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Business Groups Oppose Los Angeles City Council Motion to Expand Predictable Scheduling Ordinance to Fast-Food Workers

On July 2, 2024, Los Angeles City Councilmembers Hugo Soto-Martínez and Katy Yaroslavsky introduced a motion to the City Council to expand the fair workweek predictable scheduling ordinance to fast-food workers. On September...more

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LA County Fair Chance Ordinance takes effect today. Here's what you need to know.

Big changes are in store. In an effort to further promote fair hiring practices, Los Angeles County adopted a new Fair Chance Ordinance for the unincorporated areas of the County. This ordinance, which takes effect today,...more

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New Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance Imposes Obligations on Employers

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Starting September 3, 2024, employers must comply with involved new requirements if they wish to consider criminal backgrounds in making hiring or promotional decisions for positions that will perform work in any...more

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Sunshine State Update: New Florida Law Forbids Local Employment Regulation in Three Areas

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House Bill 433 – effective July 1, 2024 – strips local Florida governments of their power to regulate employers in three important areas. First, the new law preempts local governments from creating heat exposure regulations. ...more

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Rates Up, Dude – Surfing the Wave of U.S. Minimum Wage, Tipped, and Exempt Employee Pay Increases that Will Occur on July 1, 2024

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While some across the United States are working on their tans, many employers are working on managing their labor budgets so they don’t get burned by increases in minimum pay standards for non-exempt, tipped, and certain...more

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2024 Midyear State and Local Minimum Wage Increases

Several state and local minimum wage rates will soon increase, beginning on July 1, 2024. This article provides the state and major locality minimum wage increases for mid-2024 only, along with related changes in the minimum...more

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Windy City Employers: Prepare for a gust of additional changes in paid leave obligations, starting July 1

Since January 1, employers across Illinois have been figuring out how to ensure that their paid time off policies meet the requirements of the Illinois Paid Leave for All Workers Act that went into effect at the beginning of...more

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Duluth, Minnesota Repeals Its Paid Leave Ordinance; Other City Ordinances Remain

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Leave laws, regulations, and ordinances continue to change in Minnesota. The city of Duluth, Minnesota, repealed its Earned Sick and Safe Time (ESST) ordinance effective Jan. 17, 2024. The Duluth ESST had guaranteed paid...more

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Washington State and Seattle Paid Sick and Safe Leave Updates

The first quarter of 2024 has brought multiple updates to the State of Washington’s and the City of Seattle’s respective paid sick leave laws, addressing concerns for commercial construction workers, app-based gig economy...more

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Salary History Ban Set to Take Effect in Columbus

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Starting on March 1, 2024, Columbus will join over 40 states, counties, and cities, including Cincinnati and Toledo, in prohibiting employers from asking applicants about wage rates or salary history. The Columbus ordinance’s...more

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Comparison of Recent Illinois, Cook County, and Chicago Paid Leave Laws

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In 2023, the State of Illinois, Cook County, and the City of Chicago each passed laws requiring employers to provide paid leave to their employees to use for any reason. While the intent behind the three new laws was the...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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New York City Creates a Private Right of Action for Alleged Violations of the Earned Sick and Safe Time Act

On January 20, 2024, New York City enacted a law that will create a private right of action allowing employees to file lawsuits in court alleging violations of the city’s Earned Safe and Sick Time Act (ESSTA) within two years...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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State and Local Minimum Wage Increases on January 1, 2024

With the new year comes raises in minimum wages, yet again.  As reflected in the charts below, in 2024, minimum wage and, in applicable jurisdictions, tipped minimum wage will increase in 23 states and in a number of counties...more

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Navigating Employee Leave Laws: A Comparative Guide for Employers in Illinois, Chicago, and Cook County

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Executive Summary: In January 2023, the Illinois Legislature passed the Paid Leave for All Workers Act (PLAW Act). The PLAW Act specifically exempted the City of Chicago and certain municipalities in Cook County because they...more

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Chicago Paid Leave and Paid Sick Leave Ordinance Delayed to July 2024

The Chicago City Council voted on December 13, 2023, to amend the effective date of the Chicago Paid Leave and Paid Sick and Safe Leave Ordinance from December 31, 2023, to July 1, 2024....more

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Time is Running Out on Illinois Employers --- Better Have Your PAID LEAVE Policy in Place by 12-31-23!

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With the January 1, 2024, effective date of the Illinois Paid Leave for All Workers Act (IPLAWA) quickly approaching, employers need to ensure they are analyzing their existing paid leave policies to determine what changes...more

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Effective January 1, 2024, Cook County, Illinois Paid Leave Requirements Will Largely Mirror State Law

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On On December 14, 2023, the Cook County Board of Commissioners (“Board”) passed the Cook County Paid Leave Ordinance (the “Ordinance”), which converts the pre-existing Cook County Earned Sick Leave Ordinance into an...more

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Unprecedented Chicago Paid Leave and Paid Sick and Safe Leave Law Delayed to July 1, 2024

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When the Chicago City Council passed the Chicago Paid Leave and Paid Sick and Safe Leave Ordinance (the “Ordinance”) on November 9, 2023, Chicago-based employers had mere weeks to adjust their leave policies to ensure...more

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Illinois Employers Will Face Expansive New Obligations in 2024

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On August 30, 2023, the DOL announced a notice of proposed rulemaking that would increase the salary basis threshold under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) for “white collar” exemptions (executive, administrative and...more

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Chicago Employers Take Note: Draft Rules for Chicago’s Expansive Paid Leave and Paid Sick Leave Ordinance Published

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In mid-November, the City of Chicago passed the broadest, most expansive leave law in the country. As previously highlighted by Benesch, the Chicago Paid Leave and Paid Sick and Safe Leave Ordinance (the “Ordinance”) allows...more

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Workplace Law Update: 10 Essential Items on Your December To-Do List

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It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law, especially since the law always seems to evolve at a rapid pace. In order to ensure you stay on top of the latest changes and have an action plan...more

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Chicago Enacts New Paid Leave Ordinance for 2024, Taking Effect Alongside the Illinois Paid Leave for All Workers Act

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Illinois and Chicago employers should prepare for new leave laws going into effect imminently. As previously highlighted, Governor J.B. Pritzker signed the Paid Leave for All Workers Act back in March 2023, giving employers...more

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New York State and City Labor and Employment Updates

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In 2023, New York State and New York City amended several labor and employment laws about which employers should be aware to ensure that their policies and procedures remain compliant....more

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