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Employer Cheat Sheet for Workplace Laws Taking Effect July 1

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Most employers are prepared for new laws at the start of each year – but did you know that a heap of new workplace laws take effect at the halfway point? Here’s your employer cheat sheet to prepare for July 1 effective dates…...more

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New Whistleblower Posting Required for California Employers

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On January 1, 2025, a new whistleblowing posting requirement (AB 2299) took effect in California. The law does not change preexisting protections for California employees who act as “whistleblowers,” but, instead, imposes a...more

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New California Whistleblower Notice Requirements for Employers

While California whistleblowers have long received protection under California law, effective January 1, 2025, California employers have new notice requirements. California employers must ensure their posting is up-to-date...more

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New State Labor and Employment Laws Impacting Employers Nationwide to Take Effect on January 1, 2025

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New state laws impacting employers will be going into effect on January 1, 2025. Below is a non-exhaustive summary of major state laws taking effect January 1, 2025. Employers should be mindful of and continue to follow...more

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6 Important Changes to the Illinois Employment Law Landscape for 2025: What Employers Should Do to Prepare

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Following a busy 2024 session for the Illinois legislature that will impose new requirements on employers, Governor JB Pritzker signed into law a number of additional bills that will take effect on January 1, 2025, and have...more

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Illinois Employment Law Update

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Illinois recently passed a number of laws that will significantly impact Illinois employers and require employer policies and employee handbooks to be updated and revised. Effective August 2, 2024- On August 2, 2024,...more

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California Employers Will Finally Get a Model Whistleblower Posting: Your 5-Step Action Plan

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Thanks to a new law just signed into effect by Governor Newsom, California employers that post a soon-to-be-released notice about whistleblower protections will be deemed in compliance with state law. AB 2299, signed into...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Employment Flash - March 2024

In this issue of Employment Flash: the new DOL rule on independent contractors, SCOTUS’s unanimous Sarbanes-Oxley whistleblower ruling, plus labor law developments in California, Delaware, D.C., New York, the EU, Germany and...more

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New California Employment Laws For 2024

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Now that California's 2023 legislative session has closed and the governor's October 14 deadline to sign or veto new legislation has passed, California employers should take note of a handful of new California laws that will...more

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Notable Labor and Employment Law Developments of 2022

A Year in Review: Notable Labor and Employment Law Developments of 2022 - The year-end provides an opportune time to review some of the notable developments in the world of labor and employment law from this past year –...more

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A Tipster’s Refuge: Colorado Significantly Expands Health, Safety, and Fraud Whistleblower Protections

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As summer starts to sizzle in Colorado, and the Colorado General Assembly closes its session, employers have seen a flurry of new laws affecting Colorado employees. Among them are now expanded protections for whistleblowers. ...more

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So Many NY Changes in 2022 - Employers Beware!

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New York employers must be aware of several important changes to employment laws that have already come into effect during 2022, those that have imminent effect (with deadlines just around the corner!), and those that are...more

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Whistleblower Notice Released by New York State Department of Labor

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As we previously reported, on January 26, 2022, amendments to New York’s whistleblower law took effect that significantly expand the scope and coverage of whistleblower rights and protections for workers who allege they have...more

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Update and Discussion on Practical and Legal Issues - NYS Paid Sick Leave, NYC Employment Law Update, New Whistleblower Law,...

Our weekly Business in 2021 series will continue to cover how the COVID-19 pandemic has changed the way we do business as well as other topics relevant in today’s business environment. Our 45-minute webinar provides timely...more

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New Year Brings New Laws for New York Employers: 2021 Recap and 2022 Preview

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Year two of the COVID-19 pandemic brought many new legislative changes for New York employers, altering the landscape around workplace safety, employee pay, leave benefits, protected classes and activity, and privacy. Now...more

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New York Enhances Protections for Whistleblowers

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Effective January 26, 2022, New York will greatly expand whistleblower protections provided to employees and independent contractors, creating new compliance challenges and avenues of liability for employers....more

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October 2021 Brings 4 New NY Employment Laws

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In October 2021, New York Governor Hochul signed into law four new pieces of legislation affecting employees and employers in New York State. First, on October 28, 2021, New York Governor Hochul signed into law new...more

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Oregon Enhances Whistleblower Protections for Workplace Safety Complaints

On June 15, 2021, Governor Kate Brown signed into law Senate Bill (SB) 483, which amends the Oregon Safe Employment Act to increase whistleblower protections for workplace safety complaints. The amendments to the act took...more

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Illinois Employers Face Significant New Requirements, Penalties Under Equal Pay Act, Business Corporation Act Amendments

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The Situation: Recent amendments to the Illinois Equal Pay Act of 2003 and Illinois Business Corporation Act of 1983 create significant new reporting and certification requirements for Illinois employers, along with new...more

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Illinois Amends Antidiscrimination, Pay Equity, and Business Disclosure Laws

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Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker signed Senate Bill 1480 into law on March 23, effective immediately. The new law limits employers’ use of conviction records in making employment decisions, requires broad workplace demographic...more

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Illinois Makes Significant Amendments to the Illinois Human Rights Act, Equal Pay Act and Business Corporation Act

On March 23, 2021, Illinois Governor Pritzker signed into law SB1480. As discussed below, the law makes significant changes to the Illinois Human Rights Act (IHRA), the Illinois Equal Pay Act (IEPA) and the Illinois Business...more

Epstein Becker & Green

[Webinar] New Virginia Employment Laws: What Employers Need to Know - June 16th, 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm ET

The employment law landscape in Virginia will undergo a seismic shift effective July 1, 2020. Since April 2020, Governor Ralph Northam has signed roughly two dozen bills into law that will significantly impact employers,...more

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Virginia Enacts New Whistleblower Law For Private Employers

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Effective July 1, 2020, private employers in Virginia will have a number of new legal obligations and potential liabilities. One of these new laws is Virginia Code § 40.1-27.3, the Fraud and Abuse Whistleblower Protection...more

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Virginia Enacts New Legislation Offering Additional Protection to Workers

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When the Democrats took control of the General Assembly in addition to the governorship in the November 2019 election, many predicted an expansion of workers’ rights.  That prediction was realized with the 2020 Virginia...more

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A Detailed Review of 2019 Labor & Employment Legislation in California

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The first year of Governor Gavin Newsom’s term produced many significant pieces of employment legislation in California, including most prominently one law limiting the use of independent contractors for most businesses and...more

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