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City of Los Angeles Hotel Workers’ Minimum Wage Increase Put on Hold

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The City of Los Angeles has put the minimum wage increase for hotel workers on hold. Certain provisions were to take effect on July 1, 2025. This decision comes after a referendum petition against the ordinance was filed...more

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Beat the Heat: What Are Ontario’s OHSA Requirements for Working in the Heat?

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Recently, sweltering summer heat settled over parts of Canada, especially in Ontario. There is good reason to believe that this will happen again this summer, and will impact both workers who are outside in the sun and those...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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Ontario Introduces Bill 30, Working for Workers Seven Act, 2025

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On May 28, 2025, the Government of Ontario introduced Bill 30, Working for Workers Seven Act, 2025 (Bill 30), representing the latest addition to a series of legislative initiatives that Ontario has seen introduced under the...more

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House Bill 183: A Transformative Proposal for Disfigurement Claims in Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation

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Pennsylvania House Bill 183 (HB 183) introduces substantial amendments to Section 306(c)(22) of the Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation Act. If enacted, the proposed changes will have significant implications for injured...more

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North Carolina Bill Would Expand Workplace Violence Prevention Act

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North Carolina’s Senate Bill (SB) 484, sponsored by Senators Timothy Moffitt, Warren Daniel, and Danny Britt, would amend the Workplace Violence Prevention Act by allowing employers to seek restraining orders against “mass...more

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Significant changes proposed for Jersey employment law regime

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Mandatory written reasons for dismissal: New day one employment right for employees to be provided with the written reasons for their dismissal within seven days of their employment ending. Increase to discrimination...more

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HK Proposes Changes to the “continuous Contract” Rule Under Employment Ordinance

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The Hong Kong Government has proposed to change the “continuous contract” requirement under the Employment Ordinance (Cap 57) (“EO”) from the current “4-18” requirement to a more relaxed “4-17” or “4-68” requirement....more

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

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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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