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Colorado Employment Laws to Take Effect This Summer

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Amid tumultuous times in federal labor and employment law in 2025, Colorado's General Assembly has enacted several key modifications to laws impacting employers with Colorado employees – from wage-and-hour enforcement and...more

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Vermont Expands Family Leave Protections: New Entitlements and Broader Definitions

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Vermont Governor Phil Scott has signed legislation extending the protections of the state’s unpaid family leave law. The expansion extends safe leave, bereavement leave, and qualifying exigency leave to employees of employers...more

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General Assembly Expands Eligibility for CT Family Medical Leave Act and CT Paid Leave

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Effective October 1, 2025, access to the Connecticut Family Medical Leave Act (“CT FMLA”) and Connecticut Paid Family Medical Leave Insurance (“CT Paid Leave”) will be expanded to include all non-certified school employees at...more

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Broad Street Brief: Mayor Parker Signs POWER Act

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Mayor Parker Signs POWER Act Into Law - On Wednesday, Mayor Cherelle Parker signed the POWER Act into law, expanding protections for City workers by increasing penalties for employer retaliation, extending sick leave to...more

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Australia’s Recent Federal Election Result: Implications for Employers

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Australia went to the polls on Saturday, May 3rd, and elected the Australian Labor Party (ALP) with an overall majority in Australia's federal congress, known as the House of Representatives. The ALP will also hold a Senate...more

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UK Employment Rights Bill: Amendments Employers Should Know

On Thursday, March 6, 2025, amendments to the UK government’s Employment Rights Bill were announced. The bill was laid before the UK Parliament in October 2024, but further amendments have now been made as a result of the...more

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Leave for Domestic Abuse Victims and Miscarriage in Northern Ireland

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Proposals for the introduction of miscarriage leave and ‘safe leave’ for victims of domestic abuse have recently been announced in Great Britain. These rights have been pending in Northern Ireland for some time but have yet...more

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Minnesota Employment Legislative Update 2025, Part I: Breaking the Tie to Make the Law

After controlling Minnesota’s House, Senate, and governorship since 2023, the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor (DFL) Party’s legislative and gubernatorial “trifecta” at the state capitol is no more....more

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Missouri’s Paid Sick Time Law Is Set to Take Effect May 1, 2025

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Missouri’s paid sick time law, Proposition A, is scheduled to go into effect on May 1, 2025. While the constitutionality of Proposition A is currently being challenged under a state lawsuit before Missouri’s Supreme Court...more

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Virginia Employment Laws: What Governor Youngkin Just Vetoed and Why It Matters

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As the Virginia General Assembly reconvenes next week, employers and employees alike should take note of the recent employment-related legislation that was vetoed, substituted, or approved by Governor Glenn Youngkin. While a...more

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Employment Rights Bill Is Laid Before UK Parliament: What Employers Need to Know

The new Labour government has set out its plans for reforming the labour market in its Employment Rights Bill just within the first one hundred days in office. This volume of change was initially set out in the Labour...more

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California 2020 Legislative Update – Settlement Agreements and Leaves of Absence

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Today our employer focused legislative update zeroes in on “no rehire” provisions in settlement agreements, expansion of benefits to employees who donate organs, and care for a family member...more

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November 2017: The Top 14 Labor And Employment Law Stories

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It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law. While the law always seems to evolve at a rapid pace, there have been an unprecedented number of changes each month in 2017. November was no...more

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