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Recent Updates to Ontario’s Employment Standards Act, 2000

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As of June 19, 2025, the Ontario’s Employment Standards Act, 2000 (ESA) was amended to include a new protected leave: Long-Term Illness Leave. This new Long-Term Illness Leave creates essentially an indefinite leave of...more

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Don’t Mess with Texas! How Will Texas’s Amendment to Its State Telemarketing Law Impact Litigation?

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On June 20, 2025, Governor Greg Abbott of Texas signed Texas SB140 into law, significantly amending Texas’s telemarketing statute, which is part of the Texas Business and Commerce Code (“TBCC”). The amendments will take...more

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The UK’s Failure to Prevent Fraud Offence: Private Fund Managers, Portfolio Companies, and Placement Agents

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In a previous alert titled “UK Limited Partnership Reform Becomes Law: A Practical Guide of How Best to Get Ready to Comply,” we discussed the changes to limited partnership law ushered in by the Economic Crime and Corporate...more

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Washington State’s Revised Personnel File Law - Effective July 2025

On May 13, 2025, Washington State enacted Substitute House Bill (SHB) 1308, which goes into effect on July 27, 2025. This new law amends RCW 49.12.240 and 49.12.250, significantly changing employer’s obligations regarding...more

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Connecticut Enacts Law Regulating Earned Wage Access Services

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Connecticut has enacted a law (the amendment) amending the state’s existing small loan act (the act). In this alert, we focus on the amendment’s application of the act to “earned but unpaid wage or salary income advances”...more

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Minnesota Employment Legislative Update 2025, Part IV: Special Session Roundup

On June 14, 2026, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz signed into law legislation passed during a one-day legislative special session that includes new employment laws or amends existing employment laws. ...more

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Washington State Expands Employee Access to Personnel Files

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Washington State has long required employers to allow employees to inspect their own personnel files, but the relevant statutes previously did not define what qualifies as a “personnel file” nor provide clear timelines for...more

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Hong Kong Stock Exchange’s Enhancements to Corporate Governance Requirements Take Effect on July 1, 2025

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The amendments to the Corporate Governance Code (“CG Code”) and the related Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the “Exchange” and “Listing Rules”, respectively) come into...more

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July 1 and July 14 Autorenewal and Negative Option Compliance Deadlines: A Fast VAST Alert

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On July 1, California's amended autorenewal law takes effect, and the Federal Trade Commission's (FTC) updated enforcement deadline for the primary requirements of the updated Negative Option Rule (so-called Click to Cancel...more

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New York Legislature Amends Pay Frequency Law to Limit Damages for First-Time Offenders

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The New York State Legislature has amended New York Labor Law (“the Law”) to reduce statutory damages for first-time violations of pay frequency requirements for manual workers while preserving the ability to impose...more

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Texas SB 1318: Major Changes to Healthcare Non-Compete Agreements

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On June 20, 2025, Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed into law Senate Bill 1318 (SB 1318), which amends Section 15.50 of the Texas Business and Commerce Code, commonly referred to as the “Texas Covenants Not to Compete Act.” ...more

Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP

Expanded Scope for Private Actions Under Canada's Competition Act Now in Effect

Amendments to the Canadian Competition Act (Act) that came into effect on June 20, 2025 significantly expand the rights and incentives for private parties to seek orders from the Competition Tribunal (Tribunal). Among other...more

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2025 Changes to Washington’s Paid Family and Medical Leave Program

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Washington has amended its Paid Family and Medical Leave (PFML) program by making several key changes. In a significant departure from the former landscape, the amendments extend job restoration rights to employees of...more

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Vermont Expands Family Leave Protections: New Entitlements and Broader Definitions

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Vermont Governor Phil Scott has signed legislation extending the protections of the state’s unpaid family leave law. The expansion extends safe leave, bereavement leave, and qualifying exigency leave to employees of employers...more

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[Webinar] Recent Amendments to Connecticut’s Workers’ Compensation Act: A Response to Gardner v. State - June 25th, 12:00 pm -...

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Goldberg Segalla partners Samantha Levasseur and Brian Smith will host this live webinar in response to the recent legislative amendments to Connecticut’s Workers’ Compensation Act — the most significant changes to the act in...more

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South Carolina’s New Tort Reform and Liquor Liability Law

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On May 28, 2025, South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster officially signed H.3430, also known as Act 42, which amends part of South Carolina’s Contribution Among Tortfeasors Act, S.C. Code Ann. §15-38-15, as well as laws...more

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NYS Legislature Increases Daily Jury Duty Fee From $40 to $72

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For the first time in decades, the New York State Legislature and governor amended Sections 519 and 521 of the Judiciary Law, to increase the daily rate of pay for trial and grand jurors serving in New York State, from $40 to...more

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Client Alert: White House Narrows and Refocuses Biden Executive Order on Strengthening Federal Cybersecurity

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On June 6, 2025, President Donald J. Trump signed a new executive order on “Sustaining Select Efforts to Strengthen the Nation’s Cybersecurity and Amending Executive Order 13694 and Executive Order 14144” (“Trump Cyber EO”),...more

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Delaware Supreme Court to Consider Constitutionality of SB 21

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The Delaware Supreme Court has agreed to accept questions certified to the court relating to the constitutionality of Senate Bill 21 (SB 21), which was signed into law back in March 2025. ...more

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Florida Enacts Disclosure Requirements for "Operations Charge" at Food Service Establishments

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Florida's newly enacted Chapter 2025-113 introduces detailed disclosure requirements for automatic fees imposed by public food service establishments. The revised statute – codified at Section 509.214, Florida Statutes – aims...more

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Nebraska Governor Signs Bill to Amend Healthy Families and Workplace Act

On June 5, 2025, Nebraska Governor Jim Pillen signed Legislative Bill (LB) No. 415 that clarifies and amends the Nebraska Healthy Families and Workplace Act (NHFWA) passed by voters in November 2024, which provides earned...more

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The Latest Changes to the Ontario Employment Standards Act, 2000

Several 2024 amendments to the Ontario Employment Standards Act, 2000 (ESA) will be implemented in summer 2025, and more new requirements will take effect starting in 2026. Below is a detailed overview of these changes,...more

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Amended Colorado Paid Family and Medical Leave Insurance (FAMLI) Law Addresses Neonatal Intensive Care, Slightly Lowers Employee...

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This legislative session, Colorado amended the state’s Family and Medical Leave Insurance (FAMLI) law via SB 25-144 in two material ways affecting lengths of leave and FAMLI premiums (i.e., taxes)....more

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New York Labor Law Amendment Limits Damages for ‘Frequency-of-Pay’ Violations

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New York recently passed an amendment to New York Labor Law (NYLL) § 198(1-a) that significantly limits the available damages for a violation of NYLL § 191(1)(a) in a “frequency-of-pay” lawsuit....more

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Nevada Legislature Adopts Significant Amendments to its Corporate Law to Further Entice Corporations to Incorporate or...

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Not to be outdone by Delaware and Texas, the Nevada Senate voted unanimously on May 21, 2025, to adopt Assembly Bill No. 239 (AB 239), which provides for significant amendments to the Nevada Revised Statutes (NRS) governing...more

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