State Employment Law Articles

The Louisiana Legislature recently unanimously passed Act No. 273, which limits noncompete agreements for physicians in the state. The act requires all applicable new noncompete agreements to sunset after three years for primary care physicians and after five years for all other physicians, and it l

Under a new Louisiana law enacted on June 25, 2024, nondisclosure clauses required by an employer and agreed to prior to a hostile work environment dispute or sexual harassment dispute will be unenforceable. Louisiana joins the federal government and a growing number of states that have passed #MeTo

The Louisiana Legislature recently unanimously passed Act No. 273, which limits noncompete agreements for physicians in the state. The act requires all applicable new noncompete agreements to sunset after three years for primary care physicians and after five years for all other physicians, and it l

By: California’s Heating Up- CAL/OSHA’s New Indoor Heat Illness Regulations Cal/OSHA recently voted to adopt new regulations on indoor heat illness prevention. This new regulation applies to any indoor work area where “the temperature equals or exceeds 82 degrees Fahrenheit when employees are presen

The California Legislature recently introduced two complementary bills to reform the Private Attorneys General Act of 2004 (PAGA).

Maryland’s recently enacted Wage Range Transparency Act amends the state’s Equal Pay for Equal Work law, specifically Sections 3-301, 3-304.2, 3-305, and 3-308(e) of Maryland’s Labor and Employment Article Title 3, Subtitle 3. As a recap, that law prohibits an employer from discriminating between em

By: Significant PAGA Reform on the Horizon: What Employers Need to Know (and Do) to Protect Themselves On June 17, labor and business groups reached an agreement with California Governor Newsom to reform California’s Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA). A summary of the deal was announced the follo

July 1, 2024, marks the end of Nevada’s two-tiered, annually increased, minimum wage. Effective July 1, 2024, the Nevada minimum wage will increase to $12.00 per hour, regardless of the whether the employer offers employees qualifying health benefits. The July 1, 2024, wage increase is the culminati

By: Preparing Your Business for Los Angeles County’s Recently Passed Fair Work Week Ordinance Earlier this year, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted and passed the Fair Work Week Ordinance. It is now set to go into effect July 1, 2025. The ordinance applies to any retailer and grocer i

On July 1, 2024, Chicago will take its first step towards eliminating the tip credit. That day, the tip credit amount an employer can claim decreases from 40% to 32% of the applicable minimum wage. Every year thereafter, on July 1, the tip credit will decrease by 8% until July

Employers in New York City must begin distributing a new, city-created “Workers’ Bill of Rights” poster to employees and new hires on July 1, 2024.

A Connecticut appellate court recently held that the Connecticut Fair Employment Practices Act (CFEPA) does not recognize a cause of action for associational disability discrimination.

On June 20, 2024, the California Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board partially adopted Petition 602—a proposal to require employers to provide opioid overdose reversal medications (e.g., naloxone) at all worksites and provide employees with training on the safe administration of the medic

On June 20, 2024, the California Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board voted unanimously to adopt the latest draft version of Title 8 CCR § 3396, Heat Illness Prevention in Indoor Places of Employment , after a prior attempt at passing a proposed indoor heat regulation failed.

By: California’s Workplace Violence Prevention Plan Deadline is in Less Than Two Weeks California employers who have not put together their Workplace Violence Prevention Plan need to move quickly. Effective July 1, almost all California employers (with a few exceptions) are required to: Have a writt

As previously discussed , New York’s State Budget for fiscal year 2024-2025 includes legislation that significantly changes the state’s Consumer Directed Personal Assistance Program (CDPA Program).

In this episode, Jen discusses why employers need to care more about complying with applicable wage-hour laws.

On May 24, 2024, the Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries (BOLI) issued a notice of proposed rulemaking to “clarify the rights of employees and the responsibility of employers following allegations of workplace harassment.”

By: Deal Reached on Proposed PAGA Amendments to Avert a November Vote on PAGA Repeal Earlier today, California Governor Gavin Newsom announced that labor and business groups concluded their ongoing negotiations and reached an agreement to reform California’s Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA). The

Effective June 19, 2024, New York employers will be required to provide up to 30 minutes of paid lactation breaks to employees each time an employee has a reasonable need to express breast milk at work. This change to New York Labor Law Section 206-c is set forth in Bill