State Employment Law Articles

By: PAGA Update: Key Lessons for Defending and Settling PAGA Cases By: PAGA Update: Key Lessons for Defending and Settling PAGA Cases Two recent Private Attorney General Act (PAGA) cases underscore the importance of effectively using procedural motions in defending such cases. 1. Rodriguez v. Packer

Los Angeles County, California has enacted a predictive scheduling ordinance, which will take effect on July 1, 2025. Covered employers must provide workers with a written, good-faith estimate of their work schedule before hiring and within 10 days of a request; the right of first refusal to additio

The Georgia Court of Appeals limited the application of the Rycroft defense, ruling an employer may waive the right to deny Workers’ Compensation benefits for a subsequent injury once they continue to employ a worker after learning of a prior undisclosed injury

With a February 21 deadline to introduce new California legislation, the folks at the Capitol recently unveiled several employment-related bills. Although some of them may not make it to the Governor’s desk, they provide a

State legislators have introduced bills in the South Carolina House of Representatives and South Carolina Senate to amend Title 1, Chapter 1 of the South Carolina Code by adding sections addressing diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) for state offices or departments, including all political subdi

New York lawmakers recently passed a wide-ranging health information privacy bill that would require entities to obtain consent to collect, use, or sell an individual’s health information except for designated purposes. Notably, the bill broadly defines both regulated entities and regulated health i

As employers deal with all the changes at the federal level, they should also be mindful of potential changes at the state level, specifically in California. As we see companies evaluating the type of data they are collecting from their employees in light of the many executive orders issued by

On March 7, 2025, Virginia’s General Assembly passed House Bill (HB) 1919 , requiring by January 1, 2027, any Virginia employer of one hundred or more employees to develop, implement, and maintain a workplace violence policy. The bill is currently awaiting Governor Glenn Youngkin’s signature.

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If two bills recently introduced in the New York State Legislature become law, employers across the state could face new restrictions on including certain common provisions in their employment-related agreements.

A California court of appeal recently upheld a trial court’s ruling that rejected a sanitation company’s effort to compel arbitration of individual claims under California’s Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA), where the plaintiff disclaimed all individual relief.

In this episode, Jen discusses the new California law related to time off for crime victims and another mandatory paid sick leave expansion.

On February 3, 2025, the Nevada state legislature kicked off its latest legislative session, and state lawmakers are poised to consider several bills that could impact employers and employees, from last day pay provisions to paid leave and work restrictions for minors. Here is a recap from the first

The media companies Paramount Global and CBS Interactive, Inc., are facing a class-action lawsuit in federal court over recent layoffs, which allegedly occurred without the proper warning. The outcome of the case may shed light on when remote workers who live out of state can have standing to sue un

On February 21, 2025, Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed Senate Bill 8 , amending the Improved Workforce Opportunity Wage Act (IWOWA)—Michigan’s minimum wage law—which was set to be reinstated effective the same day. The amendments became effective upon signing. Governor Whitmer also signed House Bill

On February 28, 2025, Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds signed legislation making the state the first to remove antidiscrimination protections for gender identity from its civil rights code.

On March 3, 2025, a federal judge in Maryland refused to halt a preliminary injunction blocking key parts of two of President Donald Trump’s executive orders (EO) seeking to eliminate “illegal” diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs and initiatives in the federal government and in federal c

In July 2024, California implemented a workplace violence prevention rule that applies to most workplaces. This new law imposes a myriad of requirements on employers. As discussed in a previous blog post, these requirements include

Certain states have considered enacting legislation facilitating the creation of portable benefit accounts for independent contractors, including gig economy workers. These accounts attach to the individual worker rather than a specific employer, allowing them to pay for various expenses such as hea

A Florida state court recently held that an employer violated the Florida Civil Rights Act by failing to accommodate an employee’s off-duty, off-site medical marijuana use to treat his disabilities. The court granted summary judgment in favor of the former employee, whom the employer had placed on u