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Massachusetts - General
The Massachusetts legislature has expanded the reasons employees can use Massachusetts Earned Sick Time through provisions in a larger bill entitled, “An Act Promoting Access to Midwifery Care and Out-of-Hospital Birth Options.” Employees may now use Massachusetts Earned Sick Time to “address the em
Massachusetts - General
The Massachusetts Department of Family and Medical Leave (Department) just announced the 2025 weekly benefit amount and contribution rates for both employers and employees under the state’s Paid Family and Medical Leave benefit program, which is funded through a payroll tax.
California - Cal/OSHA
Last fall, California enacted Senate Bill 525 , which substantially raises the base minimum wage for health care workers over time to $25 per hour. The first incremental increase above the general state minimum wage was scheduled to occur on June 1, 2024. However, there were several delays and amend
Pennsylvania - General
On September 24, 2024, the Pittsburgh City Council passed a new ordinance prohibiting discrimination against an individual’s status as a medical marijuana patient. Mayor Ed Gainey signed the ordinance the same day, making it effective immediately.
Maryland
Maryland’s Occupational Safety and Health (MOSH) Division of Labor and Industry recently announced its publication of the Heat Illness Prevention Standard as a final regulation in the September 20, 2024, edition of the Maryland Register. Effective September 30, 2024, the final regulation—which creat
Maryland
The Prince George’s, Maryland County Council recently enacted Bill CB-019-2024, amending the county's Fair Criminal Record Screening Standards. Effective September 16, 2024, the ordinance—renamed “Access to Employment for Returning Citizens”—significantly restricts employers' ability to conduct crim
California - General
California law provides robust protections for employees’ political activity, including anti-discrimination and retaliation protections. California law also provides employees broad protections for lawful off-duty conduct. California employers are required to provide employees with time off to vote
California - Wage & Hour
Paid sick leave will be available when a family member is a victim of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, or other crimes. Paid sick leave will be available for “preventive care” of agricultural employees who work outdoors when there is a smoke, heat, or flooding emergency. Unpaid leave pro
California - Wage & Hour
Employers will no longer be able to require employees to use up to two weeks of vacation before they receive paid family leave insurance benefits. Employees will have access sooner to paid family leave insurance benefits. Changes can have a knock-on effect concerning substitution of paid leave under
California - Wage & Hour
Starting in January 2025, California’s Fair Employment & Housing Act (FEHA) will prohibit employers from including a statement in a job advertisement, posting, application, or other material that an applicant must have a driver’s license unless the employer “reasonably” anticipates driving to be an
New Jersey - Wage & Hour
New Jersey is the latest state to advance pay transparency requirements. On September 26, 2024, the New Jersey state legislature passed Senate Bill 2310, which if signed and enacted by Governor Murphy (as is expected), would mandate that certain New Jersey employers disclose wage or salary ranges an
Multinational Employers
2024 has been a fruitful year in the UK for whistleblowing law so far, with three key cases employers should be aware of: Can an external job applicant qualify as a whistleblower? One of the very first questions to ask when presented with a whistleblowing claim in the UK is
Federal Gov't - DOJ
Over the past few months, the Immigrant and Employee Rights Section (IER) of the Department of Justice has entered into several settlements from which employers can learn some valuable lessons so that these discriminatory practices are not followed. In a recent settlement, a transportation and parki
Multinational Employers
This article was originally posted in International Employment Lawyer .
Multinational Employers
What is it? The Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada (TRC) was established in 2008 to document the history and legacy of residential schools, which were operated between the late 1800s and the late 1990s by the federal government and Christian churches as part of a federal policy to assimil
Federal Gov't - DOL
On September 24, 2024, the U.S.
Maryland
On August 26, 2024, the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland decided in Teamsters Local Union No. 355 v. Total Distribution Services, Inc., that the Maryland Economic Stabilization Act (“Maryland WARN Act” or “Act”) does not provide individuals with the right to file suit in their person
Federal Gov't - General
To support personnel transitioning from the military to the civilian workforce, the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) in 2011 instituted the SkillBridge internship program , which provides service members with valuable civilian work experience through unpaid internships during their last 180 days of
HR - General
Balancing Risk and Opportunity in AI Decision-Making As the adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) spreads across corporate America, the risks are growing in kind. The question on every business leader’s mind, then, is how to seize the opportunities created by AI – without exposing their organizat
HR - General
Survey also reveals significant misalignment among top executives, posing challenges for effective AI risk management Littler, the world’s largest employment and labor law practice representing management, has released its 2024 AI C-Suite Survey Report , completed by more than 330 C-suite executives