State Employment Law Articles

By: Court Approves Attorney’s Fees for Employees Who Successfully Appealed Labor Commissioner’s Denial of Unpaid Wages Claim In Villalva v. Bombardier Mass Transit Corp. , employees Mark Villalva and Bobby Jason Yelverton initially filed a claim for unpaid wages relating to on-call pay with the Labo

Bill (S2357) went into effect July 31, 2023, and changes PEO reporting requirements in New Jersey regarding separation of employment.

Earlier this week, New York State and Public Partnerships LLC (PPL), the entity selected to become the Statewide Fiscal Intermediary (SFI) as of April 1, 2025, suffered another roadblock in their efforts to transition New York’s Consumer Directed Personal Assistant Program (CDPA Program) to a single

In light of the ongoing and devastating fires in Los Angeles County, Cal/OSHA released new guidance to ensure the safety and health of workers involved in

Minnesota is one of a dozen states that have enacted a statewide program providing compensation to employees during family and medical leaves. Minnesota’s

NJ Division of Civil Right has issued guidance clarifying that state discrimination law prohibits algorithmic discrimination. The Guidance discusses how the design, training, and deployment phases involved with AI decision-making tools can lead to discrimination under the NJ Law Against Discriminati

Now that the holiday season is over, what better way to start the new year than talking about the filing of 2024 California pay data reports? The California Civil Rights Department (CRD) recently updated its pay data filing website to show that the 2024 filing platform will open on February

Paid Leave Oregon is a wage replacement benefit program administered by the Oregon Employment Department meant to compensate employees who need to take time off work to care for and bond with a child following the child’s birth or adoption, to recover from their own or a family member’s serious

Maryland’s Family and Medical Leave Insurance (FAMLI) law will provide up to twelve weeks of paid family and medical leave, with the possibility of an additional twelve weeks of paid parental leave, through a state-run program. Contributions from employers and employees to fund the program will begi

New York WARN Act notices are getting longer (again). In her State of the State address earlier this month, Governor Kathy Hochul announced that she will direct the New York Department of Labor (NYDOL) to amend the New York Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act regulations to require tha

The last California Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) COVID-19 regulation came into effect on February 3, 2023, with provisions scheduled to sunset on February 3, 2025. There have been no further regulatory developments or new regulations adopted, so all but one of the features o

On January 21, 2025, Governor JB Pritzker signed the Dignity in Pay Act (HB793) into law. The Dignity in Pay Act mandates that subminimum wage authorizations otherwise authorized under federal law be phased out and completely eliminated in Illinois by December 31, 2029.

On January 9, 2024, New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the New Jersey Division on Civil Rights (DCR) issued a thirteen-page “ Guidance on Algorithmic Discrimination and the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination .”

On January 8, 2025, Ohio Governor Mike DeWine signed the Pay Stub Protection Act, which takes effect on April 8, 2025. This act, which the Ohio House and Senate passed unanimously, requires all Ohio employers to provide pay statements to employees containing specific information about wages and hour

By: Olympic Wages Approved by Los Angeles City Council As a present to organized labor, the Los Angeles City Council voted to approve a draft of the “ Olympic Wage Ordinance ” that, when finalized, will have a profound impact on the City’s hotel industry--an industry experiencing an unexpected spike

On January 14, 2025, the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico had the opportunity to address the “national origin” protected category under the anti-discrimination provisions of Puerto Rico Act No. 100 of June 30, 1959, as amended (“Act 100”). In Roberto Jiménez Soto v. Carolina Catering Corp. (Sky Caterers

New York Senate Bill 7676B regulates contracts for the creation and use of digital replicas. This law took effect on January 1, 2025. The law defines “digital replica” as “a digital simulation of the voice or likeness of an individual” which, to an average person, “so closely resembles” the voice

We know that many employers have been impacted by the wildfires in Los Angeles.

In 2022, the Maryland General Assembly overrode Governor Larry Hogan’s veto to enact the law that created the Family and Medical Leave Insurance (FAMLI) program . Applicable to all employers with Maryland employees and starting July 1, 2026, the program will provide most employees in Maryland with t

By: Essential Resources for Employers Navigating Southern California Wildfires At this critical time, CDF wants California employers to know that we are here to support you. To assist, we have put together a list of resources from state, federal, and other key sources to help employers navigate thes