Wage and Hour, Lactation Accommodation, Anti-Retaliation Provisions

Puerto Rico Establishes Framework for Workplace Lactation Rights

DLA Piper on 8/27/2025

Puerto Rico recently enacted a Breastfeeding Code (Act 87-2025), consolidating all prior lactation-related laws into a single, comprehensive statute. The law establishes uniform protections and obligations across both the...more

Puerto Rico Law Expanding Lactation Rights Now in Effect

Morgan Lewis on 8/25/2025

On August 1, 2025, Puerto Rico enacted Act No. 87-2025, the “Código de Lactancia de Puerto Rico” or “Puerto Rico Lactation Code” (the Code). The law took immediate effect and consolidated prior laws into one unified code. It...more

New York Employers: New York Has Become the First State to Mandate Paid Prenatal Leave, Among Other Major Updates

Cole Schotz on 5/16/2024

On April 20, 2024, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed into law New York State’s Budget for fiscal year 2025. The new Budget includes a few key bills impacting New York employers and employees alike, as stated in depth...more

Labor Department Publishes Restaurant, Retail Guidance on Compliance With PUMP Act

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 1/10/2024

The Department of Labor (DOL) Wage and Hour Division (WHD) is in the process of publishing industry-specific guidance for compliance with the 2022 Providing Urgent Maternal Protections for Nursing Mothers Act (PUMP Act). The...more

Shock and Awe! California Employers Face Onslaught of New Regulations

Littler on 10/14/2019

With the usual flurry of activity at the end of the legislative session, California has enacted a slew of bills with labor and employment ramifications....more

California Employment Legislative Update: Governor Newsom Gets to Work

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 9/20/2019

Seyfarth Synopsis: The California Legislature has passed a series of bills for Governor Newsom to consider. He now has until October 13 to approve or veto bills such as a Dynamex codification bill and a San Francisco-inspired...more