Podcast - Legislative Implications of Loper Bright and Corner Post Decisions
Recent Developments in Florida Energy and Environmental Legislation
Election Roundup: How a Trump Administration Could Shape the Oil and Gas Landscape
Election Roundup: How a Harris Administration Could Shape the Oil and Gas Landscape
Florida’s Equine Landscape
Haight Partner Greg Rolen Testifies About SB 907 Before the California State Assembly
Familias multiespecie: ¿Una nueva realidad?
The Presumption of Innocence Podcast: Episode 40 - Debunking Courtroom Pseudoscience: A Conversation With the Innocence Project's Chris Fabricant
State AG Pulse | Changing of the Guard in the PNW
State AG Pulse | Never Say Never to Federal Privacy Legislation
PODCAST: Williams Mullen's Gavels & Gowns - What’s Next in VA K-12 Education? An Interview with Scott Brabrand, Executive Director of VASS
La Reforma Pensional en Colombia
Unveiling Gender-Affirming Care: Why It Matters and What’s at Stake – Diagnosing Health Care
Proceso constituyente en Colombia Parte II
Ambassador Jim Gilmore: From the Popular Virginia Car Tax Reimbursements to Current Foreign Affairs
AI Law in the Commonwealth of Virginia - Recent Developments
State AG Pulse | Content moderation vs. free expression
Cannabis Law Now Podcast: Cannabis Investing in the U.S. - The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
State AG Pulse | The Election of the Double Haters
Employment Law Now VIII-140 - 7th Anniversary Episode: The Current State of Politics for Employers
On July 24, Gov. Mike DeWine signed into law the Campus Accountability and Modernization to Protect University Students (CAMPUS) Act, which requires public and private higher education institutions to adopt and enforce...more
Monday, May 13, 2024: Coalition of 18 Republican States’ Attorney Generals Filed Suit to Challenge EEOC’s Harassment Guidance - A coalition of 18 Republican state attorney generals (“AGs”), led by Tennessee Attorney...more
On March 16, 2022, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed into law two amendments to the State’s workplace anti-discrimination and anti-harassment laws. First, the New York State Human Rights Law (“NYSHRL”), New York...more
Despite political and economic uncertainties, markets and deal activity were resilient in 2019, and strong fundamentals remain in place heading into 2020. Companies continue to face a challenging litigation and enforcement...more
In recent years both New York State and New York City have actively amended their anti-discrimination laws to expand worker protections. For example, both the state and city have passed laws requiring most employers to...more
The California Legislature is currently working on new laws that will go into effect next year. Indeed, Governor Newsom has already begun to sign some legislation into law (see, for example, the CROWN Act)....more
Seyfarth Synopsis: The New York State Legislature has passed, and Governor Andrew M. Cuomo is expected to sign, a bill amending the state’s anti-discrimination and anti-harassment laws. The legislation significantly expands...more
This alert is the fifth installment in our series on SB75, the anti-harassment legislation awaiting approval by Governor Pritzker, applies specifically to public employers and amends the Illinois State Officials and Employees...more
This alert is the third installment in our series on Illinois’ new anti-harassment legislation, SB75, which is awaiting signature by Governor Pritzker. This alert focuses on new training requirements for private-sector...more
We include the 2018 chapter in its entirety for reference following the 2019 update. UK update 2019 - The #MeToo movement continues to encourage women to speak out about unacceptable behaviours that they encounter at...more
Over the last few days, we’ve been sending you updates on the key provisions of SB75, the anti-harassment legislation awaiting approval by Governor Pritzker. Previously, we wrote about the Workplace Transparency Act. In this...more
Stanton Confirmed as WHD Administrator. On April 10, 2019, the U.S. Senate voted to confirm Cheryl Stanton as wage and hour administrator. Stanton, who was originally nominated in September 2017, takes the helm of the U.S....more
As part of our practice, we like to keep an eye on significant legislative, regulatory, and judicial developments affecting our clients in the hospitality industry....more
The New York State Legislature gaveled in for the 2019-2020 Legislative Session on January 9, 2019, with Democrats in control of all three chambers of New York State government for the first time since the 2008-2009 session....more
Seyfarth Synopsis: On December 3, 2018, the New Jersey Senate Labor Committee unanimously advanced a bill that would require covered hotels to provide “panic devices” to certain employees. New Jersey joins the increasing...more
September 1, 2018 marked the last day for the California legislature to pass bills and forward them to Governor Jerry Brown (D) for his consideration. Governor Brown has until September 30 to sign, veto, or otherwise decline...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: Following a season of unprecedented outcry over persistent work-related sexual harassment, known best as the “#MeToo” movement, California lawmakers this session have considered a record number of bills...more
Last October, we wrote about a Chicago ordinance requiring hotel employers to, among other things, equip hotel employees assigned to work in guestrooms or restrooms with portable emergency contact devices. The ordinance took...more
As the summer months heat up, state legislative activity has noticeably cooled. Only two states (New Jersey and Massachusetts) are in active session, and Rhode Island, which had been in recess, is scheduled to adjourn at the...more
On July 17, 2018, a bipartisan group of House lawmakers—Reps. Lois Frankel (D-FL), Ted Poe (R-TX), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Barbara Comstock (R-VA), and Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE) —introduced legislation targeting workplace...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: The New York City Council has passed, and Mayor Bill de Blasio is expected to sign, a package of eleven bills—together referred to as the Stop Sexual Harassment in NYC Act—that will require most private...more
In an April 2016 survey of 400 Chicago-area women working at hotels, nearly 50 percent indicated that they have had a guest answer the door naked, expose themselves, or were otherwise flashed. Worse yet, 1 in 10 said they had...more
Following national attention on the #metoo movement, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced plans as part of his State of the State address earlier this month to strengthen New York’s laws on sexual harassment in the...more
In the wake of a deluge of sexual harassment accusations being leveled against high profile figures, and the ensuing #MeToo social media movement, some legislators and judges have been eager to expand protections for certain...more