Wage and Hour, Proposed Legislation, Wages

California Assemblymember Sharp-Collins Introduces Workplace Safety Bill Authorizing Refusals to Work and Requiring Wages

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 3/24/2025

On February 21, 2025, California Assemblymember LaShae Sharp-Collins (D), representing San Diego, introduced Assembly Bill (AB) No. 1371 (“Right to Refuse Unsafe Work With Pay”) in the California State Assembly....more

Consumer Protection Priorities in Earned Wage Access Legislation

Payactiv on 12/13/2023

In recent years, earned wage access (EWA) – an innovative technology that enables workers to access their own, already earned wages without having to wait for payday – has rapidly become a table stakes employee benefit. By...more

Wage Ranges for All? Federal Pay Transparency Legislation Introduced

Willcox & Savage on 4/18/2023

H.R. 1599, or the “Salary Transparency Act,” was recently introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives. This proposed legislation, if enacted, would have wide-reaching ramifications for employers across the country. In...more

Eye On The Session, Pt. 2: Labor And Employment Summary Of Louisiana’s 2021 Legislation

McGlinchey Stafford on 6/16/2021

On May 11, 2021, we reported on a number of bills that were pending before the Louisiana legislature which, if signed into law, would have had a direct impact on employers. The bills included increased penalties for those who...more

Seyfarth Policy Matters Newsletter - January 2020

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 1/20/2020

Happy 2020! Welcome to the first edition of Policy Matters in this Presidential election year! Understandably, most of the Capitol’s attention has been focused on impeachment proceedings (or the lack thereof) and the conflict...more

News from the Vermont State House - An analysis from DRM's Government & Public Affairs Team - February 2017 #3

Downs Rachlin Martin PLLC on 2/28/2017

Act 188 Plans On Hold as New Chemical Bill is Introduced - Nearly three years after the legislature passed a law to regulate children’s products containing chemicals of high concern, a web site intended to inform the...more

Senate Majority Leader Introduces Bill That Would Dramatically Curtail New Jersey Employers’ Ability to Alter Work Schedules

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 8/24/2015

On May 19, 2015, New Jersey Senate Majority Leader Loretta Weinberg introduced a bill (S2933) as part of a package of legislation seeking to dramatically regulate the scheduling and compensation of employees in New Jersey....more

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