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[Webinar] 2024 Labor & Employment Law Virtual Update - September 18th, 8:30 am - 11:00 am ET

It has been a particularly busy year on the labor and employment law front. To learn more about the major challenges employers face and developments your organization needs to address before year's end, we encourage you to...more

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Employment Law Update: New York is the First State to Mandate That Employers Pay for Prenatal Care Leave

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New York is the first state in the United States to require employers to pay for prenatal personal care for their employees. On April 20, 2024, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed into law a budget bill that amends New...more

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Chicago Amends Paid Sick Leave Ordinance and Implements New Wage Theft Protections

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On June 25, 2021, the Chicago City Council passed Ordinance No. O2021-2182 (the “Ordinance”), part of Mayor Lightfoot’s Chi Biz Strong Initiative. The Ordinance, which takes effect August 1, 2021, creates new wage theft...more

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New Jersey Department of Labor Releases Final Regulations for Earned Sick Leave Law

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On January 6, 2020, the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development (the “Department”) issued long-awaited regulations regarding enforcement of New Jersey’s Earned Sick Leave Law (ESLL) as well as its responses...more

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Littler Global Guide - Puerto Rico - Q2 2019

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An Employee’s Felony Indictment Constitutes Just Cause for Termination - Precedential Decision by Judiciary or Regulatory Agency - On April 25, 2019, the Puerto Rico Supreme Court held that a felony indictment...more

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New York’s Westchester County Enacts Earned Sick Leave Law

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Westchester County, New York, just became the latest jurisdiction to enact an Earned Sick Leave Law (“Law”). Similar in many respects to New York City’s Earned Safe and Sick Time Law (although Westchester’s version does not...more

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New Jersey Passes Mandatory Paid Sick Leave

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On May 2, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed a law mandating all private and public New Jersey employers, regardless of size, offer paid sick leave. This makes New Jersey the 10th state to adopt mandatory paid sick leave...more

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South Carolina Prevents Local Municipalities From Passing Paid Leave Requirements

Governor Henry McMaster recently signed a law that prevents political subdivisions in South Carolina from requiring private employers to provide employee benefits such as paid sick leave, paid vacation, and paid holidays....more

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Government Contracts Increasingly Further Labor-Policy Goals

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This past year, the federal government implemented a variety of rules requiring that its contractors meet certain fair-labor requirements. For example, a federal rule finalized in September requires federal contractors to...more

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Washington Employers Face Minimum Wage Increase and Mandatory Paid Sick Leave

On November 8, 2016, Washington voters approved Initiative 1433, amending certain sections of Washington’s wage and hour laws to impose two significant requirements on employers within the state: an increase in the minimum...more

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Two New Developments Affecting Federal Contractors

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On September 7, 2015, President Obama issued an Executive Order establishing paid sick leave for federal contractors. The Executive Order currently applies only to contracts entered into on or after January 1, 2017....more

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Obama Administration Requires Federal Contractors to Offer Paid Sick Leave to Workers

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Companies that do work for the federal government must give their employees up to seven days of paid sick leave per year under new rules announced Monday by President Obama. The move is the latest in a series by the Obama...more

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The Expansion of Laws Governing Paid Sick Leave

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It seems that with every passing day more cities and states adopt ordinances and statutes governing paid sick leave. At present, three states and eighteen cities have enacted laws providing for paid sick leave. The states are...more

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San Diego City Council Approves Minimum Wage Increase and Sick Pay Ordinance

The San Diego City Council recently approved an ordinance raising the city’s minimum wage to $11.50 per hour by 2017. This wage increase will take effect incrementally over a three-year period, putting San Diego ahead of...more

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