News & Analysis as of August 18, 2025

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Recent DEI Executive Orders Temporarily Blocked by Federal Judge

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC on 3/4/2025

On February 21, Judge Adam B. Abelson of the United States District Court for the District of Maryland issued a preliminary injunction that temporarily bars the Trump administration from implementing major portions of two...more

2024 California Labor, Employment, and Independent Contractor Legislative Update

Perkins Coie on 10/22/2024

With the 2024 California legislative year closed, it is once again time to summarize the new legislation that will affect businesses operating within California and highlight relevant action items related to this legislation....more

California’s SB 331 Extends Sweeping Changes to Workplace Settlement and Separation Agreements

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 11/22/2021

In 2018, California passed Senate Bill 820, the STAND Act (Stand Together Against Non-Disclosure Act), in response to the #MeToo movement. SB 820 prohibited the use of confidentiality provisions in settlement agreements...more

Maine Employees Now Protected From Repercussions Of Off-Duty Marijuana Use

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 2/2/2018

Seyfarth Synopsis: On November 8, 2016, Maine voters approved “Question 1 – An Act to Legalize Marijuana” (“the Act”), which allows for, among other things, the recreational use of marijuana. The Act contains within it an...more

Employers, Take Notice: New Employment Laws May Affect Your Business

Buchalter on 12/14/2017

Year after year, the California Legislature and the Governor implement new employment laws that place additional requirements on employers throughout the state. The employment laws that become effective on January 1, 2018...more

WPI State of the States: Lawmakers Keep Their Focus on Equal Pay Measures

Littler on 11/2/2017

As the holiday season approaches, legislative activity at the state level is starting to slow down. The California General Assembly closed out its term, for example, giving employers a breather until January. Illinois’...more

2016 California Labor and Employment Legislation Update: It’s Final!

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 10/4/2016

Seyfarth Synopsis: Employers in California: be aware and prepare for new laws increasing minimum wages and mandating overtime pay for agricultural employees; expanding the California Fair Pay Act to race and ethnicity and to...more

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