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California - Wage & Hour
San Francisco Mayor Edwin M. Lee (D) has signed an Ordinance allowing employees working in the City to request flexible work arrangements to care for a child, family member with a serious health condition, or parent over age 65 without retaliation. Employers must consider employees’ requests and mus
California - Fair Employment And Housing Act
California Governor Jerry Brown (D) has signed an amendment to the California Fair Employment and Housing Act (“FEHA”), Cal. Civ. Code § 12920 et seq., to include military or veteran status as a class protected from employment discrimination.
California - Fair Employment And Housing Act
Legislation to prohibit employers from discharging, discriminating or retaliating against employees who are victims of certain offenses for taking time off from work to appear in any court proceeding in which their rights are in issue has been signed by California Governor Jerry Brown (D). Under the
California - Employee Benefits
California has adopted a new law excluding from gross income, for state personal income tax purposes, any amount received by an employee from an employer to compensate for additional federal income taxes incurred by the employee from employer-provided health benefits because of the federal governmen
California - Wage & Hour
Effective January 1, 2014, private individuals employing domestic workers in California, such as childcare providers and caregivers, must pay such employees overtime at a rate of time-and-a-half for all hours worked in excess of nine in one day or more than 45 hours in one week. The new law will exp
New Jersey - General
In an effort to decrease public and private health care costs and promote preventive health services by enabling workers to seek early and routine medical care for themselves and their family members, Jersey City, New Jersey, has enacted a City Ordinance mandating that all private employers in the c
Illinois - General
Property owners wishing to prohibit concealed firearms from being carried on their property must post officially approved signage conspicuously at the entrance of their building, premises or real property, according to a regulation published by the Illinois State Police. Owners of parcels where conc
Colorado - General
The Colorado Division of Labor is conducting more than a thousand audits on employers each year to enforce Colorado’s Employment Verification Law. The Division has conducted approximately 200 complaint-based audits, 5,400 random audits, and 650 re-audits (more than 6,000 audits total) of employers w
North Carolina - General
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California - General
A female construction worker who repeatedly complained about inadequate and unclean toilet facilities, and whose complaints were not addressed or remedied by her employer, could pursue her claim for punitive damages under the California Fair Employment and Housing Act, the California Court of Appeal
New York - General
The New York Commissioner of Labor has issued final regulations for the amendment to the state’s wage deduction statute, Labor Law § 193, that became effective November 6, 2012. The amendment, which contains a three-year expiration (November 6, 2015, unless extended), clarifies and limits prior rest
Oregon - General
Effective January 1, 2014, all employers must provide sick leave to employees who work part-time, full-time, temporarily, or just occasionally within the City of Portland, Oregon. Employers with more than five employees in any location must provide up to 40 hours of paid sick leave to employees work
New York - Human Rights Law
Legislation requiring most New York City employers to provide reasonable accommodation for an employee’s pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions will take effect on January 30, 2014. New York City joins a growing number of jurisdictions, including California and Maryland, mandating some
Minnesota - Restrictive Covenants
We have previously written about tolling provisions on this blog. In a decision from the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota, Judge Patrick J. Schiltz held that, under Minnesota law, non-compete terms do not automatically reset upon violation. The decision in U.S. Water v. Watertech of
California - General
An arbitration agreement was not procedurally unconscionable because the employer failed to attach a copy of the relevant arbitration rules to the agreement, the California Court of Appeal has ruled. Peng v. First Republic Bank, No. A135503 (Cal. Ct. App. Sept. 26, 2013). The Court also ruled that t
New York - General
The New York State Department of Health has adopted regulations to prevent influenza transmission by employees of healthcare and residential facilities and health care agencies. Covered health care facilities and agencies are required to develop and implement policies and procedures to ensure compli
New Jersey - Wage & Hour
This November, New Jersey voters will have the opportunity to vote on an increase to the state minimum wage. The ballot referendum also would authorize an amendment to the New Jersey State Constitution to link future minimum wage increases to the Consumer Price Index (CPI).
Massachusetts - Restrictive Covenants
The First Circuit Court of Appeals issued its most significant decision to date on non-solicitation provisions in restrictive covenants by upholding a preliminary injunction in Corporate Technologies, Inc. v. Harnett, No. 13-1706 (August 23, 2013). The court affirmed a decision from the District of
California - Wage & Hour
California Governor Jerry Brown on September 25, 2013, signed into law a bill that increases the state’s hourly minimum wage rate from $8.00 an hour up to $10.00 an hour by January 1, 2016. The new law (AB 10) amends Section 1182.12 of the California Labor Code and does not automatically increase th
Maryland
Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley has signed into law the Reasonable Accommodations for Disabilities Due to Pregnancy Law. The law, which becomes effective on October 1, 2013, amends the Maryland Fair Employment Practices Act and creates new burdens for employers beyond those required under federal