Pending Legislation, Hiring & Firing, Notice Requirements

Virginia Lawmakers Pass AI Discrimination Law, But Will the Governor Approve? What Employers Need to Know

Fisher Phillips on 2/25/2025

Virginia lawmakers just passed a groundbreaking AI anti-discrimination bill, setting the stage for new workplace compliance obligations – but that’s only if Gov. Glenn Youngkin signs it into law. Following the lead of...more

Avalanche Alert: Top 10 California Employment Bills To Watch as Legislative Session Wraps Up

Fisher Phillips on 9/18/2023

California employers will want to sit down, grab a cup of coffee, and prepare themselves for the avalanche on new employment laws that may soon be coming their way. The state Legislature just completed its work for 2023 in a...more

New Jersey Edges Closer to Implementing Landmark WARN Law

Littler on 12/9/2022

A bill advancing in the New Jersey Legislature would expedite the implementation of significant changes to the state’s WARN law. Back in January 2020, Governor Philip D. Murphy signed into law Senate Bill 3170, which...more

10 Takeaways as New Jersey Set to Drastically Limit Non-Competes and Other Restrictive Covenants

Fisher Phillips on 6/1/2022

The New Jersey legislature is currently considering legislation that would add the state to the growing list of jurisdictions that have significantly limited the scope and enforceability of non-competition agreements and...more

The California Legislature Is Back in Town! Which Pending Bills (and Executive Orders) Will Impact The Workplace?

Fisher Phillips on 7/27/2020

After returning from its hiatus on May 4, the California legislature has wasted no time in drafting a flurry of new bills which will affect employers in the aftermath of the state’s response to COVID-19. While the state...more

Protecting Trade Secrets Now Front, Center and National

Foley & Lardner LLP on 5/5/2016

Most employers understand, in this era where information moves so quickly and critically sensitive commercial information is very easy to move, that protecting trade secrets is more important than ever. In fact, the U.S....more