Workplace Sexual Assault and Third-Party Risk: What’s the Tea in L&E?
Strengthening Your Hiring Process
California Employment News: CA Local Minimum Wage Updates
(Podcast) California Employment News: CA Local Minimum Wage Updates
Non-Compete Compliance in 2025: State Trends and Employer Strategies
FTC and Florida Focus on Non-Competes, SCOTUS to Rule on Pension Withdrawal Liability - #WorkforceWednesday® - Employment Law This Week®
Multijurisdictional Employers, P2: 2025 State-by-State Updates on Non-Compete/Non-Solicitation Agts
Constangy Clips Ep. 11 - Summer Interns and Short-Term Workers: 3 Tips for Managing Seasonal Hires
Legal Shifts in 2025 Put Employer Non-Compete Strategies at Risk - Employment Law This Week® - Spilling Secrets Podcast
Ampliación del fuero de paternidad
Weed in the Workplace: What’s the Tea in L&E?
Navigating Contractor vs. Employee Classification
(Podcast) California Employment News: Back to the Basics of Employee Pay Days
California Employment News: Back to the Basics of Employee Pay Days
Multijurisdictional Employers, Part 1: Independent Contractors vs. Employees
Non-Competes Eased, Anti-DEI Rule Blocked, Contractor Rule in Limbo - Employment Law This Week® - #WorkforceWednesday®
(Podcast) California Employment News: Fair Chance Act – A Brief Overview of Employment Criminal Background Checks
California Employment News: Fair Chance Act – A Brief Overview of Employment Criminal Background Checks
Legal and Practical Considerations of Adapting Employment Contracts
Update on the State of Non-compete Restrictions (LaborSpeak)
On July 1, 2025, Florida’s Contracts Honoring Opportunity, Investment, Confidentiality, and Economic Growth (CHOICE) Act took effect, ushering in substantial changes to the state’s non-compete law under Florida Statute §...more
Unless you were in the health care industry, July 2025 was a relatively slow month for judicial developments in the law of independent contractor (IC) misclassification and compliance. Only two significant IC cases came to...more
Colorado Attorney General (AG) Phil Weiser has sued PetSmart LLC, alleging that its use of Training Repayment Agreement Provisions (TRAPs) violates state consumer protection and labor laws. The lawsuit reflects a broader...more
On May 22, 2025, Colorado House Bill 25-1001 was signed into law, which amends the Colorado Wage Claim Act, C.R.S. § 8-4-101, et seq. As a result, August 6, 2025, marks the start of new compliance obligations that...more
On June 20, 2025, Texas enacted SB 1318, modifying the criteria for enforceable healthcare practitioner non-competes in the Texas Business and Commerce Code. The modifications (1) limit the scope of enforceable physician...more
Colorado is raising the stakes for employers when it comes to compliance obligations and increased enforcement with the enactment of House Bill 25-1001 (the Law). The Law amends the Colorado Wage Act and goes into effect...more
Oregon OSHA institutes program for comprehensive follow-up inspections based on an employer’s violation history, which necessitates employer care during inspections and negotiation of settlements....more
Last week, a Hennepin County judge sentenced an employer following a first-of-its-kind criminal conviction for wage theft in Minnesota. Since its enactment in 2019, Minnesota’s Wage Theft Prevention Act has imposed stringent...more
In the ever-evolving landscape of employment law, Washington employers find themselves at the crossroads of compliance and litigation, especially when it comes to handling wage complaints. The recent Washington State Supreme...more
Nevada’s sunny and hot summers pose hazards of heat-related illnesses to outdoor workers and non-climate-controlled indoor workers. April 29, 2025 marks a significant milestone for workplace safety in Nevada as the Nevada...more
Last year, we reported on the reforms to the Private Attorney General Act (PAGA) that Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law on July 1, 2024. The reform legislation was pushed through to avoid a ballot vote on a measure...more
It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law, especially given the rapid pace at which the Trump administration has been moving on initiatives impacting the workplace and beyond. For the latest...more
The federal government does not have legal authority to prohibit private-sector businesses from engaging in lawful Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility practices, or mandate their removal. On January 21, 2025,...more
Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey signed into law An Act Relative to Salary Range Transparency (Chapter 141 of the Acts of 2024) on July 31, 2024. This law increases wage transparency requirements for employers with 25 or...more
Join us for a lively discussion of critical year-end updates for California employers. We will address new legislation and key case rulings. Topics include: - Key bills relating to freelance workers, “captive audience”...more
Workplace violence has been a focus for both the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) for several years, as it continues to be one of the leading...more
This week, we bring you our special Spilling Secrets podcast series on the future of non-compete and trade secrets law: The year 2023 was significant for trade secret and non-compete law, full of enforcement actions and...more
Illinois recently amended its Equal Pay Act to require employers with 15 or more workers to include pay and benefits information for each covered job posting. There is, however, a delayed start date: This amendment will take...more
A grim reality in the wake of recent tragedies is that employers have a heightened interest in developing strategies to minimize workplace violence and related legal risks. For California employers, that heightened interest...more
On August 10, 2022, Colorado House Bill 22-1317 became law. Following the national trend of limiting employer use of non-compete and non-solicit covenants, Colorado now prohibits the use of non-competes and non-solicits...more
Facing a union organization drive in its stores around the Buffalo, NY, Starbucks was issued a complaint by the National Labor Relations Board (the NLRB “Board”) on May 6, 2022. The complaint asserts that Starbucks...more
This week, we’re recapping major items shifting at the state, local, and federal levels, including whistleblower retaliation case law, pay transparency rules, and federal labor policies. California Supreme Court Specifies...more
Please join us for BakerHostetler’s The ‘New’ Normal: The State of Labor Relations and Employment Law Master Class. Our 9th Annual Master Class will be virtual again this year, as it was last year, due to the continuation of...more
In January 2020, Illinois legalized the use of recreational marijuana through the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act (“the Act”). Two months later, many employees began working remotely because of the pandemic. Today,...more
Despite political and economic uncertainties, markets and deal activity were resilient in 2019, and strong fundamentals remain in place heading into 2020. Companies continue to face a challenging litigation and enforcement...more