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(Podcast) California Employment News: Understanding the Workplace Know Your Rights Act
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The California Division of Labor Standards Enforcement (DSLE) has updated the Healthy Workplaces/Healthy Families Act Paid Sick Leave poster, which reflects recent amendments to the state’s paid sick leave law....more
As we settle into 2026, many employers will be turning New Year intentions into action plans. The Employment Rights Act 2025 tops the HR legal to-do list for the year ahead, with significant strategic and operational...more
Michigan football recently made headlines after the university terminated its head football coach following an internal investigation that revealed “credible evidence” of an inappropriate relationship between the former coach...more
As we settle into 2026, many employers will be turning New Year intentions into action plans. The Employment Rights Act 2025 tops the HR legal to-do list for the year ahead, with significant strategic and operational work...more
Every year brings new developments and amendments in German employment law. Below is a summary of what to expect in 2026. A particularly noteworthy development is the loosening of rules regarding fixed-term employment for...more
State-level employment regulation continues to evolve in California independently of broader federal enforcement priorities. On October 12, 2025, California enacted the Workplace Know Your Rights Act (S.B. 294) intended to...more
With the Employment Rights Act 2025 coming into force just before Christmas, HR reform will be a defining theme of 2026. Early, joined‑up planning across HR, Legal and Compliance with a focus on policy, training and...more
On January 1, 2026, California Bill 692 went in to effect, adding Business and Professions Code section 16608 and Labor Code section 926, which prohibits employers from requiring repayment of training expenses, relocation...more
Pennsylvania has joined a growing number of states and localities in enacting legislation aimed at eliminating hair-based discrimination; the new law is effective January 24, 2026. Governor Josh Shapiro signed the Creating a...more
As remote work, digital collaboration platforms, and cybersecurity threats continue to expand, many employers are increasingly relying on electronic workplace monitoring tools. These tools may include email and messaging...more
The Labor Commissioner has published a model California Workplace “Know Your Rights” Notice pursuant to Senate Bill 294. The new law requires employers in California to provide a stand-alone written notice of worker rights to...more
Our International thought leaders have pulled together their top predictions for the new year so that employers can get a head start to 2026....more
California’s SB 294, known as the Workplace Know Your Rights Act, imposes sweeping new notice and communication obligations on employers beginning in 2026....more
The recent federal policy shift, marked by Executive Order 14370: Increasing Medical Marijuana and Cannabidiol Research, reflects not only a legal development but also a broader cultural transformation....more
Just weeks after New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed a law prohibiting certain “stay or pay” agreements, state lawmakers have proposed new amendments that, if enacted, would allow employers to require reimbursement for...more
As the new year gets underway, one workplace risk is already clear: the current flu season is shaping up to be one of the more intense in recent years. Public health data shows high and rising flu activity across much of the...more
On Dec. 19, 2025, Governor Kathy Hochul signed the Trapped at Work Act (the Act) into law. This legislation, effective immediately, impacts agreements and policies that require employees to reimburse certain payments if they...more
We are already halfway through January. As noted in a prior blog, SB 294 requires all CA employers to distribute a “Know Your Rights” Notice by February 1, 2026. That Notice has now been published in English and Spanish. ...more
Last month, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed S3072, which amends the New York State Fair Credit Reporting Act to preclude New York employers from using applicant or employee consumer credit history for employment...more
2026 is bringing significant changes to Washington’s employment laws. This Update summarizes the changes taking effect on January 1, 2026, and highlights recent legal developments contributing to a rise in employment...more
Certain organizations in Florida that work with children and vulnerable adults must link to the Agency for Health Care Administration’s (AHCA) new background checks resource in their job postings for any position that...more
Philadelphia has passed legislation prohibiting discrimination and requiring accommodation on the basis of needs related to menstruation, perimenopause, or menopause, becoming the first major U.S. city to explicitly offer...more
In conjunction with our federal and New York State labor and employment 2025 Review and 2026 Outlook, we focus here on one of the key developments under New York law. At the end of 2025, New York enacted a Stay-or-Pay...more
Effective January 1, 2026, the Illinois Victims’ Economic Security and Safety Act (VESSA), as recently amended, now prohibits employers from disciplining employees for using company-issued technology such as phones, laptops,...more
The Department of Labor (DOL) Wage and Hour Division issued an opinion letter on Jan. 5, 2026, explaining that an employee’s available leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) may be applied toward time spent...more