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Minnesota - Wage & Hour
Under Minnesota’s Paid Leave Law (PLL) that goes into effect in January 2026, employers must provide covered employees up to 20 weeks of leave to care for themselves and their family members with paid leave benefits available through the Minnesota Paid Leave Program .
Labor Law - Union Organizing
It is no secret unions are targeting banks and other financial services industry employers. While the financial services industry has a low union membership and representation rate, industry employers have experienced a significant increase in union organizing efforts since the pandemic.
Minnesota - General
Minnesota’s legislature was busy providing new rules and obligations for employers. In addition to the changes in the Minnesota Human Rights Act (MHRA), Earned Sick and Safe Time (ESST), Paid Family and Medical Leave, and pay transparency laws (which we discuss in separate articles), there were more
Illinois - General
Executive Summary: On April 30, 2024, the Illinois Department of Labor (“IDOL”) finalized its Rules for the Paid Leave for All Workers Act (“PLAW Act” or “the Act”). In November, the IDOL proposed Rules for the law that we outlined in our previous “Learn your Rules” article. Since the Rules were ori
Sex Discrimination - Orientation And Identity
Employers must proceed carefully when responding to complaints around pronoun use where federal and state mandates appear to conflict. For instance, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) guidance states that misgendering can constitute a violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act when d
Minnesota - Human Rights Act
Minnesota Governor Tim Walz signed a bill significantly amending the Minnesota Human Rights Act (MHRA) on May 15, 2024. The MHRA, otherwise known as Minnesota’s anti-discrimination statute, already prohibited discrimination in employment on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, national origin,
California - Cal/OSHA
California has enacted the country’s first general industry workplace violence prevention safety law. The law takes effect on July 1, 2024, and imposes requirements on nearly all California employers, including retail employers.
HR - Manufacturing
For manufacturers in some industries, Sunday work is a necessity. For others, it is an alternative used occasionally to meet production goals. Whatever the reason for scheduling work on Sundays, manufacturers should consider the pros and cons.
Multinational Employers
Jackson Lewis is a founding member of L&E Global , a worldwide alliance of independent law firms providing advice and counsel on employment law matters. We are pleased to present you with recent international employment law updates for May 2024 compiled by L&E Global.
OSHA - General
Starting May 31, 2024, employers will have less control on who can access your workplace.
Affirmative Action - General
Government contractors responsible for preparing affirmative action plans must certify that they’re actively developing and maintaining them. The deadline for this required certification is July 1, 2024.
Maryland
Maryland is following a nationwide trend restricting non-competition agreements for medical professionals. Maryland House Bill (HB) 1388 voids all non-compete and conflict of interest provisions in employment contracts for certain veterinary practitioners and veterinary technicians beginning June 1,
HR - Drugs & Alcohol
The Department of Justice (DOJ) published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to reschedule marijuana from Schedule I to Schedule III of the federal Controlled Substances Act (CSA) in the Federal Register on May 21, 2024. If the rule is finalized, marijuana would be considered a drug with “moderate to l
Federal Gov't - DOL
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD) has published a Field Assistance Bulletin (FAB) on the application of federal labor standards to employers’ use of artificial intelligence (AI) and other automated systems in the workplace. Bulletins provide guidance to field staff on enfor
Colorado - General
Enacting what is perhaps the first comprehensive regulation of artificial intelligence (AI) at the state level in the United States, Colorado’s governor signed the Artificial Intelligence Act, Senate Bill (SB) 24-205 , on May 17, 2024.
HR - Arbitration Issues
“Shall” means “shall” in the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA), a unanimous U.S. Supreme Court held in Smith v. Spizzirri , No. 22–1218 (May 16, 2024). The Court explained the language in the FAA providing a court “shall on application of one of the parties stay the trial of the action until [the] arbit
Sexual Harassment - General
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s (EEOC) first updated enforcement guidance on workplace harassment in 25 years is broken down into the three components of a harassment claim: (1) the covered bases and causation; (2) discrimination respecting a term, condition, or privilege of employment
HR - Workplace Wellness
Wellness is important for a variety of reasons, not the least of which is that real estate agents and employees spend so much time at work. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics , in 2022, full-time employees in the United States spent an average of 8.42 hours at work each working day, an
FLSA - Overtime Exemptions
The U.S. Department of Labor's Final Rule increases the minimum salary requirements for white-collar exemptions from minimum wage and overtime pay under the Fair Labor Standards Act.
Immigration - General
The Department of State announced that the United States and Japan have established a new J-1 Exchange Program – the Japanese Specialist Program. The new program specifically facilitates the exchange of Japanese language and culture specialists to observe U.S. educational methods and to share their