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PAGA reforms elevate the importance of proactive compliance: The 2024 amendments reallocate penalties, expand cure opportunities, and give courts more discretion to reduce penalties for good-faith...more
3/5/2026
/ California ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employer Responsibilities ,
Employment Litigation ,
Labor Code ,
Minimum Wage ,
Off-The-Clock ,
Over-Time ,
Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) ,
Recordkeeping Requirements ,
Rest and Meal Break ,
Risk Management ,
State Labor Laws ,
Unpaid Overtime ,
Wage and Hour
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New York City’s Earned Safe and Sick Time Act (ESSTA) adds 32 hours of frontloaded unpaid safe/sick time to its existing paid safe/sick time requirements for employers....more
2/13/2026
/ Earned Sick and Safe Time Act ,
Employee Rights ,
Employer Responsibilities ,
Employment Policies ,
Flexible Work Arrangements ,
Labor Regulations ,
Local Ordinance ,
New Legislation ,
New Regulations ,
New York ,
Paid Leave ,
Paid Sick Leave ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
State and Local Government ,
Wage and Hour
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The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a lawsuit against the State of Minnesota challenging its affirmative action hiring program....more
2/2/2026
/ Affirmative Action ,
Civil Rights Act ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Public Employers ,
Race Discrimination ,
SCOTUS ,
Sex Discrimination ,
State Agencies ,
Statutory Interpretation ,
Title VII
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Brand ambassadors and influencers can present growing misclassification exposure. Luxury, retail and hospitality brands increasingly rely on short-term, brand-facing talent and when these workers are...more
1/30/2026
/ Brand ,
California ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Hospitality Industry ,
Independent Contractors ,
Influencers ,
Marketing ,
Misclassification ,
Retail ,
Risk Management ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage and Hour
Effective January 1, 2026, numerous state and local government employment laws have taken effect. Below is a non-exhaustive summary of key employment law updates for January 2026....more
1/12/2026
/ Anti-Discrimination Policies ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employee Rights ,
Employee Training ,
Employer Responsibilities ,
Employment Contract ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Employment Policies ,
Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) ,
Healthcare Workers ,
Labor Reform ,
Labor Relations ,
Minimum Wage ,
New Legislation ,
New Regulations ,
Notice Requirements ,
Paid Leave ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
State and Local Government ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage and Hour ,
Workplace Violence
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A recent amendment expressly codifies disparate impact liability under the New York State Human Rights Law (NYSHRL) for employment discrimination claims. This comes as the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity...more
12/29/2025
/ Algorithms ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Disparate Impact ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employer Responsibilities ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Employment Policies ,
New Legislation ,
New York ,
NYSHRL ,
Risk Management ,
State Labor Laws
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Under Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act (Section 503) (extending protection to individuals with disabilities), the basic coverage threshold increased from $15,000 to $20,000....more
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NLRB Poised for a Partisan Shift: With the Senate HELP Committee advancing two of President Trump’s nominees, the NLRB may soon regain a quorum and shift to its first Republican-led majority since 2021 —...more
10/27/2025
/ Appellate Courts ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Federal Labor Laws ,
Independent Contractors ,
Joint Employers ,
Labor Relations ,
NLRA ,
NLRB ,
Trump Administration ,
Unfair Labor Practices ,
Union Elections ,
Unions