January 1, 2025 Due Date: New York Employers Should Prepare Now for the New...
As discussed in our prior alert, New York’s amendment to New York Labor Law Section 196-b, providing employees with another opportunity for paid leave, goes into effect soon. Starting on January 1,...
View ArticleUPDATE: January 1, 2025 Due Date: New York Employers Should Prepare Now for...
Soon after we hit “publish” on our blog post about New York’s paid prenatal leave law, the New York State Department of Labor (NYSDOL) posted the guidance we have all been waiting for. In a series of...
View ArticleUpdate: Los Angeles City Council Moves to Amend Minimum Wage for Hotel and...
On Wednesday, December 11, the Los Angeles City Council approved a motion to amend the Living Wage Ordinance, which regulates wages for airport workers, and the Hotel Worker Minimum Wage Ordinance,...
View ArticleDelaware Is an Employee Choice State – It Is Official
In response to two certified questions from the 7th Circuit in LKQ Corp. v. Rutledge, the Delaware Supreme Court confirmed that its holding from Cantor Fitzgerald, L.P. v. Ainslie, which clearly...
View ArticleMassachusetts Issues New Paid Family and Medical Leave Posters and Notices
Key Takeaways The Massachusetts Department of Family and Medical Leave has released updated versions of workplace posters, notices and rate sheets concerning benefits information provided under the...
View ArticleDepartment of Homeland Security Terminates 2023 Designation of Temporary...
Key Takeaways Temporary Protected Status (TPS) protection for Venezuelan citizens under the 2023 designation will not be extended beyond the current expiration of April 2, 2025. There is a strong...
View ArticleNew York Amends the Retail Worker Safety Act
Key Takeaways New York lawmakers recently passed a bill to relax and delay some of the requirements of the recently enacted Retail Worker Safety Act, which requires certain employers to adopt a...
View ArticleUpdate: Los Angeles City Attorney Submits Draft Ordinance to Amend Minimum...
Late last year, the Los Angeles City Council considered an amendment to the Hotel Minimum Wage Ordinance. On March 7, 2025, the Los Angeles city attorney (City Attorney) submitted a draft ordinance to...
View ArticleSalmon, Butter Pats and Vinyl: Washington State’s Newest Invention Will Be...
In 1903, Edmund Smith invented the Automated Fish Cleaner. This glorious machine could gut, clean and can a salmon 55 times faster than a human could. In 1920, William Ruttle invented the butter...
View ArticleStates Step In To Fill Void Left by FTC Noncompete Rule
Key Takeaways The Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC or Commission) noncompete rule appears to be dying a slow death, with recent reports suggesting that FTC Chair Andrew Ferguson is reconsidering the...
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