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Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

California's New Employment Laws: Get Ready for 2025

Approved legislation covers topics from paid leave to freelance work, driver's license discrimination to intersectionality discrimination, a "captive audience" ban to social compliance audits, with other laws specifically...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

CA Legislative Update: Bills That Made the Final Cut For 2024

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With the Governor’s September 30 deadline to sign bills behind us, we review the employment bills that made the cut to become laws, as well as those that didn’t survive the season. The most notable new laws read...more

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California Ushers in a New Wave of Employment Laws, Effective Next Year

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Signing off on a busy legislative year, Governor Newsom just confirmed into law over a dozen bills from the California Legislature. As a result, many California employees will begin next year with new and enhanced rights...more

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New California Laws for 2025: What Employers Need to Know

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California’s 2024 legislative session wrapped up with Governor Gavin Newsom signing significant bills affecting employers’ workplace policies and operations in the state. The new laws below take effect on Jan. 1, 2025....more

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Legal Updates and Trends in Employment Law: Key Insights

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In a recent presentation at the SHRM Northern California 2024 Annual Conference, Weintraub shareholder Ryan Abernethy outlined significant updates in California employment law for employers to be aware of. The session...more

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Recent Statutory Developments in California Employment Law

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The California state legislature recently enacted several laws that impact the relationship between employers and their respective work forces. The below is a quick update on these recent changes to the California employment...more

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All the New California Workplace Laws You Need to Know About For 2025

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Now that the California legislative session is essentially over and Governor Newsom has taken action to either approve or veto all the workplace law bills on his desk, employers can take stock on all the new laws that will...more

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Employment Law Update: New York’s Freelance Isn't Free Law: What NY Employers Need to Know

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On August 28, 2024, New York State’s Freelance Isn’t Free Law (“FIFL”) took effect, extending protections to freelance workers statewide. This sweeping law is codified in a new Article 44-A to New York State’s General...more

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New California Law Expands Protections for Freelance Workers: What Employers Must Know + 5 Steps You Can Take to Comply

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California just enacted a new law further expanding protections for freelance workers. Beginning in 2025, private employers who hire certain independent contractors will be required to provide a written agreement specifying...more

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Senate Bill 988: Understanding the Freelance Worker Protection Act – What Employers Need to Know

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The California Governor recently signed Senate Bill (SB) 988, which establishes the Freelance Worker Protection Act (Act) which imposes minimum requirements relating to contracts between a hiring party and a freelance worker....more

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September Tip of the Month: New York's “Freelance Isn’t Free” Act: New Compliance Mandates for Independent Contractor Agreements...

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Effective August 28, 2024, companies that engage independent contractors in the state of New York must now comply with New York’s “Freelance Isn’t Free” Act (the Act), a statute that imposes a range of new requirements...more

Levenfeld Pearlstein, LLC

Mid-Year Employment Law Compliance Requirements Your Business Should Be Familiar With

Check out our 2024 employment law checklist to refresh yourself on employment laws that your company should be compliant with along with some specific laws that recently became effective, including: •Chicago Paid Leave and...more

Epstein Becker & Green

Freelance Isn’t Free Act Soon Takes Effect Throughout New York State

For employers doing business in New York, the “Freelance Isn’t Free” Act (the “Act”) signed into law by Governor Kathy Hochul in March of this year may have stirred up memories of the New York City ordinance enacted just a...more

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Effective July 1, Minnesota Employers Face Increased Scrutiny and Possible Liability for Using Independent Contractors Versus...

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Governor Tim Walz has signed into law significant changes to Minnesota’s independent contractor and employment laws.  Effective July 1, all employers, as well as their owners, risk significantly increased penalties for...more

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Oregon DOJ Ramps up Child Support Reporting Requirements for Payments to Independent Contractors

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Many companies with independent contractors working in Oregon recently received correspondence from the Oregon Department of Justice’s Division of Child Support (“Division”) reminding them of new reporting obligations with...more

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New York State Freelance Isn't Free Act

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Vetoed in 2022, subsequently signed into law by Governor Kathy Hochul last year, and rolled out with a delay, New York State's Freelance Isn't Free Act (FIFA) finally goes into effect on August 28, 2024. The legislation is...more

Tarter Krinsky & Drogin LLP

New York Legislators Have Been Busy: Employers Beware

Over the closing months of 2023, New York lawmakers at both the state and local levels were busy passing new legislation impacting the workplace. As a result, New York employers should take some time to familiarize themselves...more

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New York Enacts Sweeping Changes to Independent Contractor Arrangements

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The nation continues to move to less-traditional employment relationships. As a consequence, the importance and impact of freelance workers (i.e., “independent contractors” or those compensated on an IRS 1099 Form) should not...more

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The New Year Brings New Employer Obligations in Illinois

2023 was certainly a monumental year for Illinois employers, with increased legislative activity in Springfield and significant developments in both Cook County and the City of Chicago. As we settle into 2024, it may be a...more

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New Year, New Workplace Laws: New York’s End-of-Year Wrap-Up

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Continuing a years’ long trend of extensive alterations to workplace laws, New York State and New York City continued to enact new workplace legislation impacting employers. A substantial number of enacted bills in the past...more

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10 Things New York Businesses Need to Know About New Freelancer Protection Law

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A recently signed state law will soon protect New York freelance and contract workers from wage theft and delayed payments – and require businesses to put certain terms in writing. Businesses across the state will need to...more

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New York State Follows New York City in Enacting Freelance Worker Protections

On November 22, 2023, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed the Freelance Isn’t Free Act (the “State Act”), Senate Bill S5026. This new law (codified as a new Section 191-d of the New York Labor Law) will require written...more

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2023 New York Employment Law Roundup

Although 2023 perhaps did not see the passage of any laws quite as impactful as 2022—which, as employers will recall, included New York State enacting its own pay transparency law (see here) and novel New York City Council...more

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New York State Enacts Payment Law for Independent Contractors

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On November 22, 2023, Governor Kathy Hochul of New York State signed into law the “Freelance Isn’t Free Act” (“Act”), which was modeled after a similar law passed in New York City in 2017.  The state law becomes effective on...more

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Concerns Over New York State’s Freelancer Pay Protection Bill – And How to Navigate ‎Around Them

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New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed into law on November 22, 2023 the Freelance Isn’t Free Act bill (S 5026), after the Governor had vetoed the exact same bill (S 8369) the year before. This freelancer law, which was...more

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