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Changes Coming in 2025 to Michigan Minimum Wage, Tip Credit, and Earned Sick Time

The Michigan Supreme Court has written the latest, and perhaps last, chapter of an ongoing saga affecting most Michigan employers. In Mothering Justice v. Attorney General, the Michigan Supreme Court fully restored sweeping...more

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Michigan Supreme Court Voids Existing Minimum (Cash) Wage and Paid Sick Leave Laws and Revives Old Laws

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On July 31, 2024, the Michigan Supreme Court, in a 4-to-3 decision, found unconstitutional legislative amendments that significantly revised minimum wage, tip, and paid sick leave standards....more

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In Advance of July 1 Compliance Deadlines, Chicago Agency Posts Updated Guidance and Notices for the City’s Minimum Wages, Paid...

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The Chicago Department of Business Affairs and Consumer Protection (BACP) Office of Labor Standards (COLS) recently posted updates to its website regarding minimum wage obligations, paid leave and paid sick and safe leave,...more

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New Illinois and Chicago Laws for 2024

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Illinois state and local legislatures kept busy in 2023 with the enactment of numerous new labor and employment laws, including significant changes to paid and sick leave for employees and new protections for temporary...more

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Lights, Camera . . .West Hollywood Paid Time Off Ordinance (UPDATED)

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Seyfarth Synopsis: In 2021, West Hollywood joined the growing ranks of California cities with their own local sick leave and/or minimum wage requirements. West Hollywood enacted an ordinance that created paid and unpaid time...more

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We Slept In! Time To Prepare for New 2024 Requirements!

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Seyfarth Synopsis: Prepare for new California workplace legal requirements effective January 1, 2024, now. Seyfarth has you covered with all the ways to protect your workplace just like Kevin McCallister defends his house....more

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Unpacking California’s 2024 Employment Laws: Key Changes Employers Need to Know

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California enacted several new employment laws for 2024, summarized below, including expanded paid sick leave, leave for reproductive loss, protections for employee cannabis use, additional noncompete enforcement limitations,...more

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Chicago’s Paid Leave and Paid Sick and Safe Leave Ordinance Ushers in Some of the Nation’s Most Generous Employee Leave...

Chicago’s recent enactment of its Paid Leave and Paid Sick and Safe Leave Ordinance (“Ordinance”) marks some of the country’s most progressive paid time off legislation and also imposes robust requirements upon Chicago...more

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New California Employment Law Round Up

California employers should begin preparing for a number of changes as a result of new laws enacted during this year’s legislative session that were signed by Governor Gavin Newsom. Below are some of the major updates for...more

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New Growth of State and Local Paid Leave Developments in the Evergreen State

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Spring has sprung in the State of Washington, and there are several new paid leave developments taking root. First, the Washington Paid Family and Medical Leave Act, which generally provides leave with partial wage...more

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If Pain, Yes Gain—Part 105: Current Michigan Paid Sick Leave Law (Not Original 2018 Act) To Remain in Effect

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Seyfarth Synopsis: Yesterday, the Michigan Court of Appeals reversed a July 2022 lower court decision that would have reinstated the 2018 Michigan Earned Sick Time Act on February 20, 2023. As a result, barring an appeal of...more

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Stay Temporarily Halts Expansion of Paid Sick Leave and Increase to Minimum Wage

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As we previously reported, the Michigan Court of Claims issued a ruling on July 19, 2022, immediately reinstituting 2018 ballot proposals that: (1) required employers of all sizes to provide up to 72 hours of paid sick leave...more

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Michigan Decision Leaves Employers Uncertain About Current State of Minimum Wage, Tips, and Paid Sick Leave Laws

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On July 19, 2022, a state judge in Michigan’s Court of Claims held that the state legislature violated the Michigan Constitution in 2018 when, during a lame-duck session, it overhauled revisions to Michigan’s minimum wage and...more

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Court Decision Expands Paid Sick Time Requirements and Increases Minimum Wage

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In a major development for Michigan employers, a Michigan Court of Claims Ruling has invalidated the Michigan Paid Medical Leave Act, and reinstituted the “Improved Workforce Opportunity Wage Act” and the “Earned Sick Time...more

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W. Hollywood Employers Beware of 7/1/22 Mandatory Paid & Unpaid Leave

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If you have a single employee who works for two hours or more in a week in the city of West Hollywood, California, get ready for significant changes that take effect on July 1, 2022, that will impact your West Hollywood...more

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The First 100 Week 14: Pro-Labor and Judicial Nominations Continue and DOL Focuses on Worker Status, Pushes for More...

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In the final week of first 100 days of, the Biden administration, significant labor and employment activity includes a Department of Labor (“DOL”) official and two judicial nominations sent to the Senate, a push from the DOL...more

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The First 100 Days of the Biden Administration: Labor and Employment Activity (UPDATED)

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In week eight, the Administration’s labor and employment activity includes the passage of the $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill, the House’s passage of the PRO Act labor law reform bill, and the upcoming Senate confirmation...more

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What Hospitality Employers Can Expect to See in Employment Law if Vice President Biden Wins the Election

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While no one knows what the outcome of the presidential election will be, if Vice President Biden is elected, hospitality employers should expect to see the following labor and employment issues front and center: A call to...more

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