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Colorado - Restrictive Covenants

‘POWR’ Play: Colorado Law Tips the Scale in Favor of Employees Regarding Employment Claims, Nondisclosure Agreements

Ogletree Deakins·

On June 7, 2023, Governor Jared Polis signed Senate Bill 23-172 into law, radically transforming Colorado’s employment discrimination legal landscape by expanding the Colorado Anti-Discrimination Act.

Colorado - Wage & Hour

Colorado Amends Equal Pay Transparency Posting Requirements, Extends Statute of Limitations for Wage Discrimination Claims to Six Years

Littler·

On June 5, 2023, Governor Polis Signed SB 23-105 into law, which will significantly change employers’ job posting and promotional notice obligations in Colorado.

New York - Human Rights Law

New York City Enacts Legislation Prohibiting Discrimination Based on Height, Weight

Jackson Lewis P.C.·

New York City Mayor Eric Adams has signed legislation amending the New York City Human Rights Law to prohibit discrimination based on a person’s height or weight in employment, housing, and public accommodations. The new law will become effective on November 22, 2023.

Virginia

Virginia Employment Law Update: Important Changes Effective July 1, 2023

FordHarrison·

Executive Summary: Three new Virginia employment laws become effective July 1, 2023, and Virginia employers must understand and comply with these new rules. Virginia employers will need to update employee handbooks and confidentiality agreements, as well as change certain personnel practices to addr

Colorado - General

Colorado’s Job Application Fairness Act Restricts Employers’ Ability to Request Age-Related Information From Applicants

Ogletree Deakins·

On June 2, 2023, Colorado enacted the Job Application Fairness Act (JAFA), joining California, Connecticut, Minnesota, and Pennsylvania as states prohibiting employers from requesting age-related information during the hiring process. Starting on July 1, 2024, JAFA will bar Colorado employers from r

California - Wage & Hour

CDF Wage and Hour Task Force Monthly Tips - “Tips on Tips”

CDF Labor Law LLP·

By: CDF Wage and Hour Task Force Monthly Tips - “Tips on Tips” By: CDF Wage and Hour Task Force Monthly Tips - “Tips on Tips” This is the fifth post in our monthly series of CDF’s Labor & Employment Law Blog, providing California employers with wage and hour compliance tips and

Colorado - Wage & Hour

Colorado Expands Reasons Employees Can Use Paid Sick Leave

Littler·

On June 2, 2023, Governor Jared Polis signed into law Senate Bill 23-017 , which expands the reasons employees can use paid sick leave under Colorado’s Healthy Families & Workplaces Act (HFWA).

Oregon - General

Oregon Increases Penalties for Workplace Safety Violations

Ogletree Deakins·

On May 24, 2023, Governor Tina Kotek signed into law legislation raising the maximum penalties for workplace fatality–related citations in Oregon far above federal limits. The law took effect immediately.

Colorado - General

Colorado Expands Employer Job Posting Obligations: Promotional Opportunity Evolution

Ogletree Deakins·

Employers across the country have grappled with the requirements of Colorado’s Equal Pay for Equal Work Act (EPEWA), since it went into effect on January 1, 2021. The act was the only one of its kind at the time, and has spawned similar legislative efforts around the country, including in

Connecticut - Workers' Compensation

Connecticut Expands Workers’ Compensation Coverage for Post-Traumatic Stress Injuries for All Employees

Ogletree Deakins·

On June 5, 2023, Substitute Bill No. 913 was enacted as Public Act (PA) No. 23-35 , “An Act Expanding Workers’ Compensation Coverage for Post-Traumatic Stress Injuries for All Employees.”

Minnesota - Wage & Hour

Minnesota Adds Statewide Paid Sick and Safe Leave Starting on January 1, 2024

Ogletree Deakins·

On May 24, 2023, Governor Tim Walz signed into law an omnibus jobs and economic development bill that included, among its many workplace-related provisions, the establishment of a statewide paid sick leave program, effective on January 1, 2024.

Colorado - General

Colorado Sick Leave Requirements Expanded to Cover Absences for Bereavement and Inclement Weather

Ogletree Deakins·

On June 2, 2023, Governor Jared Polis signed into law Senate Bill (SB) 23-017, which expands the qualifying reasons an employee may take leave under the Colorado Healthy Families and Workplaces Act (HFWA).

Minnesota - General

Minnesota’s New Paid Family and Medical Leave, Sick Leave, Amended Pregnancy Accommodations

Jackson Lewis P.C.·

Minnesota has become the 12th state to adopt a statewide paid program for employees during family and medical leaves . It also joined the more than 40 state and local jurisdictions mandating paid sick leave.

New York - Human Rights Law

NYC Enacts Height and Weight Anti-Discrimination Ordinance

Littler·

On May 26, 2023, New York City enacted an ordinance amending the New York City Human Rights Law to ban employment discrimination on the basis of a person’s height and weight.1 This new ordinance further expands the comprehensive list of characteristics already protected by the New York City Human Ri

California - General

California’s Workplace Violence Bill Passes State Senate and Heads to Assembly

Ogletree Deakins·

On May 31, 2023, the California Senate passed Senate Bill (SB) No. 553 by a vote of 29–8. The legislation would establish new workplace violence prevention standards in California.

Texas

Texas Passes the CROWN Act, Joining 20 Other States in Banning Racial Discrimination Based on Hair Texture or Hairstyle

Ogletree Deakins·

On May 27, 2023, Governor Greg Abbott signed into law the CROWN Act (House Bill No. 567), making Texas the twenty-first state to ban racial discrimination based on hair texture or hairstyle in schools, employment, and housing.

Washington State - General

New Washington Class Action Raises Concerns for Employers Under State’s Noncompete Ban

Ogletree Deakins·

A putative class action recently filed in Seattle, Washington, against a solar energy equipment company could be the first lawsuit to test the bounds of the state’s relatively new restrictions on noncompetition agreements for lower-wage employees.

Minnesota - General

Minnesota Enacts Paid Family and Medical Leave Statute

Littler·

HF 2 creates a paid family and medical leave insurance program funded by employers and employees through payroll deductions. Starting January 1, 2026, employees will be able to take up to 20 weeks of paid family and medical leave per year.

Minnesota - General

Minnesota Worker Safety Legislation for Meatpacking and Warehouse Industries Signed Into Law

Ogletree Deakins·

On May 24, 2023, Governor Tim Walz signed Senate File No. 3035, which, among other provisions, amends the Packinghouse Workers Bill of Rights (Minn. Stat. § 179.86), creates new meatpacking workplace safety requirements with the Safe Workplaces for Meat and Poultry Processing Workers Act, and limits

New York - General

New York Begins Repeal of Healthcare Worker COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate

Littler·

The New York State Department of Health (the “Department”) announced on May 30, 2023, that “it has begun the process of repealing the COVID-19 vaccine requirements for workers at regulated health care facilities.”