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Legislative Update: Legislature Hikes the Ball For Signing Kickoff

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Seyfarth Synopsis: The Legislature concluded its 2023-24 session in the wee hours of its August 31, 2024, deadline to pass bills. Now it’s up to Governor Newsom to call the plays as to what employment bills he will sign into...more

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California Legislation Requires More Transparency from Employers Utilizing Child Labor

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Earlier this week, California passed bill AB 3234 with ease in both the State Assembly (77-0) and the Senate (36-0). Governor Gavin Newsom is expected to sign the bill....more

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Delay In California’s Minimum Wage Increase for Health Care Workers

As we previously reported here, nearly all health care facilities in California will soon be required to increase the minimum wage paid to health care workers, ranging anywhere from $18 per hour up to $23 per hour depending...more

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Update: Governor Healey Signs Massachusetts Pay Transparency Bill into Law - July 31, 2024

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After an extended legislative process, pay transparency requirements are coming for Massachusetts employers. On July 24, 2024, the Massachusetts House and Senate passed a bill requiring employers with over 25 or more...more

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Arizona’s Minimum Wage: Contrasting Ballot Measures Could Impact State Pay Rates

Two conflicting ballot measures have been proposed to change the minimum wage in Arizona. One applies only to tipped workers....more

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Paging Healthcare Workers! California Legislature Passes Bill Raising Minimum Wages (UPDATED)

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Update: On May 31, 2024, Governor Newsom passed S.B. 828, which delays implementation of S.B. 525, the health care minimum wage law signed by Governor Newsom on October 13, 2023. S.B. 828 delays all of the minimum wage...more

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Connecticut Expands Paid Sick Law to Establish Entitlements for Most Employees by 2027

On May 6, 2024, the Connecticut General Assembly expanded its 2012 landmark legislation that required private-sector employers with fifty or more employees to provide paid sick time to all “service workers.” The bill, which...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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Workplace Law Update: 10 Essential Items on Your April 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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Oregon Lawmakers Pass Bill to Reduce Redundancies in Family Leave Laws

Governor Tina Kotek is expected to sign the bill into law a bill that would eliminate most qualifying reasons for an employee’s protected leave under the Oregon Family Leave Act (OFLA) that are now covered under the state’s...more

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New Pay Transparency and Reporting Obligations on the Horizon for Massachusetts Employers

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Seyfarth Synopsis: After passing the Massachusetts House and Senate with overwhelming support, the Governor is expected to sign a bill requiring employers with over 25 employees in Massachusetts to disclose salary range...more

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The Legislative and Ballot Initiative Landscape in Massachusetts

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The Massachusetts legislature has introduced a series of employment- and labor-related bills that, if enacted, will require employers across the Commonwealth to establish, revisit or revise policies and practices. In...more

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Legal Update: If Pain, Yes Gain – Part 111: California State Legislature Passes Amendments to Statewide Paid Sick Leave Law

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In what promises to be a tectonic shift in California’s paid sick leave landscape, on September 13, 2023 the California legislature passed S.B. 616, which is expected to expand the State’s existing paid sick leave mandate,...more

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CA Bill Passed To Raise Minimum Wages for Health Care Workers

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An amended version of SB 525 was passed in the California Legislature on September 14, 2023, which would raise minimum wages for health care workers across the state, starting June 1, 2024.  SB 525 is now awaiting signature...more

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Legislature Passes Amendments to Statewide Paid Sick Leave Law

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Seyfarth Synopsis: On September 13, 2023, the California legislature passed S.B. 616, which is expected to significantly expand the State’s existing paid sick leave mandate by increasing the annual amount of paid sick leave...more

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Avalanche Alert: Top 10 California Employment Bills To Watch as Legislative Session Wraps Up

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California employers will want to sit down, grab a cup of coffee, and prepare themselves for the avalanche on new employment laws that may soon be coming their way. The state Legislature just completed its work for 2023 in a...more

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New York Legislature to Increase Executive, Administrative, and Professional Compensation Threshold, Expanding Certain Wage...

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New York’s threshold for a white-collar worker exemption is slated to be increased under legislation passed by the New York legislature last week.  This requirement does not directly relate to New York’s salary threshold for...more

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Hawaii Legislature Passes Pay Transparency, Pay Discrimination Bill

On May 4, 2023, Hawaii lawmakers sent a bill to the governor that would require employers to disclose hourly pay rates or salaries in job listings and expand pay discrimination protections—which could make the Aloha State the...more

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SB 616 Would Expand California’s Paid Sick Leave Mandate

A bill pending in the California Senate, Senate Bill (SB) No. 616, proposes to expand the number of paid sick days that California employers must offer to employees. Under current law, eligible California employees are...more

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California Considering Expanding Paid Sick Leave to Seven Paid Days

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Earlier this week, the California Senate Labor, Public Employment, and Retirement Committee approved SB 616. This bill now moves on for consideration by the Senate appropriations committee. SB 616, sponsored by California...more

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Illinois Employers are Now Required to Provide Employees with Paid Leave for Any Reason

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Illinois Governor is expected to sign the “Paid Leave for All Workers Act” (SB-208), a statewide law that requires most Illinois employers to provide employees with 40 hours of paid leave per year that an employee may use for...more

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Illinois Employers Need to Prepare for Mandated Paid Leave Beginning in 2024

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The Illinois Paid Leave For All Workers Act (“PLFAW”) has been passed by the legislature and is headed to Governor Pritzker for signature. Effective January 1, 2024, the PLFAW will require nearly all Illinois employers to...more

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Illinois' New Paid Leave For (Many, But Not Quite) All Workers

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On January 10, 2023, the Illinois Legislature passed the “Paid Leave for All Workers Act,” (PLAW Act) effectively guaranteeing that as of January 1, 2024, with a few exceptions, “an employee who works in Illinois” will be...more

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Paid Family and Medical Leave Escalation Expected in 2023

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As the calendar turns to 2023, employers in several states are currently navigating or preparing to navigate laws mandating the provision of paid family and medical leave (“PFML”), i.e., partially paid, job-protected leave,...more

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Proposed New Jersey Legislation Seeks to Improve Working Conditions for Temporary Workers

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The New Jersey Legislature is now considering a revised bill from Governor Murphy, which would, among other things, require businesses to pay temporary workers no less than the average rate of pay and require them to offer no...more

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