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Recent Amendments to Rhode Island Employment Laws Require Employer Action

Morgan, Brown & Joy, LLP on 7/15/2025

The Rhode Island General Assembly recently enacted several amendments to existing employment laws that will impact employers immediately and into 2026. These changes include expanded anti-discrimination protections, new...more

New Year, New Rules: Turning Up the Heat on California’s 2025 Employment Law Changes

Buchalter on 12/23/2024

As the new year approaches, several critical legislative changes in employment law will take effect on January 1, 2025, unless specified otherwise. California employers face a dynamic regulatory landscape in 2025, with...more

Your Comprehensive Guide to 2018 Proposed California Legislation

Fisher Phillips on 2/28/2018

February 16 was the deadline to introduce new bills in the California Legislature. By that date, nearly 2,200 bills were introduced. While that may seem like a staggering amount of legislative proposals (especially for a...more

City of San Diego Enacts Paid Sick Leave and Minimum Wage Ordinance

Payne & Fears on 1/1/2017

Another city has added to the burdens of doing business in California by passing its own paid sick leave and minimum wage requirements not always consistent with state law. On June 7, 2016, voters approved an ordinance...more

San Jose’s Opportunity to Work Ordinance: New Peculiarity for Employers

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 12/15/2016

Seyfarth Synopsis: On November 8, 2016, San Jose voters approved the most recent local effort to dictate employment scheduling practices. Beginning in March 2017, San Jose employers must offer existing part-time employees...more

Family Matters: New York State Minimum Wage Increase & Paid Family Leave

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 4/20/2016

New York will increase its minimum wage to $15.00 an hour in gradual increases, beginning December 31, 2016. In keeping with the wave of new legislation in states and cities across the country, New York also passed the Paid...more