Penalties, Private Right of Action, State Labor Laws

Massachusetts employers: Proposed private attorney general act for wage-hour claims is a major concern

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP on 9/3/2025

For the third consecutive legislative session, Massachusetts state representative Tram T. Nguyen (D-Essex) has proposed a bill (H.1916) to establish a private right of action by employees on behalf of themselves, their fellow...more

New Illinois Law Aims to Curtail Employers’ Mandatory, Captive Audience Meetings

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 8/22/2024

Illinois joined a handful of other states in limiting employers’ ability to conduct “captive audience” meetings when Governor J.B. Pritzker signed into law SB3649, commonly known as the Worker Freedom of Speech Act. The Act...more

New York City Creates a Private Right of Action for Alleged Violations of the Earned Sick and Safe Time Act

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 1/24/2024

On January 20, 2024, New York City enacted a law that will create a private right of action allowing employees to file lawsuits in court alleging violations of the city’s Earned Safe and Sick Time Act (ESSTA) within two years...more

“It Applies To Us?” -- U.S. Employers Surprised by Expansive Job-Posting Requirements in Colorado’s New Equal Pay Law

Foley & Lardner LLP on 7/7/2021

What is happening out in Colorado? Sitting here in my New York City office, I have in the last few weeks received an unusual uptick in queries about a relatively new Colorado employment law, the Equal Pay for Equal Work Act...more

Virginia Will Focus On Misclassification Of Workers As Independent Contractors

Woods Rogers on 12/20/2019

In August 2018, Governor Northam signed Executive Order 16, which established the Inter-Agency Taskforce on Misclassification and Payroll Fraud. The Taskforce’s purpose was to make recommendations on how to measure and combat...more

New York State Bans Discrimination and Retaliation Based on Reproductive Health Decision Making and Requires Immediate Changes to...

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer on 12/5/2019

On Nov. 8, 2019, New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo signed into law an amendment to the New York Labor Law, which is effective immediately and prohibits employers from discriminating or retaliating against employees based...more

A Dozen Major Employment Law Bills Wind Through the California Legislature

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 6/6/2019

The California State Senate and Assembly have been busy this year, moving a number of employment law bills through the legislative process. May 31, 2019, was the deadline for either the assembly or the senate to pass a bill...more

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