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Pennsylvania Recreational Marijuana: Where It Stands Now and What Comes Next

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On May 7, 2025, the Pennsylvania House of Representatives passed House Bill 1200 (HB 1200), which would have legalized adult-use marijuana across the Commonwealth. The bill authorized sales through state-run stores overseen...more

Lasher Holzapfel Sperry & Ebberson PLLC

The Rules of Washington Noncompetition Agreements May Change Again

The enforceability of noncompetition agreements is a widely debated topic in and outside of the legal world. In just the last year, it has been a repeat topic on the floor of the Washington state legislature. States across...more

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Pennsylvania Moves Closer to $15 Minimum Wage as Bill Advances to Senate

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A bill to increase the hourly minimum wage from $7.25 to $15 in Pennsylvania’s most populous counties beginning 2026 has passed the General Assembly. The bill provides other, lesser increases in the state’s smaller counties....more

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New Illinois Employment Laws (Likely) Coming Soon!

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The Illinois Legislature has been busy this 2024 session, passing more than 10 new employment laws or amendments to existing employment laws in May 2024, only one of which in any manner affirmatively helps employers. We will...more

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Ones to Watch: Legislation Landscape for 2023

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Three months into the new legislative year, with all but a handful of state legislatures currently in session, clear employment law trends for 2023 have emerged. Some of the more significant trends reflect the country’s...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

New Jersey Legislature Passes Bill to Set the Effective Date of Amendments to the New Jersey WARN Act

On December 19, 2022, the New Jersey Legislature passed a bill that, if signed by Governor Phil Murphy, would amend the effective date of amendments to the Millville Dallas Airmotive Plant Job Loss Notification Act (“NJ...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

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

Fenwick & West LLP

May 2022 Legislative Roundup

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California Lawmakers Propose a Four-Day Workweek - The California State Assembly introduced AB 2932, a bill that would shorten the regular workweek for California workers from 40 hours to 32 hours for businesses with 500+...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

New Nationwide Ban against the Enforcement of Mandatory Arbitration Agreements in Sexual Misconduct Cases

On February 10, 2022, the US Senate passed the Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act of 2021 (the Act), a bipartisan bill that invalidates and renders unenforceable predispute arbitration...more

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Congress Passes the Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act

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On Thursday, February 9, 2022, the U.S. Senate passed a bill that would prohibit companies from compelling to arbitration cases where there are allegations of sexual assault or sexual harassment, even where an employee has...more

Buckingham, Doolittle & Burroughs, LLC

Challenge to Ohio’s COVID-19 Remote Worker Withholding Statute Dismissed

In the fall 2020, Ohio passed a law giving employers flexibility to withhold income taxes as if employees were still working at the office, even if they were working remotely in a different municipality due to COVID-19. See...more

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WV Commissioner Addresses Coverage of COVID-19-related Workers’ Comp Claims

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Several states have passed laws addressing the compensability of COVID-19-related workers’ compensation claims. West Virginia hasn’t enacted any specific legislation about whether contracting the coronavirus should qualify as...more

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