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Paid Leave Laws Keep Employers on Their Toes

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Within the past ten years or so, there has been an uptick in states adopting laws concerning paid sick leave. As a result, multi-state employers have become accustomed to having to closely monitor the adoption of laws in the...more

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Sunshine State Update: New Florida Law Forbids Local Employment Regulation in Three Areas

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House Bill 433 – effective July 1, 2024 – strips local Florida governments of their power to regulate employers in three important areas. First, the new law preempts local governments from creating heat exposure regulations. ...more

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New York City Council Passes Legislation Prohibiting Height and Weight Discrimination

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Seyfarth Synopsis: The New York City Council has passed a bill that prohibits employers from considering a person’s actual or perceived height or weight when making employment decisions....more

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2022 Roundup: New York Employment Law Legislation

New York City’s Salary Transparency Act Arguably the most impactful piece of legislation passed in 2022 is New York City’s Salary Transparency Act, which makes it an unlawful discriminatory practice for an employer to...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

New York City Biometric Ordinance Effective July 9, Are You Ready?

New York City recently enacted a biometric ordinance that is set to come into effect July 9, 2021. With this ordinance, NYC joins other cities (like Portland) in regulating the use of biometric information. The ordinance may...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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New State and Local Minimum Wage Increases Have Taken Effect Throughout the Country

With the start of the New Year, new state and local minimum wage increases have gone into effect for non-exempt employees across the country. ...more

Littler

Is Foresight 2020? Employers Confront New Laws Taking Effect in the New Year

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As the year draws to a close, employers are assessing the next wave of labor and employment laws and regulations they will face in 2020 and beyond. Most new laws taking effect at the end of 2019 and throughout 2020 are at the...more

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Bucking the Right-to-Work Trend, Illinois Passes Ban on Right-to-Work Zones

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On April 12, 2019, Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker (D) signed legislation effectively banning local governments from passing right-to-work ordinances. Public Act 101-0003, titled the “Collective Bargaining Freedom Act,”...more

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New Year, New Laws: Further Guidance on Complying With New York’s Anti–Sexual Harassment Laws

As we previously reported, New York State and New York City has passed sweeping laws aimed at combating sexual harassment in the workplace last year. While many requirements of these laws already went into effect in 2018, the...more

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July Is the New January: From Salary History to Data Security Breaches, New State and Local Laws Are Set to Take Effect Soon

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Every year state laws and local ordinances take effect after the first of the year, and 2018 is no exception. As always, Littler’s Workplace Policy Institute (WPI) has been tracking these developments....more

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What Employers Need to Know About the Austin, TX Paid Sick & Safe Leave Ordinance

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In the early hours of February 16, 2018, Austin, Texas, became the first Southern city to pass a paid sick and safe leave law. The final version is slated to go into effect on October 1, 2018, for most employers, although...more

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New Minimum Wage Laws Take Effect Across the Nation

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For many workers throughout the US, the New Year has begun with increased hourly wages.  On January 1, 2018, 18 states and 22 cities/counties across the nation increased their minimum wage.  ...more

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WPI State of the States: Lawmakers Keep Their Focus on Equal Pay Measures

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As the holiday season approaches, legislative activity at the state level is starting to slow down. The California General Assembly closed out its term, for example, giving employers a breather until January. Illinois’...more

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A Ban on Ban-the-Box Laws? Texas and Indiana Introduce Legislation That Would Prohibit Municipal and County Ban-the-Box Laws...

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Seyfarth Synopsis: In recent years, numerous cities and counties have enacted ordinances restricting the ability of public and private employers to inquire into the criminal histories of applicants during various stages of...more

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New Rules Applicable to NYC’s Freelance Isn't Free Act Prevents Covered Employers from Utilizing Arbitration Provisions and Class...

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New York City’s Freelance Isn’t Free Act goes into effect on July 24, 2017. Anticipated rules to “clarify” the Act, which amend Title 6 of the City’s Rules by adding a new chapter 12, have now been promulgated by the...more

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Wage Watch: Minimum Wage & Overtime Updates (June Edition)

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Summer is upon us and the heat – from both a temperature and legislative perspective – is on. As employers across the county await action from federal labor officials concerning the currently-enjoined white collar salary...more

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The Pay Equity March on the West Coast Begins: Oregon Signs Expansive Equal Pay Law and San Francisco Considers Salary History Ban

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Seyfarth Synopsis: The West Coast is turning back to pay equity. Last year, California led the charge and became the first state to adopt a more onerous pay equity law. The East Coast then joined, with stringent pay laws...more

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Businesses Everywhere Take Note: NYC Independent Contractor Law Will Have Impact Well Beyond the City

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Regardless of where a company is headquartered, it likely contracts with one or more independent contractors who live or work in New York City. If your company does so, take note. On November 16, 2016, Mayor de Blasio signed...more

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Beyond the Bathroom: North Carolina’s H.B. 2 Also Flushes Local Employee Protections

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The recent enactment of North Carolina’s H.B. 2, known as the “Public Facilities Privacy & Security Act” (the “Act”) has received widespread attention for its controversial restrictions on the use of certain...more

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Pasadena Joins Growing List of California Cities Imposing City Minimum Wage

On March 14, 2016, the Pasadena City Council adopted an ordinance to increase the city’s minimum wage. Beginning on July 1, 2016, employers with 26 or more employees must pay a minimum wage of $10.50 per hour to all employees...more

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North Carolina General Assembly Does More Than Just Invalidate Charlotte’s LGBT Ordinance

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On Wednesday night, March 23, 2016, the North Carolina General Assembly passed House Bill (HB) 2, which was then signed by Governor Pat McCrory. While HB 2 was prompted by the desire to overturn Charlotte’s recently enacted...more

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Riding the Paid Sick Leave Wave–Santa Monica Edition

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We’ve previously covered California’s sweeping Paid Sick Leave Law that took effect July 1, 2015 here and here. Now Santa Monica – not to be outdone by Bay Area sister municipalities in San Francisco, Oakland, and Emeryville...more

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