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HR Law 101 Ep. 10: Are You Aware of the Family Medical Leave Act? Part 1
One often forgotten consideration in many mergers and acquisitions is the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act of 1988 (WARN Act). Whether you are a buyer or a seller, you should consider whether the WARN Act...more
Courts and lawmakers around the country are constantly refining the laws on non-competition, non-solicitation, and non-disclosure agreements, which means employers need to stay up to speed in order to prevent unfair...more
On July 24, 2024, the CFPB issued a circular detailing how companies may be breaking the law by requiring employees to sign broad nondisclosure agreements that could deter whistleblowing. Under Section 1057(a) of the...more
Maine’s comprehensive paid family and medical leave (PFML) law, enacted in October 2023, establishes a state benefits program funded by employer and employee contributions (the “Program”). The PFML law provides for...more
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's (EEOC) issued its much-awaited final rule implementing the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) on April 15, 2024. The PWFA requires employers to provide pregnant workers or...more
As we previously wrote when the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) went into effect in June 2023, the law requires most employers with 15 or more employees to provide “reasonable accommodations” for a qualified employee’s...more
On April 15, 2024, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued its final rule interpreting and providing guidance on the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA)....more
In 2022, the Maryland General Assembly passed the Time to Care Act of 2022 (the “Act”), setting up a paid family and medical leave program for Maryland employees. Through Family and Medical Leave Insurance (“FAMLI”), eligible...more
Los Angeles County adopted a new Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers (the Ordinance) on February 27, 2024, which supplements California’s 2018 Fair Chance Act (located in California Government Code Section 12952 et. seq.)....more
New York recently enacted several new employment laws impacting employers in the Empire State. In this alert, we’ve highlighted what employers need to know about these laws....more
On November 9, 2023, the Chicago City Council passed the Chicago Paid Leave and Paid Sick and Safe Leave Ordinance (the “Ordinance”), which will, effective December 31, 2023, supersede Chicago’s sick leave law and require...more
On October 18, 2023, the Maine Retirement Savings Board adopted a final rule implementing Maine’s state-run retirement savings program, the Maine Retirement Investment Trust or MERIT. MERIT is intended to help employees who...more
On October 4, 2023, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill 616 (SB 616) into law, officially expanding the Healthy Workplaces, Healthy Families Act of 2014 (HWHFA), California’s paid sick leave law. Effective...more
Starting January 1, 2024, a new Illinois law will require employers in the greater Chicago metropolitan area with 50 or more covered employees within one mile of a fixed-route public transit service to provide their full-time...more
Connecticut Paid Sick and Safe Leave was expanded to add two additional permitted uses, effective October 1, 2023. Connecticut Paid Sick and Safe Leave - Connecticut Paid Sick and Safe Leave originally went into...more
The District of Columbia’s Tipped Wage Workers Fairness Amendment Act imposes several obligations on employers with tipped employees, including significant training and reporting requirements. The deadline for employees,...more
As we discussed in our annual update back in December, employers continue to see extensive developments on the labor and employment front as they progress through 2023. Aside from the minimum wage increases, pay...more
Employers covered by the San Francisco Health Care Security Ordinance ("SFHCSO") must submit their Annual Reporting Form to the San Francisco Office of Labor Standards Enforcement ("OLSE") on or before May 1, 2023. Covered...more
Sweeping amendments to New York’s whistleblower law took effect in 2022. The law was amended to provide significantly greater protection from retaliation for individuals who raise concerns of employer wrongdoing. The amended...more
Washington, D.C.’s new non-compete law, the “Non-Compete Clarification Amendment Act of 2022” (the “Amended Act”) went into effect last month. As of October 1, 2022, employers operating in the District of Columbia are...more
Beginning October 1, 2022, when a public health emergency is in place, businesses with 100 or more employees worldwide must provide up to 80 hours of paid Public Health Emergency Leave (PHEL) each calendar year to each...more
In June 2021, the Illinois Equal Pay Act (IEPA) was amended to add a requirement for certain Illinois businesses to obtain an equal pay registration certificate (EPRC). The Illinois Department of Labor (IDOL) issued its long...more
Summary - On June 9, 2022, the Philadelphia City Council passed an ordinance that would require certain employers to make available to eligible employees a commuter transit benefit program. The bill is currently awaiting...more
The Chicago Fair Workweek Ordinance went into effect in 2020. In a previous article, we discussed how the ordinance brought predictability to employee scheduling by requiring employers to provide 10 days’ notice of an...more
On July 13, 2022, San Francisco’s amended Family Friendly Workplace Ordinance (FFWO) goes into effect. All employers who conduct business and have employees working in the City and County of San Francisco or employees who...more