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Washington State Workplace Law Roundup: Nearly 20 New Laws Taking Effect Within the Next Year – Starting Now

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Washington lawmakers were busy this year, and a wave of new laws will have a major impact on the workplace. Employers must be aware of significant workplace laws taking effect within the next year, including 11 new laws that...more

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

New California Law Requires Notice to Employees About Void Noncompetes

Most employers know that California has for decades prevented enforcement of employee non-competition and customer non-solicitation agreements. Some companies with California operations modify their agreements with employees...more

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Washington, D.C.: Another Player in the Pay Transparency Trend

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As we reported in early 2023, several states have passed pay transparency laws that require certain disclosures in job postings (both internally and externally). That trend has continued, with states like Illinois joining the...more

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Examining the Likely Impact of Washington’s My Health, My Data Act on Class Action Litigation Involving Biometric Data

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On April 27, Washington Gov. Jay Inslee signed into law House Bill 1155, colloquially known as the My Health, My Data Act (the Act). Passed in response to the U.S. Supreme Court’s Dobbs v. Jackson decision, the Act...more

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PEO Pointers: 2-Step Plan to Comply with Surprising New California Non-Compete Law

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Welcome to “PEO Pointers,” a regular series of quick-read alerts to keep PEOs and their client companies up to speed on the latest issues affecting the industry and what they can do to ensure compliance. Today’s topic: new...more

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New Jersey Significantly Expands Rights and Protections of Temporary Workers Through the Recently Enacted Temporary Workers’ Bill...

On February 6, 2023, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed the Temporary Workers’ Bill of Rights, significantly expanding the rights and protections afforded to the 127,000 temporary workers in New Jersey. The new law, which...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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Change in the Commonwealth: Reviewing Virginia’s Expansive New Employment Legislation Taking Effect Today

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For months, Virginia employers have heard about the new wave of employee-friendly legislation that will create additional costs and challenges for Virginia employers.  Today, as Virginia enters Phase 3 of its reopening plan,...more

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New York Employers Must Update Employee Handbooks to Provide Notice of Ban on Discrimination Based on Reproductive Health...

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Time is of the Essence: Effective January 7, 2020, New York employers who have an Employee Handbook must include in the Handbook a notice of employees’ rights to be free of discrimination and retaliation on the basis of their...more

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Prepare to Implement Paid Family and Medical Leave Under New Massachusetts Law

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Massachusetts employers should be making their final preparations for the Massachusetts Paid Family and Medical Leave (PFML) program in advance of the Oct. 1, 2019, effective date for payroll deductions. This Holland & Knight...more

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Employers Beware: New Jersey Enacts One of the Toughest “Wage Theft” Laws in the Country

On August 6, 2019, Acting Governor Sheila Oliver signed the New Jersey Wage Theft Act (WTA) into law. The law has been touted by proponents as the toughest wage theft statute in the country. Notwithstanding its name, the WTA...more

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California’s New Landmark Data Privacy Regulation and What Companies Need to Do to Comply

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What You Need to Know Now - • The new law takes effect January 1, 2020, but there’s a lot to do so you need to start work now. • The new law expands the definition of personal information and gives California consumers...more

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California Passes Landmark Consumer Privacy CCPA—What it Means for Businesses

• California recently passed the landmark California Consumer Privacy Act that goes into effect in 2020, which grants California residents new privacy rights. • The CCPA creates a private right of action for California...more

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Collection of Biometric Data Raises Privacy Concerns for Employees and Compliance Issues for Employers

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Many of us have become comfortable with the convenience of logging into our laptops or smartphones using a fingerprint scan in lieu of remembering yet another password. We are familiar with television and movie portrayals of...more

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New Weapon For Manufacturers: Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016

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On May 11, 2016, President Barack Obama signed the Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016 (the “DTSA”), which provides a federal civil cause of action to manufacturers for the misappropriation of trade secrets under the Economic...more

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Burr Alert: What The New Federal Trade Secrets Law Means For Employees

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The scope of the federal Defend Trade Secrets Act ("DTSA") enacted on May 11, 2016 extends well beyond employment issues. However, its impact on an employers' asset protection and enforcement program is quite significant. ...more

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The Newly Enacted Defend Trade Secrets Act: What Retailers Should Know

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On May 11, 2016, President Obama signed into law the Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016 (the DTSA), creating the first Federal civil cause of action for misappropriation of trade secrets. The DTSA overlaps substantially with,...more

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Pssst, The Secret Is Knowing What You Can’t Do With The Defend Trade Secrets Act

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The Defend Trade Secrets Act (“DTSA”) became law with President Obama’s signature on May 11, 2016. The DTSA is an amendment to the Economic Espionage Act of 1996 and, for the first time, affords a federal private right of...more

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Defend Trade Secrets Act Creates New Federal Claim For Misappropriation of Trade Secrets

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On May 11, 2016, President Barack Obama signed the Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016 (DTSA) into law, creating a federal civil right of action for the theft of trade secrets. Until now, trade secrets had been protected only at...more

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How the New Trade Secrets Law May Affect You

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A week ago, on May 11, 2016, the President signed into law the new federal “Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016.” It arms with substantial new weaponry those whose trade secrets have been taken. What has been less heralded,...more

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Congress Creates Federal Right of Action for Trade Secret Misappropriation

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On May 11, President Obama signed into law the Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016 (DTSA), which enables companies to go to federal court to sue for misappropriation of trade secrets. The new federal right of action for owners...more

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Federal Trade Secrets Act Now Law: What Companies Should Know

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On May 11, 2016, President Obama signed into law the Defend Trade Secrets Act (“DTSA”). The measure had previously been passed by the U.S. House of Representatives 410-2 on April 27, 2016, quickly following the U.S. Senate’s...more

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The Auto Industry Has a New Weapon To Protect Its Secrets

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President Obama signed the Defend Trade Secrets Act (“DTSA”) into law on Wednesday, May 11, 2016. Members of the auto industry spend significant time and money developing trade secrets that give them a competitive advantage....more

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Employers Gain New Federal Trade Secret Protections, Must Notify Employees to Obtain Certain Remedies

Until now, employers seeking relief for trade secret misappropriation were limited almost exclusively to state law remedies. With the enactment of the Defend Trade Secrets Act (“DTSA”) on May 11, 2016, employers now have...more

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UPDATE: Federal Defend Trade Secrets Act Signed Into Law; Employers May Need to Notify Employees

After overwhelming passage in both the House and Senate, President Obama signed the Defend Trade Secrets Act into law on April 11, 2016. The Act provides a truly uniform, nationwide set of standards for protecting trade...more

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