State Employment Law Articles

New York Governor Kathy Hochul recently signed legislation into law that will bar employers from accessing the personal social media accounts of employees and prospective employees.

Employers in New York will soon be required to provide employees with notice of their eligibility for unemployment benefits when an employer reduces an employee’s hours or where there is an interruption of continued employment resulting in total or partial unemployment.

Last year, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed the FAST Food Accountability and Standards Recovery Act (AB 257), which sought to increase the California minimum wage to $22 per hour, with annual increases thereafter, and created a new state commission to regulate working conditions in the indust

By: Valentine’s Day “Gift” For Employers With California Employees That Work Under Noncompete Agreements In September, California created a cause of action whereby employees may challenge non-compete agreements and win damages and attorney’s fees (see our prior post on “ New Golden State Law to Crea

First-of-its-kind law in California will require venture capital firms to collect and report demographic composition of the founding members of the businesses in which they invest.

On October 13, 2023, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed a bill into law that will reinforce the state’s ban on noncompete agreements in employment.

On October 8, 2023, California Governor Gavin Newsom vetoed Senate Bill (SB) No. 731.

California’s Governor Newsom recently signed SB 553 , requiring the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health to adopt a general industry workplace violence regulation by December 31, 2026. In the meantime, all California employers with one or more employees (working in any state) must i

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California enacted two new bills expanding the scope and consequences of the state’s policies against restrictive covenants. Governor Newsom signed Senate Bill 699 into law on September 1, 2023, and Assembly Bill 1076 into law on October 13, 3023. Both are designed to strengthen the protections in C

On October 10, 2023, Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law a bill that will allow plaintiffs in California to continue pursuing claims during the pendency of an appeal to an order denying a petition to compel arbitration. The law is a significant blow to employers in litigation as it could

Employers in Washington are facing a flurry of class actions alleging violations of the state’s new pay transparency law. While it is too early to gauge the viability of the claims, employers doing business in Washington may want to be on alert and may want to review job postings in

The Chicago City Council voted on October 6, 2023, to eliminate the subminimum wage for tipped employees working within Chicago by July 1, 2028. The “ One Fair Wage ” ordinance will gradually phase out the subminimum wage, also known as the tip credit, over a five-year period starting July 1, 2024.

Executive Summary : Employers should look forward to another round of changes to the Golden State’s employment standards this year, the most challenging of which will be addressing employee protections for off-premises cannabis use, expanded paid sick leave benefits, and further restrictions on the

On September 15, 2023, the New York City Department of Consumer and Worker Protection adopted new amended rules related to New York City’s Earned Safe and Sick Time Act. The amended rules take effect on October 15, 2023.

New York City is still undertaking efforts to become the first major U.S. city to implement a minimum pay-rate for app-based restaurant delivery workers.

Recent amendments to the Massachusetts Paid Family and Medical Leave law (PFML) now allow employees to supplement their weekly PFML benefit amount with accrued paid leave (vacation, sick time, PTO, etc.). PFML contribution rates and weekly benefits are also set to change. Topping off With Accrued Pa

By: More Minimum Wage Increases Hitting California Employers Soon Effective January 1, 2024, the general statewide minimum wage will increase by .50 cents, bringing the hourly rate from $15.50 to $16.00. Please also keep in mind that many (around 35-40) cities and counties in California have local m

On October 11, 2023, Governor Gavin Newsom signed a bill into law allowing for leaves of absence for reproductive-related losses. Senate Bill 848 makes it an unlawful employment practice for an employer to refuse to grant an eligible employee’s request to take up to five days of leave following

On October 10, 2023, Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law Assembly Bill (AB) No. 933. The post California Extends Defamation Privilege Defenses to Assault, Sexual Harassment, and Workplace Discrimination Complainants appeared first on Ogletree .