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Minnesota Employment Legislative Update 2025, Part IV: Special Session Roundup

On June 14, 2026, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz signed into law legislation passed during a one-day legislative special session that includes new employment laws or amends existing employment laws. ...more

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Key Changes to Chicago’s Labor Ordinances, Effective July 1, 2025

On July 1, 2025, several important changes to Chicago labor ordinances went into effect. Chicago’s Minimum Wage Ordinance, Fair Workweek Ordinance, and Paid Leave and Paid Sick and Safe Leave Ordinance have all seen...more

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Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry Proposes Rules on Statewide Earned Sick and Safe Time Law

The Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry (MNDOLI) recently issued proposed rules for governing Minnesota’s Earned Sick and Safe Time Law (ESST). The proposed rules are open for public comment through April 2, 2025....more

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The New Year Brings a Legal Challenge to Minnesota’s Earned Sick and Safe Time Law

Air Transport Association of America, Inc., doing business as Airlines for America (A4A), filed a complaint in the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota on December 30, 2024 (the Complaint), seeking a declaratory...more

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Paid Prenatal Personal Leave Goes Into Effect for Pregnant New Yorkers in 2025 - UPDATED

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In April 2024, the New York State Legislature passed Governor Hochul’s 2025 Executive Budget that expands the statewide Sick Leave Law to provide 20 hours of paid prenatal personal leave per 52-week period for pregnant...more

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Successful Missouri Ballot Initiative Ups State Minimum Wage and Imposes New Paid Leave Requirements

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As 2024 election results roll in, Missouri employers should take note of two new employment requirements enacted via ballot initiative. Missouri voters passed the ballot initiative known as Proposition A, which will increase...more

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2024 Election Results: Missouri Voters Pass Ballot Measure for Sick and Safe Leave, Minimum Wage Increase

Missouri voters have approved a state ballot measure that will increase the state minimum wage starting in 2025 and provide employees in the state with paid sick and safe leave, becoming one of the latest to join the growing...more

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Minnesota Adopts New Rules for Parental Leave, Tips, and Recordkeeping Starting August 1, 2024

New laws in Minnesota will change how employers need to handle parental leave, tips, and recordkeeping. Most of the changes were part of the state’s omnibus bill for 2024 and are set to take effect on August 1, 2024....more

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Mid-Year Employment Law Compliance Requirements Your Business Should Be Familiar With

Check out our 2024 employment law checklist to refresh yourself on employment laws that your company should be compliant with along with some specific laws that recently became effective, including: •Chicago Paid Leave and...more

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Is Your Business Ready for Chicago’s Paid Leave and Paid Sick and Safe Leave Ordinance?

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The Chicago Paid Leave and Paid Sick and Safe Leave Ordinance is set to take effect on July 1, 2024, and the City’s Department of Business Affairs and Consumer Protection has published its long-awaited interpretive rules....more

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Chicago and Cook County Employers Brace for Minimum Wage Increases and the Chicago Paid Leave and Paid Sick and Safe Leave...

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Chicago Paid Leave and Paid Sick and Safe Leave Ordinance The Fast Laner previously reported the passage of the Chicago Paid Leave and Paid Sick and Safe Leave Ordinance (Ordinance). The effective date was originally...more

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Oregon Modernizes Anti-Stalking Laws, Expands Employee Leave Rights

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On April 4, 2024, Governor Tina Kotek signed HB 4156 to modernize and expand protections under Oregon’s anti-stalking laws. The new law criminalizes newer forms of threatening and predatory conduct which have emerged with...more

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New York City’s Latest Amendments on Earned Sick and Safe Time Provides a Private Right of Action Including Compensatory Damages,...

Effective March 20, 2024, the New York City Earned Sick and Safe Time Act (ESSTA) creates a private cause of action for alleged statutory violations. Employers may now face potential civil and/or class actions, in addition to...more

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Washington State and Seattle Paid Sick and Safe Leave Updates

The first quarter of 2024 has brought multiple updates to the State of Washington’s and the City of Seattle’s respective paid sick leave laws, addressing concerns for commercial construction workers, app-based gig economy...more

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You Can Now Get Privately Sued for Failing to Provide NYC Safe and Sick Leave

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Effective March 20, employees in New York City can bring private actions against their employers for violations of the city’s Earned Safe and Sick Time Act, NYC Admin. Code § 20-911 et seq. ...more

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Oregon Employment Department Adopts Regulations to Clarify Administration of Paid Leave Oregon Benefits

On January 12, 2024, the Oregon Employment Department (OED) promulgated new regulations to clarify its procedures and criteria for implementing Paid Leave Oregon. As discussed further below, these regulations relate to...more

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Update: Chicago’s New Paid Leave Ordinance Delayed

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Previously, in November 2023, the City of Chicago passed the Paid Leave and Paid Sick and Safe Leave Ordinance to go into effect December 31, 2023. This new law required employers to provide Chicago employees up to 40 hours...more

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City of Chicago Enacts Paid Leave and Paid Sick and Safe Leave Ordinance

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Employers with employees working in Chicago are required by a new law to provide employees paid sick leave and a new, separate bank of leave that employees can use for any reason at all. The Paid Leave and Paid Sick and Safe...more

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City of Chicago Significantly Expands Paid Leave Requirements Starting December 31, 2023

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On November 9, 2023, the Chicago City Council passed the Paid Leave and Paid Sick and Safe Leave Ordinance (Ordinance). This new Ordinance replaces the prior Chicago Paid Sick Leave Ordinance. The Ordinance provides covered...more

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What Employers Should Know About Chicago’s New Paid Leave and Paid Sick and Safe Leave Ordinance

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On Nov. 9, 2023, the Chicago City Council passed the new Chicago Paid Leave and Paid Sick and Safe Leave Ordinance, effective Dec. 31, 2023. The new ordinance substantially changes prior leave requirements for nearly all...more

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Chicago Enacts New Paid Leave Ordinance for 2024, Taking Effect Alongside the Illinois Paid Leave for All Workers Act

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Illinois and Chicago employers should prepare for new leave laws going into effect imminently. As previously highlighted, Governor J.B. Pritzker signed the Paid Leave for All Workers Act back in March 2023, giving employers...more

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City of Chicago Expands Paid Leave for Employees in New Ordinance

On November 9, 2023, the Chicago City Council adopted the Chicago Paid Leave and Paid Sick and Safe Leave Ordinance, expanding the current Chicago Paid Sick Leave Ordinance to provide eligible employees with the ability to...more

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If Pain, Yes Gain – Part 114: Minnesota Publishes Sample Earned Sick and Safe Time Employee Notice

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What You Need To Know: Earlier this month, the Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry (DLI) released an Earned Sick and Safe Time (ESST) sample notice....more

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Changes to Chicago’s Paid Leave Ordinance May Prove Challenging for Chicago Businesses

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As the year comes to an end, the City of Chicago is expanding the requirements on employers to provide paid leave. As of January 1, 2024, local employers will have additional legal obligations to provide time off for their...more

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Recent Amendments to New York City’s Earned Safe and Sick Time Act

On Sept. 15, 2023, the New York City Department of Consumer and Worker Protection adopted several amendments to the City’s Earned Safe and Sick Time Act (ESSTA). Notably, some of the key amendments include changes to 1) what...more

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