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2025 Legislative Developments Affecting Washington Employers

Foster Garvey PC on 7/31/2025

Washington employers face a wave of new workplace legislation, some of which recently became effective and some that will begin in 2026 and beyond. These new or modified laws address a broad range of topics, many of which...more

Illinois Legislative Session Brings Employment Law Changes

Perkins Coie on 7/16/2025

Key Takeaways - - Illinois recently concluded its legislative session, with many employment-related bills being sent to Governor JB Pritzker for possible enactment into law. - As of this publication, the governor has...more

How the Big Beautiful Bill Will Impact Your Employee Benefits and Compensation Strategy

Amundsen Davis LLC on 7/8/2025

The Big Beautiful Bill, signed into law by President Trump on July 4, 2025, spans nearly 900 pages and touches numerous aspects of federal policy. Nestled within this lengthy legislation are employee benefits provisions that...more

End of NY Legislative Session Leaves Employers Watching Key Workplace Bills

Fisher Phillips on 7/3/2025

New York’s two-year 2025-2026 legislative session hit its midpoint in June, with lawmakers wrapping up the first year by passing a slew of workplace-related bills that now await action from Governor Hochul. As federal labor...more

10 New Bills Go Into Effect in July for Washington State Employers

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 6/25/2025

In its 2025 regular session, the Washington State Legislature passed 10 bills impacting employers that will come into effect this year. These legal changes affect compliance obligations, employee benefits, and protections...more

Employer Cheat Sheet for Workplace Laws Taking Effect July 1

Fisher Phillips on 6/24/2025

Most employers are prepared for new laws at the start of each year – but did you know that a heap of new workplace laws take effect at the halfway point? Here’s your employer cheat sheet to prepare for July 1 effective dates…...more

Key Changes to New York Employment Law in 2024 and What to Expect in 2025

BCLP on 12/27/2024

Every new year brings changes to the employment laws applicable to New York State and New York City employers. In this article, we review the key employment laws that went into effect in 2024 and highlight some of the new and...more

Staying Alive in 2025: The New California Labor and Employment Laws

Husch Blackwell LLP on 11/19/2024

In 2024, Governor Gavin Newsom signed several bills impacting California employers, which go into effect on January 1, 2025. We discuss the most notable new laws affecting employers below. Increased Minimum Wage - As the...more

Illinois’ New Paid Leave Law: What Employers Need to Know

McDermott Will & Schulte on 3/23/2023

On March 13, 2023, Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker signed the Paid Leave for All Workers Act (PLAWA) into law, guaranteeing all workers in the state of Illinois 40 hours of paid time off each year for any reason. The law goes...more

Paid Family and Medical Leave Escalation Expected in 2023

Benesch on 12/30/2022

As the calendar turns to 2023, employers in several states are currently navigating or preparing to navigate laws mandating the provision of paid family and medical leave (“PFML”), i.e., partially paid, job-protected leave,...more

California Employers: New Employment Laws for 2023

Epstein Becker & Green on 12/13/2022

This year has yet again been busy for the California Legislature and Governor Gavin Newsom, as they enacted several significant changes to hiring and workforce management, wage and hour, COVID-19, and other employment laws....more

Just When You Thought It Was Over: New Covid Laws For California Employers

Ervin Cohen & Jessup LLP on 11/15/2022

With the relaxation of some governmental COVID-19 measures, it may appear that employers need no longer be concerned with any of the requirements imposed in the last two years. On the contrary, the California Legislature has...more

New California Laws to Close out 2022 and Usher in the New Year

Cozen O'Connor on 10/18/2022

As the 2022 legislative year came to a close on September 30, 2022, several significant employment law bills were signed into law by Governor Gavin Newsom. This alert provides a recap of the most notable of these laws that...more

New Year Brings New Laws for New York Employers: 2021 Recap and 2022 Preview

Fisher Phillips on 12/29/2021

Year two of the COVID-19 pandemic brought many new legislative changes for New York employers, altering the landscape around workplace safety, employee pay, leave benefits, protected classes and activity, and privacy. Now...more

Mandatory COVID Leave Expires, but Tax Credits for Providing COVID Leave are Extended

Brooks Pierce on 12/31/2020

Starting Jan. 1, 2021, employers subject to the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) are no longer required to provide employees with COVID-related paid leave, but they may do so in some situations and still...more

[WEBINAR] Labor & Employment Law: What Changed in 2017

Best Best & Krieger LLP on 6/22/2018

Best Best & Krieger Labor & Employment attorneys discussed new legislation and case law impacting California employers - private and public. What Was Discussed -Legislation passed in 2017 -Wage and hour update ...more

Tax Cuts and Jobs Act: Implications for Health and Welfare Plans and Fringe Benefits

Snell & Wilmer on 1/30/2018

On December 22, 2017, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (“the Act”) was signed into law, and it has various implications for employers who sponsor employee benefit plans. This newsletter focuses on the provisions in the Act that...more

FMLA Tax Credit Available For Some Employers Who Offer Paid Leave

Snell & Wilmer on 1/17/2018

Although the federal Family & Medical Leave Act (FMLA) does not require employers to provide paid leave, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, signed late last year by President Trump, provides a tax credit incentive beginning this year...more

European Labour & Employment Update - September 2017

Jones Day on 9/28/2017

In this edition, we report from around Europe on some interesting case law developments that affect the way employers manage their employees. The range of issues covered shows that, despite the breadth of directives issued by...more

May 2017: The Top 10 Labor And Employment Law Stories

Fisher Phillips on 6/5/2017

It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law. While it always seems to evolve at a rapid pace, the last few months have seen an unprecedented number of changes. May 2017 was no different, with...more

[Event] Stay Ahead: Nossaman's 2017 Emerging Employment Issues Seminar - Feb 8th, 9th,15th & 16th - Four California Locations

Nossaman LLP on 1/30/2017

Please join us for this complimentary presentation on cutting-edge employment law issues. California and federal employment laws are constantly developing and evolving so it is essential for human resource professionals and...more

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