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  • California Sets $20 Minimum Wage for Fast Food Workers

    Date:
    September 29, 2023

    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.

  • New York Passes Even More New Employment Laws

    Date:
    September 21, 2023

    New York will soon require employers to provide employees notice of unemployment benefits, prohibit employers from demanding social media or email logins, and increase the weekly salary threshold for exemptions from wage payment laws.

  • New York Becomes Sixth State Banning "Captive Audience" Meetings

    Date:
    September 15, 2023

    A new law makes New York the sixth state to prohibit employers from requiring employees to attend anti-union "captive audience meetings."

  • New York Proposes Pay Transparency Rules

    Date:
    September 15, 2023

    With the state's pay transparency law set to take effect on September 17, the New York Department of Labor has issued proposed regulations clarifying a number of points about the law's application and interpretation.

  • Wage Theft Is Now a Larceny in New York

    Date:
    September 8, 2023

    Prosecutors can now seek stronger penalties - including prison time - against employers who unlawfully withhold workers' wages in the Empire State.

  • Vermont Enacts New Withholding Tax for Child Care

    Date:
    August 21, 2023

    Beginning July 1, 2024, Vermont will be the first state to mandate withholding for child care purposes.

  • Illinois to Require Pay Transparency Starting in 2025

    Date:
    August 14, 2023

    With the signature of Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Friday, August 11, Illinois has joined the list of states requiring pay transparency in job postings.

  • Illinois Enacts Several New Employment Laws

    Date:
    August 9, 2023

    Legislation recently signed into law by Gov. J.B. Pritzker will expand leave for bereaving a child and for mourning victims of violent crime; establish new leave for organ donation; and provide protections for freelance workers and temporary workers.

  • California Investigating Data Privacy Compliance Despite Enforcement Delay

    Date:
    July 27, 2023

    California's Attorney General is conducting investigative information-gathering on large employers' compliance with the state's employee data privacy law.

  • Texas Blocks Local Labor Laws

    Date:
    July 25, 2023

    Under the Texas Regulatory Consistency Act, a number of local laws in Texas - including anti-discrimination ordinances in Austin, Dallas, Fort Worth and San Antonio - will be preempted September 1.

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