State Employment Law Articles

Employers that rely on non-compete agreements to protect their trade secrets and other legitimate business interests got some welcome news on August 20.

Illinois has enacted the Child Labor Law of 2024, which enhances restrictions on the employment of minors in the state, and creates new employer obligations. The new law includes civil and criminal penalties for violations.

Beginning on January 1, 2025, California’s minimum wage will increase from $16.00/hour to $16.50/hour. The increase applies to all employers of any size. Earlier this month, the Director of the CA Department of Finance determined and certified that this increase correlates to an increase in the Cons

On August 15, 2024, the California Supreme Court issued a momentous unanimous decision in Stone v. Alameda Health System (“Stone”), concluding that public employers are exempt from various Labor Code provisions and PAGA penalties. Stone’s Procedural History The former employee-plaintiffs in Stone wo

On August 14, 2024, the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida in Properties of the Villages, Inc. v. Federal Trade Commission entered a limited injunction prohibiting the FTC from enforcing the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) non-compete rule against the named plaintiff, the Proper

The California Supreme Court recently upheld Proposition 22, which permits app-based drivers to be classified as independent contractors and not employees. This development is important for other industries as well.

Join Jackson Lewis P.C. attorneys in reviewing critical mid-year updates to California employment law. We will provide overviews of key case rulings, legislation passed thus far in 2024 and what pending legislation California employers should be watching for this legislative season. This program wil

Background: The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued an extremely broad Final Rule banning most non-competes. As expected, there have been multiple court challenges to the Final Rule, but, to date, no court has issued a nationwide injunction preventing the Final Rule from going into effect, as sche

The San Francisco Health Care Security Ordinance (HCSO) requires employers to make certain health care expenditures on behalf of their San Francisco-based employees, even if the employer is not located in the City. Given the complexity of the HCSO, it is advisable to consult with experienced legal c

Last week, Governor JB Pritzker signed into law several bills that significantly amend the Illinois Human Rights Act (IHRA). As a result of these amendments, Illinois employers should expect an uptick in discrimination cases proceeding through state courts and agencies. Longer Statute of Limitations

On July 24, 2024, Judge Mark Walker of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida dealt Florida teachers unions a critical blow in their attempt to overturn Senate Bill (SB) 256 regarding public-sector union dues collection and recertification, concluding that all but one of the un

The Illinois state legislature has once again amended the Personnel Records Review Act (the “Act”), imposing new obligations on employers navigating personnel record requests. Effective January 1, 2025, HB 3763 requires those responding to such requests to update current procedures to make way for t

On August 2, 2024, Illinois Governor JB Pritzker signed a law that clarifies that the state’s Biometric Information Privacy Act (Privacy Act or BIPA) does not provide for per-scan damages, legislatively overruling the Supreme Court of Illinois’s interpretation in Cothron v. White Castle System, Inc

In November 2023, Alabama enacted a law exempting, from Alabama state income tax, amounts received by full-time hourly wage-paid employees as compensation for overtime worked. On May 17, 2024, Alabama amended the Overtime Exemption Act, changing what overtime pay is exempt from Alabama state income

The Connecticut Supreme Court recently adopted the U.S. Supreme Court's relatively narrow definition of “supervisor” for use in determining when employers are liable under the Connecticut Fair Employment Practices Act (CFEPA) for creating or failing to remedy a hostile work environment. The decision

The landmark $1.4 billion settlement reached by the state of Texas and a social media company to settle allegations that the company’s platform unlawfully scanned the faces of millions of users in Texas serves as a warning to employers about increased enforcement of biometric information privacy law

Effective January 1, 2025, employers with thirty or more workers in Minnesota will be required to provide salary ranges and a general description of benefits in job postings—a requirement that appears to apply to recruiting and staffing companies in Minnesota seeking candidates to work for employers

Minnesota’s legislature rushed through several bills this year affecting recruiting and staffing associations and other service providers such as property management companies. One such law may, as one member of the Minnesota House of Representatives noted, have “profound” consequences for service p

Real World Impact: The newly enacted Illinois Freedom of Speech Act prohibits employers in Illinois from requiring employees to participate in employer-sponsored meetings if the meeting is designed to communicate an employer’s position on religious or political matters (including any union issues).