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Oregon Governor's Executive Order Regarding Project Labor Agreements (PLAs) for State Construction Projects

Oregon Governor Tina Kotek issued Executive Order No. 24-31, titled "Establishing Project Labor Agreements[1] for State Construction Projects" ("EO 24-31" or "Order"), on December 18, 2024. On December 31, 2024, the...more

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Illinois Insights: An update from Cozen O'Connor (2/3)

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Heading into budget season, Gov. JB Pritzker faces major challenge to show ‘Illinois can govern itself’ - “With Gov. JB Pritzker still weighing whether to seek a third term, the firmer foundation he’s laid for Illinois’...more

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Critical End-of-Year Veto for Legislation Impacting Industrial Development Agencies

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Amidst the holidays and end-of-year scramble, New York State Governor Kathy Hochul vetoed legislation that would have required Industrial Development Agencies to have school district and labor union representatives on their...more

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The Week in Weed: November 2024 #2

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Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. We’ve got one story this week, so let’s just get to it. Cannabis had a bad night on November 5....more

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Purple Haze: LPA Mandate Poised to Continue Causing Confusion and Chaos for California Cannabis Licensees

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It is not often that the government has the opportunity to regulate and oversee an entirely brand new market; and, in the case of California, when it legalized recreational cannabis for adult-use, it decided to mandate...more

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Budding Issues? The Fading Smoke of One Union at a Cannabis Workplace in Massachusetts

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Seyfarth Synopsis: Employees at a Cresco Labs cannabis cultivation facility in Massachusetts recently made an unexpected and significant decision: they chose to say goodbye to their union membership just shy of their first...more

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Employers Should Be Tracking These 11 State and Local Workplace Trends

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While federal employment laws set nationwide standards, state and local laws often go well beyond – not only creating additional compliance obligations but also a patchwork of workplace rights to navigate. These laws vary...more

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The Site Report - Construction Law Insights, Issue 3, April 2023

What Employers Can Do When a Union Knocks on Their Door - When a union knocks on an employer's door, it can be a shock and awe experience for the unprepared employer. It is important for employers to understand their...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

What Florida Employers Can Do When a Union Knocks on Their Door

When a union knocks on an employer's door, it can be a shock and awe experience for the unprepared employer. It is important for employers to understand their rights and obligations when dealing with unions to ensure that...more

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Businesses in the Sunshine State are Prohibited from Requiring Vaccine Passport from Patrons and Customers

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Vaccine passports—standardized credentials showing proof of vaccination—are gaining momentum in some states as a means of returning to normalcy and allowing businesses to open fully to those who prove they have been...more

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Public Sector Unions Are Coming to a Town Near You

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Guidance for Local Governments on Collective Bargaining with Public Employees - Soon local governments across Virginia will be able to authorize collective bargaining with public sector unions. House Bill 582 legalized...more

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Speak No Evil – The Right To Limit Employee Speech This Election Season And Beyond

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Following a tragic series of recent events, individuals across the country have started voicing their opinions about social, cultural, and political issues with a passion not seen since the Civil Rights Movement of the...more

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Striking Workers in New York State Can Now Collect Unemployment Benefits After Only Two Weeks

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Effective February 6, 2020, New York employees who are out of work due to a labor dispute, such as a strike, are eligible to collect unemployment benefits after a waiting period of only 14 days....more

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Preemption’s Silver Lining: The NLRA Offers California Tribes a Shield Against State Labor Protections

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For over 20 years, the State of California has used tribal gaming compacts to accomplish what federal law and tribal sovereignty would otherwise forbid: forcing tribes to follow state labor law in their casinos.  Recently...more

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Tipping the Scales: New York Reduces the UI Waiting Period for Striking Workers

Employers in New York, the second-most unionized state in the country, have lost another key point of leverage in collective bargaining. Effective February 6, 2020, Senate Bill 7310 reduces the amount of time striking...more

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New Election, Conflict of Interest, Firearm and Cannabis Laws

Part 1: California Laws Impacting Public Agencies for 2020 - How do the laws passed last year by California lawmakers impact how public agencies do business in the new year? In this annual Legal Alert series, Best Best &...more

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How Might Virginia’s New Legislative Trifecta Affect Employers in the Commonwealth in 2020?

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In the November 2019 election Virginia gained a Democratic “trifecta”—both legislative chambers and the governorship are now controlled by one political party. It has been over two decades since Democratic lawmakers...more

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Littler Lightbulb: Shining a Light on Key Issues as we Leap into 2020

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The start of a new year always brings a fresh batch of employment concerns. While some workplace issues are evergreen, 2020 will present some unique challenges for employers. This Littler Lightbulb highlights some significant...more

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California Puts a Foot On the Scale to Drive Unionization Higher: AB 1291 Mandates State-Sponsored Assistance in Organizing...

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As private sector unionization rates have continued to fall over recent decades, organized labor has increasingly turned to the state and local politicians it supports for assistance in the form of state legislation and local...more

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California Attempts to Weed Out Unfair Labor Practices at the State Level by Enacting Union-Friendly Regulation on Employers in...

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As the cannabis industry has rapidly progressed over the years, states such as New York, New Jersey and Illinois have begun to implement legislation that encourages employers to engage in labor peace agreements with unions....more

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And the “Hits” Just Keep on Coming . . . Updates in the World of Medical Marijuana and the Workplace

What’s new in the world of medical marijuana, as it impacts your workplace? Quite a bit, actually. Here is the rundown. PA Medical Marijuana Act – Anxiety and Tourette’s Syndrome Added to List of Serious Medical...more

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Labor and Employment Issues Facing the Healthcare Industry

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Public discourse on “healthcare” has focused primarily on health insurance and the significant changes made by the Affordable Care Act. But what about the providers of healthcare—the doctors, nurses, hospitals, pharmaceutical...more

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NY Lawmakers Propose Gig Worker Protection Law

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Seyfarth Synopsis: Just before the end of the legislative session, lawmakers in New York introduced the “Dependent Worker Act,” which proposes to provide workers in the gig economy with certain rights, including the right to...more

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Tennessee’s Anti-Bullying Law Now Applies to Private Employers

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The Tennessee General Assembly passed the Healthy Workplace Act back in 2014, which provided immunity to public employers for employee claims relating to workplace bullying if they adopted the model anti-bullying policy which...more

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Minnesota Wage Theft Bill with New Employer Requirements Takes Effect July 1

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In one of the most significant pieces of legislation affecting employers in many years, the Minnesota Legislature passed, and Governor Walz signed, the Jobs and Economic Development Omnibus bill that includes new wage theft...more

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