supersized the minimum wage for fast food workers by a whopping 25 percent (increasing it from $16 to $20). This law was opposed by the fast food industry, while labor unions (and their many friends...more

Here Are the Top 10 New Laws Coming Soon to California Workplaces and 5 Key Bills the Governor Surprisingly Vetoed

Fisher Phillips on 10/16/2023

California employers know that the new year inevitably brings new workplace laws that are finalized at the end of the state’s legislative session in the fall. This year, state lawmakers considered over 2,700 bills – the most...more

Avalanche Alert: Top 10 California Employment Bills To Watch as Legislative Session Wraps Up

Fisher Phillips on 9/18/2023

California employers will want to sit down, grab a cup of coffee, and prepare themselves for the avalanche on new employment laws that may soon be coming their way. The state Legislature just completed its work for 2023 in a...more

#WorkforceWednesday: The Union-Friendly Biden NLRB, California's FAST Act, and Pay Transparency in California - Employment Law...

Epstein Becker & Green on 9/14/2022

This week, we look at labor law and pay developments from the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) and in California. NLRB Continues Union-Friendly Direction Two recent actions from the NLRB show a continued pro-employee...more

New Year Brings New Laws for New York Employers: 2021 Recap and 2022 Preview

Fisher Phillips on 12/29/2021

Year two of the COVID-19 pandemic brought many new legislative changes for New York employers, altering the landscape around workplace safety, employee pay, leave benefits, protected classes and activity, and privacy. Now...more

Preparing for 2021: What New York Employers Can Expect in the New Year

Akerman LLP - HR Defense on 12/31/2020

2021 is here, and with the new year comes changes for New York employers seeking to ensure full compliance with newly effective laws, or changes to the law, throughout the State. Employers are well-advised to review the...more

Government Attacks on Non-Compete Agreements Continue

Orrick - Trade Secrets Group on 9/16/2016

Non-compete agreements have long been used by employers as an effective tool to protect their valuable trade secrets and confidential information. However, employers’ overuse of non-compete agreements and employers’ practice...more

New Illinois Law Restricts Use of Employee Non-Compete Agreements

Franczek P.C. on 9/9/2016

Governor Bruce Rauner has signed into law the Illinois Freedom to Work Act, prohibiting private sector employers from requiring their “low-wage employees” to sign non-compete agreements. The Act takes effect on January 1,...more

Illinois Limits Non-Compete Agreements Yet Again

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 9/8/2016

On August 19, 2016, Governor Bruce Rauner officially signed into law the Illinois Freedom to Work Act (the “Act”), with an effective date of January 1, 2017. The Act, while short and to the point, will have a significant...more

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