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Proskauer - Law and the Workplace

Rhode Island Adds New Protections for Menopause and Mandatory Wage Payment Notice to New Hires

With menopause health benefits emerging as a tool in the war for talent, Rhode Island has recently taken steps to provide express protections related to an employee’s menopause and related conditions.   In addition, the state...more

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ICE at the Door: Employer Obligation Under California’s Immigrant Worker Protection Act

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As federal immigration enforcement activities continue to impact California workplaces, employers must understand their obligations when presented with requests for employee records. The Immigrant Worker Protection Act...more

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Washington Enacts Mini-WARN Act Requiring Notice Before Certain Layoffs and Closures

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Washington will soon join the growing list of states that require employers to give 60 days’ advance notice to employees, unions, and the state for certain mass layoffs and business closures. On May 13, 2025, Governor Bob...more

BakerHostetler

Efforts to Expand Mini-WARN Acts’ Requirements Underscore the Importance of Knowing State-Level, Post-Sale Obligations Relating to...

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As addressed in a prior post, one often-forgotten consideration in many mergers and acquisitions is the federal Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act of 1988 (WARN Act), which generally requires covered employers...more

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New York Poised to Expand Severance Agreement Rules: Key Employer Takeaways

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Employers would have to give all employees in New York time to review and revoke severance agreements under a bill that just passed the state Senate on March 4. The No Severance Ultimatums Act now moves to the Assembly, and...more

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Federal Lawsuit in New York Raises Questions About Remote Workers’ Rights Under State WARN Laws

The media companies Paramount Global and CBS Interactive, Inc., are facing a class-action lawsuit in federal court over recent layoffs, which allegedly occurred without the proper warning. The outcome of the case may shed...more

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California Employment Laws Related to States of Emergency

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Amid the ongoing Southern California wind and fire emergencies, California employers should keep in mind key emergency-related legal protections for employees and obligations placed on employers. Specifically, the Wage Theft...more

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Important Changes for Businesses in Australia – What Employers Should Know

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A number of employment law reforms and requirements are hitting Australian operations over the next several months. Laws governing wage theft, the right to disconnect, shut-down notices, privacy, sexual harassment, and...more

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July is Still the New January! Littler’s Workplace Policy Institute’s Mid-Year Legislative Report

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Hot off the press – here is Littler’s mid-year report!  As federal regulators, states and cities continue to pass new workplace regulations through the calendar year, we summarize each state’s notable labor and employment law...more

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New Canada Labour Code Regulatory Amendments: What Employers Need to Know

The Budget Implementation Act 2018, No. 2 (BIA 2018, No.2) made numerous changes to the Canada Labour Code (CLC) by. As a result of these changes, federally regulated employers will be required to reimburse employees for...more

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New York Enacts Law to Bring Worker-Rights Poster Requirements into Digital Age

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Key Takeaways - New York expands employee-rights poster requirements to be made available on an employer’s website, or by email to employees, in addition to the current requirement to place physical posters in a conspicuous...more

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New “Know Your Rights” Poster is Revised One Day After Publication

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Take a look at your workplace posters:    ..Have you posted EEOC’s new "Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal" poster? ..If you have, look closely at the bottom righthand corner: Does it say (Revised...more

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California Consumer Privacy Act FAQs: Employment Information

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1. What’s changing? Under the current version of the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”), an employer’s obligations related to the personal information it collects from employees, applicants, and contractors residing...more

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Top 10 List – Keep Your Eyes on These California Employment Bills on Governor Newsom’s Desk

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Eight months of legislative wrangling and dealmaking have come to an end as the California Legislature just wrapped up work for the year – and now employers across the Golden State turn their eyes to the governor’s office to...more

Proskauer - Labor Relations Update

NLRB Alters Timing Requirements for Electronic Notice Posting in Workplaces Impacted by COVID-19

In a decision issued on June 2, the National Labor Relations Board modified the timing of its electronic notice-posting requirement in circumstances where an employer has not yet reopened its facility due to COVID-19, or...more

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Ontario, Canada: Court Considers Employee’s Entitlement to Commissions “Booked and Billed” after Termination but During...

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A recent Ontario Superior Court decision, Kerner v. Information Builders (Canada) Inc., 2020 ONSC 2975, clarified whether an employee was entitled to commissions that were “booked and billed” after his job termination, but...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

New Year, New Hires: The California Consumer Privacy Act and Your Employees

It’s January 2020. Thousands of businesses just completed the mad dash to meet the California Consumer Privacy Act’s (CCPA) requirements. Unfortunately, now is not the time to take a breather if you have employees in...more

Proskauer - California Employment Law

Some California “Sanctuary State” Employer Obligations Are Struck Down

On July 4th, U.S. District Judge John A. Mendez issued an order enjoining California from enforcing parts of the California Immigration Workers Protection Act (Assembly Bill 450), a new state law that restricted private...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Chicago Considering Predictive Scheduling: What Employers Need to Know

Following a growing nationwide trend, the Chicago City Council is considering new legislation that would require employers to pay employees for any scheduling changes made with less than two weeks’ notice. If passed, the...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Now in Effect: California Employers Must Provide New Hires with Written Notice of Victim Rights

As reported in our new laws for 2017 post, employers must give written notice to new employees (and to current employees upon request) explaining the rights of victims of domestic violence, sexual assault and stalking. All...more

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