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California - Wage & Hour
San Francisco’s Health Care Security Ordinance has been amended to require more of certain employers with workers in the City and County of San Francisco. The amendments will take effect January 1, 2012.
Illinois - Restrictive Covenants
On December 1, 2011, the Supreme Court of Illinois issued its opinion in Reliable Fire Equipment Company v. Arrendondo, Case No. 2011 IL 111871, addressing and clarifying several issues relating to the enforceability of noncompetition agreements in Illinois and setting forth a standard that may resu
California - Fair Employment And Housing Act
Minor inconsistencies in witness testimony need not render a plaintiff-employee’s account of sexual harassment so “inherently improbable†as to require reversal of the jury’s verdict, the California Court of Appeal has held. The Court thus affirmed judgment in favor of the employee in a sexu
Connecticut - General
The Connecticut Department of Labor has issued guidance on the new Connecticut Paid Sick Leave Law. The law goes into effect on January 1, 2012. The guidance is available from the Department’s website, at http://www.ctdol.state.ct.us/wgwkstnd/SickLeaveGuidance.pdf. (See our article, What Employers
Nevada - General
Nevada’s new cell phone law (SB 140) prohibits a person from manually typing or entering text into a cell phone or similar device, and from sending or reading data using a cell phone or other device, while operating a motor vehicle. The law also prohibits the use of cell phones for voice communica
Washington State - General
A labor arbitrator’s award reinstating an employee who was terminated for hanging a noose in his workplace violated Washington’s public policy against discrimination where the arbitrator’s lesser discipline (only a 20-day suspension) prevented the employer from effectively discharging its stat
New Jersey - General
The New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development (“NJDOLâ€) has placed new burdens on employers. A newly issued notice entitled, “Employer Obligation to Maintain and Report Records,†requires employers to (1) post this notice immediately in the workplace; (2) provide each employee
Massachusetts - Restrictive Covenants
The federal appeals court in Boston has underscored the importance of carefully examining and understanding restrictive covenants, such as non-competes and non-solicitation agreements, that may be acquired in a business purchase. The Court found a one-year non-compete clause in a restrictive covenan
New Jersey - General
New Jersey recognizes the right of a worker to prepare to compete with his or her employer even while in the employer’s employ, provided the preparation does not involve taking the employer’s confidential and proprietary information and property. However, New Jersey also recognizes that the work
Pennsylvania - General
Certain Philadelphia employers will be required to provide full-time employees with paid sick leave beginning July 1, 2012. The City Council voted 15-2 in support of the measure and Mayor Michael Nutter did not veto it. The new Ordinance, an amendment to Chapter 17-1300 of the Philadelphia Code, is
Oklahoma
Oklahoma has substantially revised its Standards For Workplace Drug and Alcohol Testing Act, Okla. Stat. Ann. §§ 551 – 563, effective November 1, 2011. The law has been simplified and eliminates a number of requirements previously imposed on employers.
New Jersey - Restrictive Covenants
A new civil action for the misappropriation of trade secrets, with remedies for the aggrieved holder of a trade secret, would be created under legislation passed by the New Jersey General Assembly and the New Jersey Senate. The New Jersey Trade Secrets Act (A-921) must be signed by Governor Chris Ch
Wisconsin - General
A bill has been introduced in the Wisconsin Assembly that would add “credit history†to the list of classes protected from discrimination under the Wisconsin Fair Employment Act. Assembly Bill 350 was introduced on October 31, 2011. This development follows the introduction of a bill addressing
California - General
On January 1, 2012, retailers must be in compliance with the California Transparency in Supply Chains Act of 2010. Compliance with the Act is relatively simple: retailers are not required to take any affirmative action to ensure that products in their distribution channel do not emanate from compani
California - Fair Employment And Housing Act
The California Court of Appeal has held that judgment for an employer is proper under California law where the plaintiff failed to present sufficient evidence that she was subjected to severe or pervasive workplace harassment based on her gender. Brennan v. Townsend & O'Leary Enterprises, Inc., No.
Wisconsin - General
A bill has been introduced in the Wisconsin Assembly that would repeal the right of successful complainants to receive an award of compensatory and punitive damages in circuit court under the Wisconsin Fair Employment Act. Assembly Bill 289 was introduced on September 29, 2011.
Connecticut - General
New and revised employment laws from the Connecticut legislature’s latest session will affect all employers in the state. Here are some highlights...:
California - General
Effective January 1, 2012, California will impose significant restrictions on an employer’s ability to obtain a credit report for employment purposes.
Georgia - General
Georgia’s garnishment law places unique responsibilities on employers. They must serve and file an answer to the summons of garnishment at 30-day intervals throughout the life of a continuing garnishment, in addition to withholding and remitting a portion of the employee’s disposable earnings. F
Washington State - General
The Washington Supreme Court has reaffirmed that employee tort claims alleging wrongful discharge in violation of public policy may be brought only in limited circumstances, where the public policy at issue is not adequately promoted through alternative mechanisms, such as statutory remedies or crim