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Employment Law Now VIII-157 - Top 5 L&E Issues to Watch in 2025
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Employment Law Update: Staying Compliant in 2025
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(Podcast) California Employment News – Key Employment Law Updates: What’s Changing in 2025
California Employment News – Key Employment Law Updates: What’s Changing in 2025
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Employment Law Now VIII-154 - Court Invalidates DOL's 2024 Overtime Salary Threshold Increases
(Podcast) California Employment News: Minimum Wage Increases for 2025
California Employment News: Minimum Wage Increases for 2025
Constangy Clips Ep. 4 - 3 Things that Keep your Labor and Employment Lawyer Up at Night
This month’s update includes plans to significantly expand pay gap reporting, increases in pay rates case law warnings for employers on disciplinary action and holiday pay exposure – and the Competition Regulator’s power to...more
On March 17, 2025, the New Jersey Supreme Court ruled that commissions are considered “wages” under the New Jersey Wage Payment Law (“NJWPL”). This critical decision clarifies that commissions are direct monetary compensation...more
In 2022, California passed Assembly Bill (AB) 1949 which amended the California Family Rights Act (CFRA) to provide for bereavement leave. The law took effect in January 2023, but here are some reminders for employers about...more
The news has been filled with reports on the current focus on immigration, including workplace enforcement conducted by Immigration Customs and Enforcement (ICE). Beyond preparing for potential agency actions or review,...more
On Mar. 19, 2025, Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon signed Senate Bill 107 into law, fundamentally reshaping the landscape for non-compete agreements in a major legislative move that will impact employers across Wyoming. Effective...more
On March 24, 2025, Governor Glenn Youngkin signed into law legislation that amends the threshold compensation level of a “low-wage employee” with whom the Commonwealth restricts employers from entering into agreements not to...more
Dear Littler, We are a nursing services company with employees in various states, some of whom work remotely. Recently, some employees have been asking to be paid for time spent commuting to client sites or into our offices....more
The Ohio General Assembly recently enacted HB 106, which has been signed by Governor DeWine, providing employees with the right to a written or electronic paystub. Effective April 9, 2025, employers in Ohio will be required...more
Korea is an important economy in Asia with significant business opportunities. Multinational companies engage workers in Korea in all industries – from manufacturing to technology to finance. It is important to realize,...more
A recent Washington State Supreme Court decision addressed a simmering conflict between the statutory right of employees earning less than double minimum wage to work a second job, on the one hand, and employees’ duty of...more
California lawmakers introduced numerous bills early in the 2025 legislative session that could affect California employment law in significant ways. Although it is too soon to predict which bills, if any, will advance, the...more
Developers, owners, and contractors would all be wise to take note of Senate Bill 426, currently under consideration in the Oregon legislature....more
On February 21, 2025, California Assemblymember LaShae Sharp-Collins (D), representing San Diego, introduced Assembly Bill (AB) No. 1371 (“Right to Refuse Unsafe Work With Pay”) in the California State Assembly....more
Healthcare entities have faced increasing pressure from the Department of Labor regarding wage and hour issues. Some of this is a hangover from COVID and the long hours many healthcare workers endured trying to meet the needs...more
Washington expanded the covered uses and definition of a family member under Washington’s paid sick leave law effective January 1, 2025. Under Washington’s paid sick leave law employers must provide non-exempt employees with...more
For multi-state employers, pay transparency requirements often get lost in the shuffle in the ever-changing landscape of federal, state, and local employment laws. A number of states, including California, Colorado, and New...more
As an employer in California, it’s necessary to understand and comply with the state’s payday laws. California law mandates that employers establish regular paydays and notify employees of these dates. A model notice is...more
On March 17, 2025, the New Jersey Supreme Court unanimously held in Musker v. Suuchi that commissions are included in the definition of “wages” under New Jersey’s Wage Payment Law (“WPL”). Wages under the WPL are defined as...more
The Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry (MNDOLI) recently issued proposed rules for governing Minnesota’s Earned Sick and Safe Time Law (ESST). The proposed rules are open for public comment through April 2, 2025....more
Welcome to the tenth edition of The Employment Edit – a summary of the most important recent cases and news affecting employers in the UK. We hope you find this newsletter helpful and informative. In this edition we look at: ...more
Beginning April 9, 2025, Ohio employers will be legally required to give employees access to their paystubs....more
Almost five years since the pandemic resulted in the rise of remote working, policymakers in Peru are weighing up the pros and cons of reducing the length of the working day. We set out some of the key arguments below....more
On February 20, 2025, Judge Jeffrey P. Hopkins of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio entered an order preliminarily approving a $20.8 million settlement in a collective and class action lawsuit by...more
On January 19, a federal district court in Arkansas paved the way for a jury to decide whether 2,000 employees were entitled to recover unpaid overtime for all weeks in which they worked more than 40 hours, while having...more