State Employment Law Articles

Maryland’s 2023 legislative session has concluded with new legislation impacting Maryland employers. Governor Wes Moore (D) has already signed into law the Fair Wage Act of 2023, and legislation modifying Maryland’s Family and Medical Leave Program currently awaits his signature.

On November 3, 2022, Governor Phil Murphy signed into law a number of changes to New Jersey’s Unemployment Compensation Law (UCL) that will take effect on July 31, 2023.

On February 15, 2023, California State Senator Dave Cortese (D-15) introduced Senate Bill (SB) No. 553, which originally aimed to require the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) to adopt regulations requiring general industry employers to adopt a workplace violence preve

A bill pending in the California Senate, Senate Bill (SB) No. 616, proposes to expand the number of paid sick days that California employers must offer to employees.

The Illinois Department of Labor (IDOL) has published amended regulations, effective April 14, 2023, to Illinois’ Wage Payment and Collection Act (IWPCA).1 The amended regulations impact Illinois’ robust expense reimbursement requirements under the IWPCA. One of the most important new regulations fr

In the wake of its recently issued rules regarding New York City Local Law 144 (“Local Law 144”), the New York City Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP) will be holding an educational roundtable on May 22, 2023, at 2 p.m.

On March 29, 2023, the California Supreme Court put the final nail in the coffin of an employee’s claim that California Labor Code Section 204 requires employees to be paid on weekends. The California high court declined to review the case Parsons v. Estenson Logistics, LLC , in which an employee

Yvette V. Gatling, G. Bethany Ingle, Lauren M. Bridenbaugh and Laura A. Saracina discuss some employment-related bills that were enacted by the Virginia legislature this term. SHRM Online View (Subscription required.)

Just three years after passing a statute significantly restricting the enforceability of physician non-compete agreements, Indiana’s legislature has passed an amendment, Senate Enrolled Act No. 7 .

We’ve seen in the last month a significant increase in the number of Section 32 Agreements that a Workers’ Compensation Law Judge has either disapproved, or to which they have demanded revisions, due to a general release or resignation attendant to same.

On February 6, 2023, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed into law the “Temporary Workers’ Bill of Rights.”

By: California Considering Expanding Paid Sick Leave to Seven Paid Days Earlier this week, the California Senate Labor, Public Employment, and Retirement Committee approved SB 616 . This bill now moves on for consideration by the Senate appropriations committee. SB 616, sponsored by California State

It’s been a busy spring at the California state capitol. Among the few thousand bills being considered by California’s legislature this year, AB 1228 stands out. The bill would essentially create joint liability for employment-related claims in the fast food industry for both a franchisee and its fr

On April 7, 2023, the Los Angeles City Council proposed an ordinance to increase the minimum wage for both hotel workers and Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) workers.

New York has released an updated model sexual harassment prevention policy and updated model training materials.

The 2023 Virginia legislative session closed last month with substantially less activity than we have seen in recent years, in light of the politically divided government in the Commonwealth. The following briefly describes some employment-related bills that were enacted this term. Use of Employee S

By: Civil Rights Department Permits Deferrals For Reporting Labor Contractor Employee Pay Data As previously reported here , California law requires private employers of 100 or more employees and/or 100 or more workers hired through labor contractors to annually report pay, demographic, and other wo

The new Utah Vaccine Passport Prohibition legislation ( HB 131 ) prevents most Utah businesses from requiring employees or patrons to be vaccinated for any disease. The new law will take effect May 3, 2023.

On April 11, 2023, the New York State Department of Labor (NYSDOL) finalized updates to the state’s “Sexual Harassment Model Policy” that provides employers a template to aid their compliance with New York State laws prohibiting sexual harassment in the workplace. The department further released an