The 2024 California legislative session saw the passage of a number of new and important labor and employment laws...more
1/23/2025
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Employee Benefits ,
Employees ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Policies ,
Equal Pay ,
Freelance Workers ,
Labor Reform ,
New Legislation ,
Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) ,
State Labor Laws ,
Unions ,
Wage and Hour ,
Whistleblowers ,
Workplace Safety ,
Workplace Violence
A government contractor challenged a U.S. Department of Labor ("DOL") Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs ("OFCCP") enforcement scheme in federal court as violating the United States Constitution. The contractor...more
12/6/2024
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Article II ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Enforcement Authority ,
Federal Contractors ,
OFCCP ,
Removal For-Cause ,
SEC v Jarkesy ,
Wage and Hour
Minnesota employers should be aware of several new employment laws that were included in the Omnibus Labor and Industry Policy bill and Omnibus Tax bill that were signed into law at the end of May, just before the close of...more
7/15/2024
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Employee Benefits ,
Employees ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Equal Pay ,
Paid Leave ,
Paid Sick Leave ,
Paid Time Off (PTO) ,
Pay Transparency ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage and Hour
California's Private Attorneys' General Act ("PAGA") was the target of a November 2024 ballot initiative that, if passed, would have repealed the Act in response to perceived abuses and frivolous lawsuits....more
On January 1, 2024, several new employment laws took effect in Minnesota, based on bills passed during the 2023 legislative session. All employers with employees in Minnesota are subject to the following changes, discussed in...more
The 2023 California legislative session saw the passage of a number of new and important labor and employment laws....more
The California Legislature passed a number of new and important labor and employment laws during its 2022 session.
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Under legislation signed into law last week, New York employers cannot assess points, deduct time from a time bank, or otherwise penalize an employee for using a legally protected absence. The law takes effect February 20,...more
On March 15, 2022, to coincide with this year's "Equal Pay Day," the OFCCP issued a new Directive on pay equity audits. Its stated purpose is to "provide guidance on how OFCCP will evaluate federal contractors' compliance...more
4/15/2022
/ Biden Administration ,
Compensation & Benefits ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Equal Pay ,
Federal Contractors ,
Labor Reform ,
New Guidance ,
OFCCP ,
Pay Equity Laws ,
Pay Transparency ,
Wage and Hour
The Situation: A district court in the Fifth Circuit granted conditional certification under the Fair Labor Standards Act ("FLSA") to a class of allegedly misclassified truck drivers, analyzing certification using the widely...more
Ninth Circuit decision upholds the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration ("FMCSA") determination that federal law preempts California’s meal and rest break laws with respect to Department of Transportation-regulated...more
The Situation: Seventeen states and the District of Columbia filed suit in the Southern District of New York seeking declaratory and injunctive relief against the U.S. Department of Labor's ("DOL") new joint employer...more
9/17/2020
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Arbitrary and Capricious ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Final Rules ,
Joint Employers ,
Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act (MSPA) ,
New Rules ,
Rulemaking Process ,
Wage and Hour
Employers navigating the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic cannot ignore the threat of labor and employment claims that may arise from the crisis. Indeed, a steady stream of pandemic-related lawsuits have already been filed,...more
6/1/2020
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employer Responsibilities ,
Employment Litigation ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Health and Safety ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Wage and Hour ,
WARN Act ,
Workplace Safety
In this edition, we report from around Europe on some interesting case law developments that affect the way employers manage their employees. The range of issues covered shows that, despite the breadth of directives issued by...more
9/28/2017
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Collective Bargaining Agreements (CBA) ,
Commercial Bankruptcy ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Employee Representatives ,
Employee Rights ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
European Court of Justice (ECJ) ,
France ,
Gender-Based Pay Discrimination ,
Germany ,
Gig Economy ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Insolvency ,
International Labor Laws ,
Maternity Leave ,
Netherlands ,
New Legislation ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Paid Leave ,
Parental Leave ,
Pay Gap ,
Popular ,
President Macron ,
Sex Discrimination ,
Spain ,
Supreme Court of Spain ,
UK ,
Wage and Hour
New York City's Freelance Isn't Free Act ("Act") took effect on May 15, 2017, and applies to any freelance contracts or agreements entered into on or after that date. The Act requires all agreements for freelance work of a...more