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New Jersey - General
Governor Philip D. Murphy recently signed Assembly Bill 4682 / Senate Bill 2389, establishing various employment protections for specific “service employees” during changes of ownership. This bill goes into effect on October 22, 2023—90 days from signing.
Maine
On September 14, 2023, Maine Governor Janet Mills declared a state of emergency due to Hurricane Lee’s anticipated landfall on the Pine Tree state. Although this declaration is a seemingly routine measure to ramp up natural disaster response preparedness, it has triggered a costly hazard pay measure
OSHA - General
OSHA recently released potential heat illness control measures for consideration in crafting a national heat injury and illness rule. OSHA is holding a series of videoconferences, open to the public, with Small Entity Representatives to discuss these options. These steps indicate OSHA is moving
Labor Law - Protected Concerted Activity
Last May, NLRB General Counsel (GC) Jennifer A. Abruzzo released Memorandum 23-08 claiming employers that require non-compete agreements violate the National Labor Relations Act.
Labor Law - General
In two recent decisions the National Labor Relations Board overruled precedent that had allowed unionized employers to lawfully change terms and condition of employment if the changes were consistent with past practice or an expired management rights clause.
California - General
Bill pending in the California legislature would implement the following if signed into law:
Labor Law - General
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit recently affirmed an employer’s duty to comply with the attestations made under the Labor Condition Application (LCA) to pay its foreign national employee during the period of authorized employment. The case, Persian Broadcast Service Global , Inc. v.
Labor Law - Protected Concerted Activity
On August 31, 2023, the National Labor Relations Board issued its 3-1 decision in American Federation for Children, Inc. 372 NLRB No. 137, overturning Amnesty International , 368 NLRB No. 112 (2019), and dramatically expanding the definition of what constitutes “protected concerted activity” under S
Affirmative Action - OFCCP
On August 24, 2023, the Office of Management and Budget approved a request from the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) to revise the “Itemized Listing” that OFCCP uses to collect information from federal contractors that are selected for supply or servi
HR - General
How do I identify the state employment laws that apply to our remote workers? Even with the waning of the COVID-19 pandemic, many employees are still working from home, in states quite distant from headquarters. As we settle into this new reality, employers must grapple with a fundamental
Immigration - Visas
This podcast episode is dedicated to unraveling the complexities of filing an H-1B petition and remaining compliant following an approval. The H-1B visa program is known for its competitiveness, intricate regulations, and fact-specific nature. Whether you're an employer looking to hire and maintain
California - General
A new state law (SB 699) extends the reach of California’s restriction on non-competes to contracts signed out of state. SB 699 creates a private right of action for employees whose agreements include restrictive covenants and provides for attorney fees for any current, former, or even prospective e
HR - General
Dear Littler , Our company is expanding and we are concerned about compliance with all of the various state leave laws. We think we’re on top of most of them, but we understand that some states have laws requiring leave for school activities. Are they paid or unpaid? What do
Puerto Rico
The governor of Puerto Rico recently signed into law amendments to Act No. 54 of August 15, 1989, “Act for the Prevention and Intervention with Domestic Violence.” The amendments include “economic violence” as a form of domestic violence, and provide additional remedies for addressing this specific
Immigration - General
A lawsuit filed on August 10, 2023 against the U.S. Department of Homeland Security alleges that the agency violated the Administrative Procedure Act (APA), 5 U.S.C. § 702, by exceeding its authority and determining that a group of visa applicants were “inadmissible” without reviewing a full record
HR - General
The post-pandemic labor market remains tight, although there are signs of its loosening. For much of the past year, there were approximately two job openings per unemployed individual, but in July that ratio fell to 1.5 job openings. This labor supply and demand gap has, in some industries, helped
Title VII - EEO-1
The EEOC has announced that the long-delayed 2022 EEO-1 reporting period will finally open on October 31, 2023. The deadline for filing will be December 5, 2023.
Texas
The legal battle continues between large cities and the State of Texas over state attempts to nullify local enactments on employment and other matters that exceed or conflict with state law. The Texas Regulatory Consistency Act (or HB 2127), known by critics as the Death Star Bill, was scheduled
HR - General
This Littler Lightbulb highlights some of the more significant employment law developments in the federal courts of appeal in the last month.
Puerto Rico
On August 30, 2023, the United States Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division, released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to update and revise the regulations under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act regarding exemptions from minimum wage and overtime pay requirements for executive, admin