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  • California Fast Food Law Temporarily Blocked

    Date:
    January 4, 2023

    Although there remains a chance the Fast Food Accountability and Standards Recovery Act (FAST Recovery Act) could take effect at a later date, it now faces an uphill battle.

  • Montana Vaccine Discrimination Law Found Unconstitutional for Health Care

    Date:
    December 16, 2022

    A federal district court has ruled that a 2021 Montana law - which classified vaccination status as a protected characteristic under the state's antidiscrimination laws and barred employers from refusing employment or otherwise discriminating against individuals on that basis - is unconstitutional.

  • California Declares End to COVID-19 State of Emergency

    Date:
    October 21, 2022

    The COVID-19 state of emergency in California will end on February 28, 2023, Gov. Gavin Newsom has announced. So, what will its expiration mean for employers?

  • Study Reveals Large Employers' Concerns About Post-Pandemic Health Care Landscape

    Date:
    September 16, 2022

    Lowering health care costs and prescription drug expenses and making more affordable coverage possible are among employers' top future health care reform priorities, according to a recently released study.

  • California Enacts Landmark Fast Food Law

    Date:
    September 6, 2022

    The Fast Food Accountability and Standards Recovery Act (FAST Recovery Act) establishes a new 10-member Fast Food Council and vests it with the authority to set employment standards for fast food restaurants including wages, working conditions and training.

  • Glendale, California, Enacts Hotel Worker Protections

    Date:
    July 28, 2022

    Glendale joins Los Angeles, New York City, San Francisco, Seattle and several other localities that have enacted hotel worker ordinances in recent years.

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