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Republican-Backed Congressional Proposal in Congress Seeks to Allow Companies to Offer Benefits to Independent Contractors: April...

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Last month, the most significant legal development in the area of independent contractor (IC) compliance and misclassification was on Capitol Hill. Bill Cassidy of Louisiana, a Senate Republican who chairs the Senate Health,...more

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July is Still the New January! Littler’s Workplace Policy Institute’s Mid-Year Legislative Report

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Hot off the press – here is Littler’s mid-year report!  As federal regulators, states and cities continue to pass new workplace regulations through the calendar year, we summarize each state’s notable labor and employment law...more

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32-Hour Workweek? Not Just Yet, California Legislature Says

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Mercury in retrograde or a sign of the end times? In a rare win for employers, the California legislature this past week failed to advance Assembly Bill 2932 - mandating a 4-day workweek for large employers in the state -...more

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New Senate Bill Seeks to Expand Protections for Nursing Mothers

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Currently under the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”), employers with 50 or more employees are required to provide “reasonable break time for an employee to express breast milk for her nursing child for 1 year after the...more

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Seyfarth Policy Matters Newsletter - January 2020

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Happy 2020! Welcome to the first edition of Policy Matters in this Presidential election year! Understandably, most of the Capitol’s attention has been focused on impeachment proceedings (or the lack thereof) and the conflict...more

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WPI Wage Watch: Minimum Wage, Tip, and Overtime Developments (September Edition)

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You don't need to be an Earth, Wind, and Fire fan to realize September had all the elements necessary to make for a memorable month of developments concerning the minimum wage, tips, and overtime....more

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New York State Advances Bill That Would Allow Liens Against Employers For Unpaid Wage Claims

The New York state legislature has passed a bill that would allow employees making certain claims for unpaid wages to obtain a lien against their employers’ property for the value of the claim, inclusive of liquidated...more

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WPI Wage Watch: Minimum Wage, Tip, and Overtime Developments (March Edition)

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It was a busy third month of 2019, so we will march right into discussing developments concerning the minimum wage, tips, and overtime....more

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January 2019: The Top 16 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 for the past few years—and this past month...more

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WPI Wage Watch: Minimum Wage, Tip, and Overtime Developments (January 2019 Edition)

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2019 marks the start of Wage Watch’s third year of publication, which we will celebrate the only way we (sadly) know how: by recapping federal, state, and local developments concerning the minimum wage, tips, and overtime....more

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The Labor and Employment Horizon—2019

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If there has been one constant in employment law over the last generation, it is change. The forecast for 2019 is no different. In Congress, the Supreme Court, and the Texas Legislature, employers can expect developments that...more

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WPI Wage Watch: Minimum Wage & Overtime Developments (August Edition)

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Although the U.S. Department of Labor may steal the show in terms of August developments involving the minimum wage, tips, and overtime, states are by no means singing backup. State labor departments on opposite sides of the...more

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Web Exclusive - April 2018: The Top 19 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 were an unprecedented number of changes all through 2017. And if the first four months...more

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WPI Wage Watch: Minimum Wage & Overtime Updates (April Edition)

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It may not have been showering minimum wage, tip, and overtime developments in April, but there was a sprinkling at the federal, state, and local levels. ...more

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Web Exclusive: March 2018: The Top 13 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 were an unprecedented number of changes all through 2017. And if the first three months...more

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California Bills Seek To Expand Employer Obligations for Lactation Accommodation

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One of the more popular public policy issues of late has been an employer’s obligation to accommodate employees who are lactating or expressing breast milk. The federal government, states, and local jurisdictions have been...more

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