A new General Labor Law (NGLL) was enacted by Law No. 12/23, of 27 December 2023, which came into force on March 26, 2024.The NGLL repealed the former General Labor Law (approved by Law No. 7/15, of June 15, 2015),...more
Hot off the press – here is Littler’s mid-year report! As federal regulators, states and cities continue to pass new workplace regulations through the calendar year, we summarize each state’s notable labor and employment law...more
6/21/2024
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Child Labor ,
Compensation & Benefits ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Data Protection ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) ,
Employee Rights ,
Employer Group Health Plans ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employer Responsibilities ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Employment Policies ,
Employment Tax ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Independent Contractors ,
Joint Employers ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Minimum Salary ,
New Legislation ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Notice Requirements ,
Occupational Exposure ,
OSHA ,
Over-Time ,
Popular ,
Pregnant Workers Fairness Act ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Retirement Plan ,
Salaried Employees ,
State Labor Laws ,
State Legislatures ,
Threshold Requirements ,
Wage and Hour ,
Warehouses ,
White-Collar Exemptions ,
Workers’ Compensation ,
Workplace Safety
The federal government, states, counties, and cities were active again this year passing workplace legislation intended for the most part to protect employees, creating new compliance obligations for employers. Littler’s...more
11/27/2023
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Employee Benefits ,
Employee Rights ,
Employees ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Federal Labor Laws ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Labor Reform ,
New Regulations ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage and Hour
Traditionally, January 1 has been the key date for which employers must prepare to implement new labor and employment compliance obligations for new laws passed within the previous year. For the past several years, we have...more
California state and local governmental bodies—our state legislature, and counties and cities—were active again this year in their efforts to regulate the workplace. Littler Workplace Policy Institute has been tracking these...more
10/6/2022
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California ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employees ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Labor Reform ,
New Legislation ,
Popular ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage and Hour
It used to be that employers had the luxury of waiting until January 1 to be vigilant for new employment laws and compliant challenges. For the past several years, we have reported on employment and labor laws taking effect...more
6/23/2022
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Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Gig Economy ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Labor Reform ,
New Legislation ,
State Labor Laws ,
Unemployment Benefits ,
Wage and Hour
2021 saw state and local legislatures shifting their focus away from COVID-19 measures back to traditional employment law matters. Although two states and the District of Columbia have COVID-19 related legislation going into...more
11/12/2021
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Corporate Counsel ,
Disability Discrimination ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Human Trafficking ,
Independent Contractors ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Labor Reform ,
Labor Regulations ,
New Legislation ,
Retirement Plan ,
State Labor Laws ,
Tips ,
Wage and Hour
With the usual flurry of activity at the end of the legislative session, California has enacted a slew of bills with labor and employment ramifications....more
10/14/2019
/ Anti-Discrimination Policies ,
Anti-Harassment Policies ,
Anti-Retaliation Provisions ,
Apprenticeships ,
Arbitration ,
Bias ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employee Definition ,
Employee Privacy Rights ,
Entertainment Industry ,
Health Insurance ,
Healthcare ,
Independent Contractors ,
Labor Regulations ,
Lactation Accommodation ,
Leave of Absence ,
New Legislation ,
Printed Publications ,
Settlement Agreements ,
State and Local Government ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage and Hour ,
Workplace Safety
As discussed in a prior article, unsuccessful bills proposed in the California legislature in 2017 can carry over into the 2018 session. State lawmakers may revive measures that did not make it through both chambers of the...more
1/5/2018
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Domestic Workers ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employee Definition ,
Health Insurance ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Holiday Pay ,
Home Healthcare Workers ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Over-Time ,
Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Public Access Laws ,
Rest and Meal Break ,
Retail Workers ,
Single-Payer ,
Small Business ,
Unemployment Benefits ,
Wage and Hour ,
Work Schedules ,
Workers' Compensation Claim
When it comes to legislation, for California employers it's the final countdown. June 2 was the last day for bills to pass out of their house of origin. September 15 is the deadline for these bills to pass both legislative...more
6/13/2017
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Criminal Background Checks ,
Discrimination ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employment Policies ,
Equal Pay ,
Form I-9 ,
Health Insurance ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Immigrants ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Over-Time ,
Parental Leave ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Reproductive Discrimination ,
Salary/Wage History ,
Single-Payer ,
Tipped Employees ,
Veterans ,
Workplace Safety