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New York to Consider Rolling Back Liquidated Damages for Pay Frequency Violations

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New York Governor Kathy Hochul’s proposed budget for fiscal year 2025 includes proposed legislation that would amend New York Labor Law to make clear that liquidated damages are not available as a remedy for certain pay...more

BakerHostetler

Manual Breaks Applied to Manual Workers’ Pay Frequency Claims

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2024 has gotten off to a hot start for New York employers. We have already seen significant developments regarding the New York Labor Law’s (NYLL) pay frequency requirements....more

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New York Court Puts Breaks on Manual Worker Weekly Wage Payment Claims

In a hotly anticipated decision, the New York State Appellate Division, Second Department held in Grant v. Global Aircraft Dispatch, Inc. that manual workers do not have a private right of action under the New York Labor Law...more

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Health Law Diagnosis - Connecticut Expands Nurse Protections Relating to Hospital Nurse Staffing Plans, Scope of Practice, and...

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On June 27, 2023, Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont signed into law Public Act 23-204, “An Act Concerning the State Budget for the Biennium Ending June 30, 2025, and Making Appropriations Therefor, and Provisions Related to...more

Robinson+Cole Health Law Diagnosis

Connecticut Expands Nurse Protections Relating to Hospital Nurse Staffing Plans, Scope of Practice, and Overtime

On June 27, 2023, Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont signed into law Public Act 23-204, “An Act Concerning the State Budget for the Biennium Ending June 30, 2025, and Making Appropriations Therefor, and Provisions Related to...more

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California Could Revive the Industrial Welfare Commission

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As happens this time every year in California, legislators and the governor are crafting a state budget for the upcoming fiscal year. The budget bill currently under consideration in Sacramento contains a startling and...more

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Don’t Call it a Comeback! Employers on Alert as California Seems Poised to Revive Industrial Welfare Commission

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After nearly two decades of being defunded by California lawmakers, the controversial Industrial Welfare Commission (IWC) may be on the verge of being reinstated – but are employer concerns premature? Originally established...more

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New York State Budget Brings Sweeping Changes to the Home Health Care Industry

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Governor Hochul signed the New York State Budget for fiscal year 2023-2024 into law on May 3, 2023, bringing with it sweeping changes to the way home health care agencies and home care staffing agencies in the state will...more

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2022 Labor and Employment Tri-State Legislative Update: CT, MA, and RI

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As employers actively work to prepare for 2023, taking note of employment-related legislative activity is key. Following robust 2022 legislative sessions in Connecticut, Massachusetts and Rhode Island, employers have a number...more

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Higher OSHA Penalties Soon To Be Issued in North Carolina

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Tucked into the state budget recently passed by the General Assembly and expected to be signed by Governor Cooper is a provision, see here (reference Part XIII. Labor, page 131), that would dramatically raise the penalties...more

Winthrop & Weinstine, P.A.

Legislative Top 5: February 2022

Welcome to the 2022 Minnesota Legislative Session! Minnesota legislators returned to St. Paul, either in-person or virtually, on Monday, January 31. House committees immediately dove into work, with most committees meeting...more

Sands Anderson PC

Virginia Overtime Wage Act Amended to Help Public Employers and Various Private Industries During Special Session

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Yesterday, the Virginia General Assembly adopted the following language to the Governor’s budget appropriations bill, HB 7001, which quickly amends the ambiguous Virginia Overtime Wage Act (VOWA), which—since its passage and...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

L.A. City and County COVID-19 Weekly Update - CA Health and Government COVID-19 Guidance: Week in Review - September 2020

Moving to a New Reopening - Last week was the first full week under Governor Newsom’s new Blueprint for Economic Recovery four-tiered classification system for COVID-19 restrictions in the state. As of the publication of...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

L.A. City and County COVID-19 Weekly Update - California COVID-19 Guidance: Week in Review

Reopening Timeline and the L.A. County Economic Resiliency Task Force - This week marked the beginning of a transition towards reopening at the County level, with increasing focus on ways to alleviate the economic impacts...more

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HHS Issues Notice of Violation to California for its Universal Abortion Coverage Mandate

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On Friday afternoon, January 24, 2020, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office for Civil Rights (OCR) issued a Notice of Violation to the state of California demanding that the state stop imposing...more

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Up in Smoke? New Wisconsin Governor Proposes Marijuana Legalization and Host of New Employment Laws

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Wisconsin employers reviewing Governor Tony Evers’ very first budget proposal may be surprised by the number of the employment-related items. ...more

Obermayer Rebmann Maxwell & Hippel LLP

Attention New York Employers: First Deadline for New Sexual Harassment Policy and Training Requirements is October 9th

In April 2018, Governor Cuomo signed the 2019 New York State budget, which includes sweeping new requirements for sexual harassment policies and training for private employers of all sizes. The October 9th deadline for all...more

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Littler Global Guide - Portugal - Q2 2018

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Implications of the EU’s GDPR on Employment Contracts - New Legislation Enacted - The EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) 2016/679, of April 27, 2016, entered into force on May 25, 2018....more

Franczek P.C.

End-of-Career Salary Cap Reduced to 3% in Budget Implementation Bill

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Tucked inside the 763-page budget implementation bill adopted by the Illinois House is a provision that imposes penalties on school districts entering into contracts and collective bargaining agreements that provide TRS...more

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Empire State Update: New York State’s and New York City’s Expansive New Sexual Harassment Laws

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo recently signed into law the 2018–2019 New York State budget, which includes components aimed at combating sexual harassment in the workplace that impose significant new obligations on private...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

#MeToo Mobilizes State Legislatures, Creates New Training Obligations For Employers

On April 12, 2018, Governor Andrew Cuomo signed the 2019 budget for the State of New York (the “Budget”) which dramatically changed the landscape of obligations which New York employers are to their employees. Beyond...more

Farrell Fritz, P.C.

Sexual Harassment Legislation Imposes New Employer Obligations

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New York’s FY 2019 Executive Budget includes new legislation aimed at combatting sexual harassment in the workplace. According to the Governor, the legislation purports to be the “most comprehensive anti-sexual harassment...more

Epstein Becker & Green

New York State Enacts Sweeping Sexual Harassment Laws

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The 2018-2019 New York State Budget (“Budget”), which was enacted on April 12, 2018, includes several new state laws concerning sexual harassment in the workplace that will affect both public and private employers. (For those...more

Proskauer - Law and the Workplace

Governor Cuomo Signs New York State Budget Anti-Harassment Provisions Into Law

On April 12, 2018, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed into law the New York State budget, which, as we previously reported, includes several significant measures directed at both private and government employers regarding...more

Harris Beach PLLC

State Budget Bill Amends Laws on Sexual Harassment in the Workplace

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Early on Saturday, March 31, 2018, the New York State Legislature passed a budget bill that includes several changes and additions to workplace sexual harassment law. Governor Andrew Cuomo applauded the measure as the...more

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