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Nebraska
Efforts to legalize marijuana failed in three states and succeeded in one state on November 5, 2024.
Labor Law - Union Organizing
On November 8, 2024, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) ruled that telling employees unionization could impact their relationship with their employer may violate the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA), overturning forty-year-old Board precedent that had held such statements did not violate t
Massachusetts - Wage & Hour
Effective November 21, 2024, Massachusetts employers covered by the Massachusetts Earned Sick Time law must now provide expanded benefits under the Law to address various types of reproductive losses. Employers will want to be aware of the coverage requirements to respond accordingly to employee req
HR - General
On November 5, 2024, seven states approved ballot measures to reaffirm the right to abortion, and three states rejected ballot measures to legalize abortion. These ballot results could have a significant impact on employers and industries with a large proportion of female employees of childbearing a
Federal Gov't - General
The Beltway Buzz is a weekly update summarizing labor and employment news from inside the Beltway and clarifying how what's happening in Washington, D.C., could impact your business.
FLSA - Overtime Exemptions
A federal judge in Texas seemed skeptical that the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) did not overreach with its latest rule that raised the minimum salary thresholds to the Fair Labor Standards Act’s (FLSA) white-collar overtime exemptions during arguments in a challenge by the state of Texas and sever
Missouri - Wage & Hour
Missouri voters have approved a state ballot measure that will increase the state minimum wage starting in 2025 and provide employees in the state with paid sick and safe leave, becoming one of the latest to join the growing list of states with some form of earned paid sick time.
HR - General
As the nation concludes the 2024 elections, employers may want to keep an eye on the outcomes of several key state ballot measures that will have significant implications for wage policies, employee benefits, and compliance requirements.
HR - Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Last month, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) published updated guidance detailing the principles and practices employers can implement to maximize the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in the workplace while safeguarding employee rights.
New York - Human Rights Law
On November 6, 2024, New Yorkers across the state voted “yes” on the Equal Rights Amendment, commonly known as Proposition 1 . The newly passed Equal Rights Amendment expands New Yorkers’ constitutional civil rights and codifies protections against discrimination in the state constitution.
Immigration - Visas
A bipartisan group of forty United States senators is requesting that the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) and U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) release additional H-2B visa slots for fiscal year (FY) 2025. Their statement highlights the critical role of H-2B workers in supporting local econo
OSHA - General
In May 2023, in the wake of a ruling by the Supreme Court of the United States that U.S. district courts have jurisdiction to consider structural constitutional claims against administrative agencies, we predicted that the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) adjudication procedure
Colorado - General
Although cannabis remains illegal under federal law, that has not prevented the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) from enforcing the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSH Act) against cannabis-related businesses. Indeed, on July 18, 2024, OSHA’s Englewood and Denver area offices
Oregon - General
On March 27, 2024, Oregon Governor Tina Kotek signed into law House Bill (HB) 4127 , which will impose notice and recordkeeping requirements on covered employers of certain warehouse workers when using quotas to measure worker productivity. The law becomes effective January 1, 2025.
New York - General
New York City employees may soon be entitled to take sick leave to care for their pets if a newly introduced bill is passed by the city council.
Colorado - General
Just over one year after the Colorado Privacy Act Rules took effect, the Colorado Attorney General’s Office filed a set of proposed draft amendments that, if implemented, would significantly modify the Rules to reflect recent changes to the CPA. Earlier this year, Governor Jared Polis signed House B
HR - Background Checks
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) recently issued guidance that takes an aggressive position regarding the scope of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) as covering certain employee monitoring and assessment tools used for hiring and to gauge employee productivity. This development aff
Louisiana - Restrictive Covenants
Louisiana noncompete agreements must comply with a statute—La. R.S. 23:921—to be enforceable. Does this statute also apply to employee nonsolicitation—or “anti-poaching”—agreements? A Louisiana appellate court recently held it does not, but such agreements must nevertheless be reasonable in scope an
Sex Discrimination - Pregnancy
Just months after issuing its final rule implementing the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA), the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has initiated multiple actions against employers for allegedly violating the PWFA.
ADA - Reasonable Accommodation
On October 17, 2024, the U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas entered summary judgment in favor of the Unified Government of Wyandotte County/Kansas City, Kansas, as representative of the Kansas City Board of Public Utilities (BPU) and against a former employee, Jill Ann Rogers, on her cla