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Rhode Island’s New Workplace Laws: Menopause Protections, “Captive Audience” Meeting Ban, Minimum Wage Hikes, and More

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Rhode Island employers must keep up with new workplace laws enacted this year, including some that have already taken effect. The state not only joined a growing number of states that prohibit so-called “captive audience”...more

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Showdown Over Workplace Speech – Litigation Filed to Enjoin SB 399 Prohibiting Mandatory Meetings During Union Organizing

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On January 1, 2025, Senate (SB) Bill 399, officially went into effect in California. California joined other states, including Illinois, Connecticut, Hawaii, New York, and Oregon, in enacting statutes that prohibit “captive...more

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Mandatory ‘Captive Audience Meetings’ Banned in California

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Last week, Governor Gavin Newsom signed SB 399, known as “The California Worker Freedom from Employer Intimidation Act,” into law. Practically speaking, SB 399 was enacted to prohibit employers from requiring employees to...more

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California Legislature Sends Governor Bill Prohibiting Employer ‘Captive Audience’ Meetings

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On August 31, 2024, the California Legislature passed the California Worker Freedom from Employer Intimidation Act, Senate Bill (SB) No. 399. The bill heads to Governor Gavin Newsom, who has until September 30, 2024, to sign...more

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New York Employers Banned From Holding Mandatory Captive Audience Meetings

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New York employers faced with union organizing are now prohibited from holding mandatory "captive audience" meetings (i.e., meetings in response to union organizing campaigns) and disciplining employees who refuse to attend...more

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New Labor Day Labor Laws for New York

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As summer turns to fall, New York State Governor Kathy Hochul, with choreographed fanfare, celebrated Labor Day by signing several employment-related bills into law.  Notably missing from the Governor’s autograph spree was...more

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New York Bans Mandatory Captive Audience Meetings

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On September 6, New York State Governor Kathy Hochul signed into law (A6604 / S4982) a bill banning businesses from requiring employees to attend meetings or listen to communications where the “primary purpose” of such...more

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New York Enacts Laws on Captive Audience Meetings, Wage Theft, Gender Identity

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During a busy term at the New York Legislature, Governor Kathy Hochul signed legislation prohibiting captive audience meetings, categorizing wage theft as larceny, and expanding protection of “gender identity or expression”...more

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New York, Minnesota, and Maine Ban “Captive Audience Meetings” – But the Fight is Just Beginning

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Effective August 1, Minnesota now prohibits employers from “captive audience meetings” – that is, requiring, under threat of discharge, discipline, or some other penalty, employee attendance or participation in...more

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