Seyfarth Synopsis: Minnesota joins the growing number of states to adopt statewide legislation requiring employers to disclose starting salary ranges and other forms of compensation and benefits in postings for open...more
9/6/2024
/ Disclosure Requirements ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Policies ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Job Ads ,
Job Applicants ,
Labor Reform ,
Minimum Salary ,
Pay Transparency ,
Salary/Wage History ,
State and Local Government ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage and Hour
On March 1, 2024, the CDC scaled back its guidance regarding COVID-19, most notably ending its recommendation of a five-day quarantine following a positive COVID-19 diagnosis....more
On December 20, 2023, the New York City Council passed legislation that would create a private right of action to enforce the Earned Safe and Sick Time Act ("ESSTA")....more
What You Need to Know: Background: The Cook County Paid Leave Ordinance passed the Cook County Board by a nearly unanimous vote on December 14, 2023. One Board member declined to vote, but the remaining 16 members present...more
1/2/2024
/ Earned Sick Time ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employees ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Policies ,
Illinois ,
Paid Leave ,
Paid Time Off (PTO) ,
Sick Leave ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage and Hour
Seyfarth Synopsis: On November 16, 2023, New York became the 12th state to enact “Clean Slate” legislation, which allows certain criminal records to be sealed after an individual is sentenced or released from incarceration,...more
12/6/2023
/ Background Checks ,
Conditional Job Offers ,
Criminal Background Checks ,
Criminal Records ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Job Applicants ,
Labor Reform ,
Labor Regulations ,
New York ,
Sealed Records ,
State and Local Government
What You Need To Know:
Earlier this month, the Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry (DLI) released an Earned Sick and Safe Time (ESST) sample notice....more
11/13/2023
/ Earned Sick Time ,
Employee Handbooks ,
Employee Rights ,
Employees ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Labor Reform ,
Paid Leave ,
Paid Time Off (PTO) ,
Safe Leave ,
Sick Leave ,
Sick Pay ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage and Hour