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New Jersey - General
Effective October 1, 2013, New Jersey employers will be required to provide up to 20 days of unpaid leave during any 12-month period for an eligible employee who is the victim of domestic violence or sexual assault or whose child, parent, spouse, domestic partner or civil union partner was the victi
Oregon - General
Effective January 1, 2014, Oregon’s domestic violence leave law (Or. Rev. Stat. § 659A.270) will apply to all employees who are victims of domestic violence, harassment, sexual assault or stalking, regardless of the number of hours worked per week or length of time worked for the employer. Previousl
Minnesota - General
Minnesota employers that offer employees sick leave benefits have long been required to allow their employees to use such benefits to care for not only themselves, but also for their sick or injured children.
California - Fair Employment And Housing Act
The deadline for training under AB 1825, the California law designed to instruct supervisory employees and managers in the prevention of sexual harassment at the worksite, is December 31, 2013.
Connecticut - Wage & Hour
Governor Dannel P. Malloy has signed legislation to increase Connecticut’s hourly minimum wage over two years by $.75 to $9.00 by January 1, 2015.
Nevada - General
Nevada has become the latest state to enact legislation restricting an employer’s access to employee and prospective employee personal social media accounts. The new law (Assembly Bill No. 181) prohibits Nevada employers from conditioning employment on disclosure of an applicant’s or employee’s pers
Washington State - General
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Maryland
Effective October 1, 2013, Maryland employers must provide employees with one day of unpaid leave to be used on the day the employee’s “immediate family member” is leaving for or returning from active military duty outside the United States as a member of the armed forces. “Immediate family member”
Illinois - General
Illinois has become the final state to authorize the carrying of concealed firearms by properly licensed private persons. The Illinois Legislature overrode Governor Pat Quinn’s amendatory veto of the state Firearm Concealed Carry Act on July 9, 2013. Although the Act became effective immediately, th
California - Wage & Hour
Security guards who worked 24-hour weekend shifts were not entitled to compensation for eight hours of sleep time, the California Court of Appeal has ruled. Mendiola v. CPS Security Solutions, Inc., No. B240519 (Cal. Ct. App. July 3, 2013). Reversing a preliminary injunction ordering the employer to
Louisiana - General
Under new law signed by Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal, employers are prohibited from discharging, disciplining, or otherwise discriminating against veterans for taking time off from work to attend medical appointments necessary to obtain veteran’s benefits. The new law takes effect on August 1, 20
California - Class Actions
A recent case from a California state appeals court reinforces the importance of having counsel review and revise arbitration agreements early and often. In Avery v. Integrated Healthcare Holdiings, the state appellate court affirmed a lower court’s refusal to compel arbitration in an overtime class
Minnesota - Human Rights Act
Minnesota’s Supreme Court and its Court of Appeals have long followed federal cases in interpreting state civil rights laws analogous to Title VII of the Civil Rights Act (the federal anti-discrimination law), such as the Minnesota Human Rights Act and Minnesota’s Whistleblower Act. Thus, in retalia
New York - Human Rights Law
The New York City Council has voted to require employers to provide their workers with sick days, overriding Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s veto. The legislation requires New York City private-sector employers, outside of the manufacturing industry, to provide paid (or unpaid, for certain employers) sick
Iowa
Settling a hotly debated issue, a unanimous Iowa Supreme Court has ruled that plaintiffs bringing claims under the Iowa Civil Rights Act (“ICRA”) may not recover punitive damages. Ackelson v. Manley Toy Direct, LLC, et al. and Drake, et al. v. Manley Toy Direct, LLC, et al., No. 12-0442 (Iowa June 2
New Jersey - Restrictive Covenants
A New Jersey federal court recently granted a defendant-company’s motion to compel arbitration pursuant to a non-compete agreement between the plaintiff-company and two former employees who had discontinued employment with the plaintiff and went to work for the defendant. The case is Precision Fundi
Connecticut - General
The Connecticut Personnel Files Act gives employees in the state the right to inspect their personnel files. Governor Dannel Malloy has signed into law significant amendments to the Act that become effective October 1, 2013. Senate Bill 910 creates a distinction between current and former employees
Pennsylvania - General
Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter has signed into law an ordinance that significantly enhances the rights and protections afforded the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community and makes Philadelphia the first city in the United States to provide tax incentives for businesses to offer LGBT-in
Delaware
Delaware Governor Jack Markell has signed the Gender Identity Nondiscrimination Act, making Delaware the 17th state to enact law prohibiting gender identity discrimination. The Act adds gender identity to the list of protected classes under Delaware law prohibiting discrimination and hate crimes. Ef
Minnesota - General
The Minnesota Legislature and Governor Mark Dayton have enacted amendments to the Minnesota Whistleblower Act that likely will widen the door to whistleblower claims against Minnesota employers. The Act (Minn. Stat. §181.932) prohibits employers, regardless of size, from taking adverse action agains