Nota Bene Episode 82: How Congress is Meeting the Pandemic: Stimulus, Relief, and Recovery with Elizabeth Frazee and Jonathan Meyer
Employment Law Now IV-67- Today's U.S. DOL Phone Briefing re: Federal Coronavirus Initiatives
Oregon employers must once again be ready to comply with a slate of new legislative changes from the Oregon Legislature’s recent session, which concluded on June 27, 2025. These new laws make changes to Paid Leave Oregon and...more
June 2021 culminated in the elimination of COVID-19 restrictions in Oregon and significant changes to the state’s employment laws during the 2021 legislative session. On June 25, 2021, Governor Kate Brown issued Executive...more
The Situation: Several changes to Dutch employment law took effect January 1, 2020, most notably those resulting from the Labor Market in Balance Act. The Result: Businesses in the Netherlands must be aware of and comply...more
Starting January 1, 2020, the new Dutch Balanced Labor Market Act (Wet arbeidsmarkt in balans, WAB) will enter into force. This new law seeks to encourage employers to offer their employees indefinite-term contracts—which...more
Every year, there are numerous state laws and local ordinances that take effect after the first of the year — and 2019 is no exception. Indeed, if anything, this year has seen a dramatic surge in the number of measures...more
The confusion surrounding worker classification is not a new topic for any gig economy employer. Whether gig workers are classified as employees or independent contractors is a constant battle businesses face both in the...more
Keeping up with compliance requirements under Pennsylvania and federal laws can be challenging enough; however, for Pennsylvania employers that do business in multiple states, the compliance burden can grow exponentially. It...more
Governor Rauner recently signed legislation that revised and expanded the definition of “deliberate and willful” misconduct under the Illinois Unemployment Insurance Act (820 ILCS 405/602). Under the prior definition, the...more
Experts are predicting a 95% chance of heavier-than-usual seasonal rainfall this year in Southern California based on the phenomenon known as “El Niño.” Did the California Legislature and its Governor produce a comparable...more
Hundreds of new Tennessee laws went into effect on July 1, 2015. The following is a summary and link to several new laws which can affect Tennessee businesses. SB 1058 – Wrongful discharge for firearms and ammunition....more