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California - General
Does the new California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) apply to employers? Yes, the California Consumer Privacy Act will apply in full to human resources data. This means the individually identifiable information of your applicants, employees, independent contractors, dependents, and other HR data of Cal
Massachusetts - General
On July 26, 2022, Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker signed into law the Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair (“CROWN”) Act that bans discrimination based upon natural and protective hairstyles in workplaces, school districts and certain school-related organizations. Specifically,
Colorado - General
Colorado has again modified the state’s wage theft laws with the enactment of Senate Bill 22-161. Among other things, the wide-ranging amendments increase penalties for employers that do not timely pay wages, allow employees to demand wages on behalf of a class of similarly situated employees, permi
FLSA - General
Since the Eleventh Circuit decided Lynn’s Food Stores, Inc. v. United States , 679 F.2d 1350 (11th Cir. 1982), the prevailing view has been that parties to individual lawsuits under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) must seek judicial approval (or approval from the Department of Labor) to settle a
California - General
Over the past few years, cities and counties have gotten to the business of regulating the workplace, an area previously reserved to federal and state governments. Many local jurisdictions have focused particular attention on the hospitality industry, which often is one of the primary drivers of a l
Connecticut - General
As we have previously written here and here , Connecticut enacted the Paid Family and Medical Leave Act in 2019, which entitles eligible Connecticut employees to paid family leave. The Paid Family and Medical Leave Act (CT PFMLA) amended the previously existing Connecticut Family and Med
D.C. - General
On Friday, July 8, 2022, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit issued its decision in United Mine Workers of America 1974 Pension Plan v. Energy West Mining Company , joining the Sixth Circuit in holding that the assumptions used by a multiemployer defined benefit pension plan in
New York - Human Rights Law
Earlier this year, Governor Kathy Hochul signed into law S.812B/A.2035B , which amended the New York State Human Rights Law, N.Y. Exec. Law § 296, to require the establishment of a state-wide, toll-free, confidential hotline for complaints of workplace sexual harassment. On July 19, 2022, Governor H
Michigan
On July 19, 2022, a state judge in Michigan’s Court of Claims held that the state legislature violated the Michigan Constitution in 2018 when, during a lame-duck session, it overhauled revisions to Michigan’s minimum wage and tip law and newly created paid sick and
Puerto Rico
Last month, Puerto Rico’s governor approved Act 41-2022, which includes a series of amendments to Puerto Rico’s Act 4-2017, better known as the Labor Transformation and Flexibility Act (LTFA), and other employment legislation. Act 41-2022 includes various provisions, including those providing specia
Puerto Rico
On June 20, 2022, Puerto Rico’s governor approved Act 41-2022, which includes a series of amendments to Puerto Rico’s Act 4-2017, better known as the Labor Transformation and Flexibility Act (LTFA), and other employment legislation. One of the impacted statutes is Act 180-1998, Puerto Rico’s Vacatio
Puerto Rico
Browse through brief employment and labor law updates from around the globe. Contact a Littler attorney for more information or view our global locations . View all Q2 2022 Global Guide Quarterly updates Download full Q2 2022 Global Guide Quarterly
HR - Viruses
On July 12, 2022, the U.S.
Oregon - General
On July 8, 2022, in Gist v. ZoAn Management, Inc ., the Oregon Supreme Court affirmed the decisions of the trial court and court of appeals granting the defendants’ motion to compel arbitration. The court concluded that because nothing in the arbitration agreement prohibited the plaintiff from being
Labor Law - Union Organizing
On July 6, 2022, the National Labor Relations Board published its decision in Southwest Regional Council of Carpenters , 371 NLRB No. 112, adopting the administrative law judge’s (ALJ) decision that a carpenters’ union did not unlawfully lay off two employees who raised concerns about safe working c
FMLA - Coverage
In the aftermath of the Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision , the FMLA questions are coming fast and furious: Can an employee take FMLA leave to obtain and recover from an abortion? What if the abortion is elective? And now that abortion will be illegal in at least some states, is travel
Rhode Island
On June 28, 2022, Rhode Island Governor Daniel McKee signed new “tip protection” legislation . The statute prohibits employers of tipped employees from retaining employee tips, creates new requirements for tip pools, and sets requirements for deductions from tips for credit card processing. Existing
Sex Discrimination - Title IX
In celebration of the 50th anniversary of Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (Title IX), on June 23, 2022, the U.S.
HR - Workplace Investigations
Investigating employee complaints has become even more challenging after several years of enduring the COVID-19 pandemic. While your time may be spread thinner across an increasing number of investigations, there may be fewer investigators to review these concerns, and your employee population, witn
Colorado - General
On June 24, 2022, Colorado’s Department of Labor and Employment (CDLE) published a revised version of its Interpretive Notice & Formal Opinion (INFO) #6B regarding the Healthy Families and Workplaces Act (HFWA), the state’s paid sick leave law that first took effect in 2020.1 Notably, the updated IN