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Key Changes to New York Employment Law in 2024 and What to Expect in 2025

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Every new year brings changes to the employment laws applicable to New York State and New York City employers. In this article, we review the key employment laws that went into effect in 2024 and highlight some of the new and...more

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San Diego County Adopts Fair Chance Ordinance for Unincorporated Areas: What Employers Need to Know

Following the lead of other California cities and counties, the County of San Diego recently passed a local fair chance ordinance restricting the use of criminal history in employment decisions. Effective October 10,...more

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Business Groups Oppose Los Angeles City Council Motion to Expand Predictable Scheduling Ordinance to Fast-Food Workers

On July 2, 2024, Los Angeles City Councilmembers Hugo Soto-Martínez and Katy Yaroslavsky introduced a motion to the City Council to expand the fair workweek predictable scheduling ordinance to fast-food workers. On September...more

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Rates Up, Dude – Surfing the Wave of U.S. Minimum Wage, Tipped, and Exempt Employee Pay Increases that Will Occur on July 1, 2024

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While some across the United States are working on their tans, many employers are working on managing their labor budgets so they don’t get burned by increases in minimum pay standards for non-exempt, tipped, and certain...more

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New York City Bans Contractual Provisions Shortening Period of Time to File Complaints or Civil Actions Relating to...

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Effective May 11, 2024, New York City now prohibits employers from entering into any type of agreement that shortens the statutory period by which an employee may file an administrative claim or complaint, or civil action,...more

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Salary History Ban Set to Take Effect in Columbus

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Starting on March 1, 2024, Columbus will join over 40 states, counties, and cities, including Cincinnati and Toledo, in prohibiting employers from asking applicants about wage rates or salary history. The Columbus ordinance’s...more

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New Illinois and Chicago Laws for 2024

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Illinois state and local legislatures kept busy in 2023 with the enactment of numerous new labor and employment laws, including significant changes to paid and sick leave for employees and new protections for temporary...more

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New York City Creates a Private Right of Action for Alleged Violations of the Earned Sick and Safe Time Act

On January 20, 2024, New York City enacted a law that will create a private right of action allowing employees to file lawsuits in court alleging violations of the city’s Earned Safe and Sick Time Act (ESSTA) within two years...more

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The New Year Brings New Employer Obligations in Illinois

2023 was certainly a monumental year for Illinois employers, with increased legislative activity in Springfield and significant developments in both Cook County and the City of Chicago. As we settle into 2024, it may be a...more

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State and Local Minimum Wage Increases on January 1, 2024

With the new year comes raises in minimum wages, yet again.  As reflected in the charts below, in 2024, minimum wage and, in applicable jurisdictions, tipped minimum wage will increase in 23 states and in a number of counties...more

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New Pennsylvania Legislation and Philadelphia Ordinance Amendment Tackle Pardoned Convictions, Expunged Records, and Negligent...

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Pennsylvania and Philadelphia recently enacted changes that impact employer criminal background screening. ...more

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Navigating Employee Leave Laws: A Comparative Guide for Employers in Illinois, Chicago, and Cook County

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Executive Summary: In January 2023, the Illinois Legislature passed the Paid Leave for All Workers Act (PLAW Act). The PLAW Act specifically exempted the City of Chicago and certain municipalities in Cook County because they...more

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Chicago Paid Leave and Paid Sick Leave Ordinance Delayed to July 2024

The Chicago City Council voted on December 13, 2023, to amend the effective date of the Chicago Paid Leave and Paid Sick and Safe Leave Ordinance from December 31, 2023, to July 1, 2024....more

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Unprecedented Chicago Paid Leave and Paid Sick and Safe Leave Law Delayed to July 1, 2024

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When the Chicago City Council passed the Chicago Paid Leave and Paid Sick and Safe Leave Ordinance (the “Ordinance”) on November 9, 2023, Chicago-based employers had mere weeks to adjust their leave policies to ensure...more

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Chicago Employers Take Note: Draft Rules for Chicago’s Expansive Paid Leave and Paid Sick Leave Ordinance Published

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In mid-November, the City of Chicago passed the broadest, most expansive leave law in the country. As previously highlighted by Benesch, the Chicago Paid Leave and Paid Sick and Safe Leave Ordinance (the “Ordinance”) allows...more

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New York State and City Labor and Employment Updates

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In 2023, New York State and New York City amended several labor and employment laws about which employers should be aware to ensure that their policies and procedures remain compliant....more

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Texas District Court Declares State Preemption Law Unconstitutional. What Now?

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The legal battle continues between large cities and the State of Texas over state attempts to nullify local enactments on employment and other matters that exceed or conflict with state law....more

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Texas Governor Signs Preemption Bill, CROWN Act, and Other Legislation into Law

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The Texas legislature meets only for approximately six months every other year. This session, many bills signed into law impact employers. This article summarizes some of these new laws and how they impact employment...more

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New Edgewater, Colorado Minimum Wage Ordinance Highlights Compliance Challenge

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The Colorado locality of Edgewater—which borders Denver and has a population of around 5,000—has enacted its own local minimum wage ordinance, which takes effect January 1, 2024.  The new law demonstrates how challenging...more

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Workplace Law Update: 22 Essential Items on Your August To-Do List

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It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law, especially since the law always seems to evolve at a rapid pace. In order to ensure you stay on top of the latest changes and have an action plan...more

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Protecting the Local CROWN: Combing Through Florida’s Ordinances Prohibiting Discrimination Based on Hairstyles and Textures

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Although not widespread, ordinances prohibiting discrimination based on natural hairstyles and textures are not completely foreign to Florida, and amidst a perceived rise in “anti-wokeness,” employers in the Sunshine State...more

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New York State Minimum Wage Set to Increase in 2024

On May 3, 2023, Governor Kathy Hochul signed the New York State 2024 Budget Agreement into law, which contained increases to the State's minimum wage. New York State's minimum wage rate is divided into two regions: (1)...more

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New Growth of State and Local Paid Leave Developments in the Evergreen State

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Spring has sprung in the State of Washington, and there are several new paid leave developments taking root. First, the Washington Paid Family and Medical Leave Act, which generally provides leave with partial wage...more

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NYC Set to Enforce Law to Regulate Use of Automated Hiring Tools Starting July 5

New York City will begin enforcing the New York City Automated Employment Decision Tools (“AEDT”) Law, on July 5, 2023, delaying the previously announced enforcement date of April 15. On April 6, 2023, after two sets of...more

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Navigating State and Local Laws Implicated by Remote Workforces

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As we start to come out of the pandemic, many businesses are deciding to embrace remote workforces on a more permanent basis for a variety of reasons, including cost saving, increased talent pool, and employee satisfaction....more

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