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Florida’s CHOICE Act Expected to Expand Employer-Friendly Non-Compete Laws on ‎July 1‎

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Pending expected approval from Gov. Ron DeSantis, Florida’s Contracts Honoring Opportunity, Investment, Confidentiality, and Economic Growth (CHOICE) Act is expected to go into effect on July 1, 2025. Once in place, the...more

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Washington Amends Employee Personnel File Access Laws

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The Washington Legislature has passed a new law affecting employers’ obligations related to employee personnel files.  The new law amends RCW 49.12.240 and 49.12.250 in four important ways...more

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Delay In California’s Minimum Wage Increase for Health Care Workers

As we previously reported here, nearly all health care facilities in California will soon be required to increase the minimum wage paid to health care workers, ranging anywhere from $18 per hour up to $23 per hour depending...more

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Update: Governor Healey Signs Massachusetts Pay Transparency Bill into Law - July 31, 2024

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After an extended legislative process, pay transparency requirements are coming for Massachusetts employers. On July 24, 2024, the Massachusetts House and Senate passed a bill requiring employers with over 25 or more...more

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Paging Healthcare Workers! California Legislature Passes Bill Raising Minimum Wages (UPDATED)

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Update: On May 31, 2024, Governor Newsom passed S.B. 828, which delays implementation of S.B. 525, the health care minimum wage law signed by Governor Newsom on October 13, 2023. S.B. 828 delays all of the minimum wage...more

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New Pay Transparency and Reporting Obligations on the Horizon for Massachusetts Employers

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Seyfarth Synopsis: After passing the Massachusetts House and Senate with overwhelming support, the Governor is expected to sign a bill requiring employers with over 25 employees in Massachusetts to disclose salary range...more

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CA Bill Passed To Raise Minimum Wages for Health Care Workers

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An amended version of SB 525 was passed in the California Legislature on September 14, 2023, which would raise minimum wages for health care workers across the state, starting June 1, 2024.  SB 525 is now awaiting signature...more

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Legislature Passes Amendments to Statewide Paid Sick Leave Law

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Seyfarth Synopsis: On September 13, 2023, the California legislature passed S.B. 616, which is expected to significantly expand the State’s existing paid sick leave mandate by increasing the annual amount of paid sick leave...more

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Proposed ban on New York worker non-competes awaits approval from Governor

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On June 20, 2023, the New York State Assembly passed a bill that would ban employers from entering into non-competes with employees and other workers....more

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Michigan Senate Passes Significant Amendments to Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act

On March 1, 2023, the Michigan Senate approved a series of amendments to the state’s Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act, which would add “sexual orientation, gender identity or expression” to the law’s list of prohibited...more

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Illinois' New Paid Leave For (Many, But Not Quite) All Workers

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On January 10, 2023, the Illinois Legislature passed the “Paid Leave for All Workers Act,” (PLAW Act) effectively guaranteeing that as of January 1, 2024, with a few exceptions, “an employee who works in Illinois” will be...more

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New York Bill Would Expand Fashion, Entertainment Industry Labor Protections

In response to growing demands to overhaul the fashion industry’s labor practices, the New York State Legislature recently considered the New York Fashion Workers Act—an amendment to the state’s labor law—that would...more

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COVID-19 Supplemental Leave Likely To Be Extended In California

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In just a few days, California Assembly Bill 152, authored by the Assembly Committee on Budget, will face its final hurdle when it hits the Governor’s desk for signature. The California legislature passed the COVID-19-related...more

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New York State Legislature Seeks to Regulate Work-Related “Quotas” for Warehouse Workers

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On June 3, 2022, the New York Legislature passed Senate Bill 8922, the Warehouse Worker Protection Act (WWPA), which if signed into law, would significantly further regulate the working conditions of warehouse workers in New...more

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Mandatory Severance on the Horizon Under Proposed Amendments to NJ Warn Act

A bill to amend the New Jersey Millville Dallas Airmotive Plant Loss Job Notification Act, also commonly referred to as the New Jersey WARN Act (“NJ WARN Act”), which the New Jersey Senate passed on December 16, 2019, if...more

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At Long Last, Non-Compete Legislation: Massachusetts Finally Passes Non-Compete Bill After Nearly a Decade

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This week, after close to a decade of “will they or won’t they” nail biters, the Massachusetts legislature finally passed a non-compete bill, just minutes before the end of the 2018 legislative session....more

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Key Portion Of NYC’s Fair Workweek Law Put On Pause

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One of the key provisions of New York City’s Fair Workweek Law was just put on hold while a federal judge sorts out a constitutional challenge brought by two restaurant advocacy organizations. The “Deductions Law” portion of...more

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