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[Webinar] Labor & Employment Law Update: 2025 Recap and Insights for 2026 - September 17th, 9:00 am - 11:30 am ET

It has been a particularly busy year on the labor and employment law front. To learn more about the major challenges employers face and developments your organization needs to address before year's end, we encourage you to...more

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[Webinar] Golden Rules Gone Wrong: Top 10 Compliance Hazards for California Workplaces in 2025 - January 29th, 10:00 am - 11:00 am...

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With employment lawsuits and regulatory scrutiny on the rise, staying ahead of employment law compliance risks is critical. California employers face unique challenges as the Golden State continues to lead the nation in labor...more

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New York Enacts Protections for Freelance Workers

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Despite previously vetoing the legislation, Governor Kathy Hochul signed the Freelance Isn’t Free Act (the “Act”) into law on November 22, 2023. The Act is similar to New York City’s law bearing the same name, which has been...more

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Top 6 Workplace Law Proposals Raised During Governor Hochul’s 2022 New York State of State Address

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Although New York Governor Hochul’s first State of the State address focused on efforts to emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic, she still managed to provide insight on a few key areas of labor and employment law that will...more

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[Webinar] Employment Law 2021: Minimizing Risk in a New Enforcement Environment - April 7th, 11:00 am - 11:30 am ET

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Join us for a discussion of the following hot topics: - Anticipated push at the federal and state level for expanded civil rights laws, including gender identity and sexual orientation and the enforcement of the new...more

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January 2021: The Top 18 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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DoorDash CEO Calls For 3-Step Plan To Modernize Workplace Law To Match Gig Innovation

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In a recent op-ed penned in Business Insider, DoorDash co-founder and CEO Tony Xu laid out a three-step plan necessary to ensure that our nation’s workplace laws stay current to address the ever-growing gig economy by...more

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[Webinar] 2021 Labor & Employment Legal Update - December 3rd, 11:00 am - 1:00 pm PDT

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2021 Labor & Employment Legal Update: What’s to Come? With 2020 quickly coming to a close after an unprecedented and historic year of events, we will look at what changes are expected for 2021 and how those changes may...more

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California Voters OK Independent Contractor Status for App Service Drivers

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On November 3, 2020, nearly 60% of California voters approved a ballot measure to create a carve-out from the state’s expansive independent contractor law, AB 5, for drivers on technology platforms such as Lyft, Uber,...more

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Sweeping Changes for Virginia Employers Take Effect

July 1, 2020 represents a milestone for Virginia employers.  As we previously reported, nearly two dozen new employment laws take effect, including the Virginia Values Act.  In addition, all of Virginia enters Phase Three of...more

Proskauer - Law and the Workplace

Virginia Employers, Are You Ready? New Employment Laws Go Into Effect July 1, 2020

As we previously reported, this spring Virginia Governor Ralph Northam signed into law a number of new measures expanding protections for employees in the Commonwealth and providing enhanced mechanisms by which employees may...more

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Virginia General Assembly Makes Pro-Employee Changes to State Laws

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Executive Summary: The Virginia General Assembly took a number of employee-favorable actions in its 2020 Session and its Reconvened Session in April 2020, which will require employers to revise their employment policies and...more

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WPI State of the States: New Year, New Legislative Trends

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The year 2020 is already shaping up to be quite active on the employment law front, and a quarter of U.S. states have yet to convene their 2020 legislative sessions. In January, over 800 labor and employment-related bills,...more

Best Best & Krieger LLP

Doing Business in 2020: California’s New Workplace Legislation

Part 1: New Labor & Employment Laws Impacting California’s Public and Private Entities - California lawmakers passed a range of employment laws last year aimed to extend benefits and workplace protections to more workers and...more

Farella Braun + Martel LLP

New Laws for California Employers in 2020

The California Legislature and Governor Newsom have passed a sizable list of new laws governing the workplace in 2020. Employers are, once again, advised to evaluate their workplace rules and practices to insure they keep...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Employment Flash - September 2019

This edition of Employment Flash looks at a series of recent NLRB decisions, many of which apply to all employers, not just those with unionized employees. We also discuss other U.S. federal and state labor and...more

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WPI State of the States: Legislative Action Heats up in July

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Although most state legislatures have adjourned for 2019 or are in recess, those still in active session finalized several new employment laws in July. California advanced a bill that would codify a judicially established...more

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Working Wise: Tips and Common Mistakes to Avoid for Employers in California

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In this episode of the Working Wise Podcast Series, K&L Gates Los Angeles Associate Saman Rejali provides an overview of tips and common mistakes to avoid for employers doing business in California....more

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December 2018: The Top 15 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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Why Should I Care About Employment Law? Common Pitfalls for Emerging Companies

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Founders of emerging companies are often first-time employers and find themselves having to wade through the dense patchwork of state and federal labor and employment laws. This can be a confusing undertaking that often...more

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Web Exclusive: August 2018: The Top 15 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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Web Exclusive - June 2018: The Top 18 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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Web Exclusive - April 2018: The Top 19 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 were an unprecedented number of changes all through 2017. And if the first four months...more

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WPI State of the States: Labor Day Edition

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The holiday weekend marked the end of summer fun, but state legislatures across the country remained hard at work in August. Roughly nine statehouses are in active session. In other jurisdictions, such as Florida and Ohio,...more

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June 2017: The Top 15 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 it always seems to evolve at a rapid pace, the last few months have seen an unprecedented number of changes. June 2017 was no different, with...more

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