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Massachusetts Enacts New Wage Disclosure Requirements for Employers

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On July 31, 2024, Massachusetts Governor Maura Healy, in an effort to increase transparency in pay, signed into law wage equity legislation that imposes new disclosure requirements on Massachusetts-based employers. The...more

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OFCCP Week In Review: August 2021 #2

The DE OFCCP Week in Review (WIR) is a simple, fast and direct summary of relevant happenings in the OFCCP regulatory environment, authored by experts John C. Fox, Candee Chambers and Jennifer Polcer. In today’s edition, they...more

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Illinois Passes Sweeping Legislation Impacting Employers

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Executive Summary:  On March 23, 2021, Governor J.B. Pritzker signed into law Illinois Senate Bill 1480 which amends the Illinois Human Rights Act, the Illinois Equal Pay Act of 2003, and the Illinois Business Corporation...more

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What All Illinois Employers Need to Know About Illinois’ New Background Check Law

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On March 23, 2021, Governor J.B. Pritzker signed Senate Bill 1480 (SB 1480), which amends the Illinois Human Rights Act to impose robust new restrictions and obligations on employers’ use of background checks in Illinois. The...more

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March 2019: The Top 14 Labor And Employment Law Stories

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It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law. While the law always seems to evolve at a rapid pace, there have been an unprecedented number of changes for the past few years—and this past month...more

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Recent Deluge of California Legislation Imposes New Requirements on Employers

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October 15th marked the deadline for Governor Jerry Brown to sign the numerous employment-related bills proposed during the California State Legislature’s 2017 legislative session. While many bills did not make the final cut,...more

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Massachusetts Employers to Be Prohibited From Obtaining Applicants’ Prior Pay History – Will Other States Follow?

Requiring a job applicant to provide his or her salary history, or obtaining such information directly from a previous employer prior to extending a job offer, is a common, if not universal practice for employers. Beginning...more

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Fenwick Employment Brief

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Legislative Update - Governor Brown recently signed into state law the following employment law bills (among others): SB 358—Referred to as the California Fair Pay Act, this law is directed at closing the pay...more

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Four New Laws Within 40 Miles: The Washington, DC Area Accelerates the "Ban-the-Box" Movement

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The Washington, DC area has become the leading edge of the "ban-the-box" movement, with four new ban-the-box laws applicable to private employers enacted in the past six months. Baltimore, Maryland, started the trend when...more

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New Texas Statute Limits Employer Liability for Negligent Hiring and Negligent Supervision…Or Does It?

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When it comes to conducting criminal background checks, employers have long been faced with a double-edged sword. If an employer fails to use criminal background checks to screen job applicants, the employer could face a...more

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Colorado’s New Credit Background Check Law to Go Into Effect on July 1, 2013

Colorado recently passed a new law regulating an employer’s use of credit background checks for applicants and employees. The new law goes into effect on July 1, 2013....more

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