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City of Los Angeles Hotel Workers’ Minimum Wage Increase Put on Hold

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The City of Los Angeles has put the minimum wage increase for hotel workers on hold. Certain provisions were to take effect on July 1, 2025. This decision comes after a referendum petition against the ordinance was filed...more

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Illinois Governor Enacts Major Illinois Employment Law Changes

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On August 9, 2019, Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker enacted sweeping changes to the landscape of employment law in Illinois. See Public Act 101-0221, http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/publicacts/101/101-0221.htm. Among other...more

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Avalanche of New Laws Create Additional Requirements for Illinois Employers

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Illinois employers must be cognizant of new Illinois laws including bans on salary history inquiries, restrictions on artificial intelligence interview programs, mandatory sexual harassment prevention training, limitations on...more

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New Jersey to Require Hotel Employers to Provide “Panic Devices” to Employees

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Seyfarth Synopsis: On June 11, 2019, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed a law requiring covered hotels to provide “panic devices” to employees engaged in “housekeeping or room service duties.” The law further imposes...more

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Washington State Buttons Up Two New Laws Addressing Worker Harassment and Assault in Hospitality and Adult Entertainment...

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Washington Governor Jay Inslee recently signed two bills addressing sexual harassment and assault in the workplace. Both bills require covered hospitality employers and adult entertainment establishments to provide panic...more

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Oakland, California Passes Ballot Measure Targeting Hotel Employers and Creating New Enforcement Mechanisms for Employment-Related...

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Voters in Oakland, California recently approved ballot "Measure Z," titled the "Oakland Minimum Wage Charter Amendment." The measure imposes new minimum wages and employment standards for some hotel workers, authorizes the...more

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Hotel/Motel Employers: California Requires Human Trafficking Awareness Training

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Senate Bill 970 was signed into law by Governor Jerry Brown and applies exclusively to all hotels and motels with employees in California....more

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