US Jurisdictions
New York joins a growing list of states that have passed laws intended to help persons with a criminal history improve their chances of employment by automatically sealing conviction records.
Employers that are confronted with a union demand for recognition should expect a process weighted much more in favor of unions, according to new guidance issued by the NLRB General Counsel clarifying questions about the Cemex standard.
The Illinois Department of Labor has issued proposed regulations for implementing the state's Paid Leave for All Workers Act.
Nearly three dozen companies face lawsuits alleging their job postings failed to disclose the wage scale or salary range, as a new Washington State law requires.
Effective January 1, 2024, two new laws - SB 699 and AB 1076 - will bolster California's already-considerable limitations on the use of noncompete agreements.
A recently signed law creates a rebuttable presumption than an employer has unlawfully retaliated against an employee if the employer takes adverse actions shortly after the employee engaged in certain protected activities.
Most employers in California will soon be required to develop and implement a written workplace violence prevention plan under a new law - the first of its kind in the United States.
Starting in 2024, a new law will require California employers to provide employees up to five days of leave following a miscarriage, stillbirth, failed adoption, failed surrogacy or unsuccessful assisted reproduction.
Amendments to the Healthy Workplaces, Healthy Families Act (HWHFA) will increase the number of paid sick and safe days to which employees are entitled from three to five starting in 2024.
AB 1228 represents a more employer-friendly version of the Fast Food Accountability and Standards Recovery Act (FAST Recovery Act), which was passed in 2022 but then blocked earlier this year before it could go into effect.
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