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Kansas Law Mandates Reformation and Strengthens Non-Solicitation Covenants

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On April 9, 2025, Kansas Governor Laura Kelly signed into law Senate Bill No. 241, which amends Section 50-163 of the Kansas Restraint of Trade Act (the “Act”)1 to clarify what types of business contracts, agreements and...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

New York City Requires Employers To Post Lactation Accommodation Policy

New York City employers will be required to physically and electronically post a copy of their written lactation accommodation policy beginning May 8, 2025. This includes a requirement to post the policy in an area accessible...more

Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP

Client Alert: Recap of Top Illinois’ Employment Law Developments: Summer 2023

The Illinois legislature has been active in recent months and has passed a number of new laws that expand employee workplace rights and place additional burdens on employers. These new employment laws are discussed below...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Beyond Appearances: New York City Enacts Legislation Prohibiting Discrimination Based on Height and/or Weight

On May 26, 2023, New York City Mayor Eric Adams signed into law an amendment to the New York City Human Rights Law (NYCHRL) that bans employment discrimination on the basis of an individual’s height and/or weight. The...more

Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP

New York State Expands Protections to Employees Who Are Victims of Domestic Violence

While New York employers are rushing to comply with the new amendments to New York State’s anti-discrimination and anti-harassment laws, New York State legislators show no signs of slowing down. On Aug. 20, 2019, Governor...more

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A constitutional rebirth for leave provisions in relation to parents

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On 28 November 2017, the National Assembly passed the first-ever private member’s bill to amend the Basic Conditions Employment Act 75 of 1997 (BCEA)....more

Proskauer - Law and the Workplace

D.C. Prepares a Holiday “Gift” for Employers – the Wage Theft Prevention Amendment Act of 2014

Washington, D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray quietly signed an amendment to the Wage Theft Prevention Act which will likely take effect in mid-December 2014 – just in time for the holidays. ...more

Orrick - Employment Law and Litigation

Unpaid, but Not Unprotected: New York City Extends Human Rights Law to Protect Interns

As reported by us in recent blog articles (Do as I Say, Not as I Do: Differences in Duties Means No Commonality, No Class Certification for Unpaid Interns and The High Cost of Hiring Unpaid Interns), employment issues...more

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