II-26 – Superbowl Concerns, Tax Reform/MeToo, Restrictive Covenant Crimes, and Expanded Religious Discrimination Theories
The Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers takes effect on September 3. The law applies to employers doing business in the unincorporated areas of LA County, if they employ five or more employees....more
On June 14, 2023, House Bill (HB) No. 915—a bill the Texas Legislature passed on May 30, 2023—became law. As previously reported, HB 915 adds Chapter 104A, “Reporting Workplace Violence,” to the Texas Labor Code and...more
Beginning on July 1, 2022, New Mexico’s Healthy Workplaces Act (HWA) requires private employers with even one employee working in New Mexico to provide paid sick leave (PSL) to eligible employees. The New Mexico Department of...more
This alert incorporates the guidance issued by the United States Department of Labor (DOL) on March 28, 2020 and updated on March 29, 2020, in additional to the regulations published by the DOL on April 6, 2020 and other DOL...more
As of April 1st, if you are a private employer of less than 500 employees, it will be time to post notice of the new federal leave laws addressing the coronavirus pandemic. Specifically, the posting will give notice to...more
On Tuesday, the U.S. Department of Labor released a fact sheet that answers some but not all questions employers have with regard to requirements under the new Families First Coronavirus Response Act. The fact sheet states...more
The Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) takes effect on April 1, 2020. Yesterday, the Department of Labor (DOL) published the FFCRA poster that employers must post in a “conspicuous” spot of their workplace. ...more
On March 24, 2020, the Department of Labor (“DOL”) released an initial set of Questions and Answers (“Q&A”) regarding the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (“FFCRA”). As we’ve summarized in earlier posts, the FFCRA was...more
Massachusetts employers should be making their final preparations for the Massachusetts Paid Family and Medical Leave (PFML) program in advance of the Oct. 1, 2019, effective date for payroll deductions. This Holland & Knight...more