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Washington State Workplace Law Roundup: Nearly 20 New Laws Taking Effect Within the Next Year – Starting Now

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Washington lawmakers were busy this year, and a wave of new laws will have a major impact on the workplace. Employers must be aware of significant workplace laws taking effect within the next year, including 11 new laws that...more

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End of NY Legislative Session Leaves Employers Watching Key Workplace Bills

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New York’s two-year 2025-2026 legislative session hit its midpoint in June, with lawmakers wrapping up the first year by passing a slew of workplace-related bills that now await action from Governor Hochul. As federal labor...more

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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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Ohio Federal Court Preliminarily Approves $20 Million Settlement for Kroger Wage and Hour Lawsuit

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On February 20, 2025, Judge Jeffrey P. Hopkins of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio entered an order preliminarily approving a $20.8 million settlement in a collective and class action lawsuit by...more

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Another Brick in the WALL: New Jersey’s Latest Tool Targeting Businesses for Violating State Wage, Benefit, and Tax Law

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On August 8, 2023, the Office of Strategic Enforcement and Compliance (OSEC) within the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development (the “NJDOL” or the “Department”) launched The WALL – the Workplace...more

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COVID-19 Labor & Employment Litigation Tracker (UPDATED)

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Since March 12, there have been 1,914 lawsuits (including 152 class actions) filed against employers due to alleged labor and employment violations related to the coronavirus....more

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Increased Regulations for Employers, Among Philadelphia City Council’s Agenda

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In advance of their first official meeting of 2020, members of Philadelphia City Council outlined their legislative priorities, and several say they intend to introduce legislation to increase protections for employees....more

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NJ Department of Labor Adopts Regulations on Suspension and Revocation of Employer Licenses

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Continuing New Jersey’s efforts to eliminate and to hold employers accountable for employee misclassification, the state’s Department of Labor and Workforce Development (NJDOL) recently adopted Regulations implementing a 2010...more

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Oregon Employment Law Update: Summary & To Do List

Oregon passed several employment bills this year that will affect Oregon employers. The following article provides an update on the new laws and a list of tasks for Oregon employers to make sure that they are in compliance....more

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Maine Enacts First-of-Its-Kind Paid Leave Law

On May 28, 2019, Maine Governor Janet Mills signed “An Act Authorizing Earned Employee Leave” (“Law”), which requires private employers to provide paid leave to their employees.  Scheduled to take effect on January 1, 2021,...more

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Maine Becomes First State to Require Paid Leave for Any Reason

Maine’s Governor Janet Mills has signed into law an Act Authorizing Earned Employee Leave (the “Act”), which will require covered employers to provide employees with up to 40 hours of paid personal leave per calendar year....more

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Key California Employment Law Cases: July 2017

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This month’s key California employment law cases involve wage and hour (payment of wages) and civil procedure (class and representative actions). Wage and Hour - Payment of Wages: Minnick v. Auto. Creations, Inc., 2017 WL...more

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