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Forthcoming Additions and Modifications to Employment Laws in Colorado

Littler on 7/3/2024

The 2024 Colorado legislative session has concluded and resulted in several new laws affecting Colorado employers. This Insight provides an overview of some significant changes....more

2024 Minnesota Legislative Session: What Employers Need to Know

Fox Rothschild LLP on 6/6/2024

The 2024 Minnesota legislative session did not produce nearly as many significant pieces of employment legislation as the 2023 session. Still, this legislature passed multiple new employment laws this year and amended several...more

[Event] Annual Employment Law Summit - May 15th, San Diego, CA

Mintz on 5/7/2024

The agenda for Mintz’s Annual Employment Law Summit taking place on May 15th in San Diego is now available! This year, we are thrilled to feature Hon. William McCurine as our keynote speaker. The segments this year include:...more

Changes in Labor and Employment Laws from 2018 to 2023; Anticipated Trends for 2024

Jones & Keller, P.C. on 1/11/2024

Similar to the prior five years, 2023 brought unprecedented changes in labor and employment laws that have already gone into effect or are now in effect for 2024 in Colorado, across the country in other states, by National...more

New Year, New Laws: California Employment Law Updates for 2024

Mintz - Employment Viewpoints on 11/29/2023

California employers need to be prepared for new laws that become effective starting in the new year. Below is a brief overview of those laws (including the collection of diversity for venture capital companies, an amendment...more

Employment Flash - November 2023

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 11/16/2023

...NLRB Issues Final Rule on ‘Joint Employer’ Standard On - October 26, 2023, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued a final rule titled “Standard for Determining Joint Employer Status,” which rescinds and...more

Legislative Update: Nearing the End of the Road (for 2023)

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 9/19/2023

Seyfarth Synopsis: Now that the Legislature’s September 14, 2023 deadline to pass bills to the Governor has come and gone, we are providing an overview of which employment bills are before the Governor for consideration,...more

Maine Raises Discrimination Damages Caps and Expands Employee Protections

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 7/21/2023

Maine recently wrapped a busy 2023 legislative session that brought several significant legal changes relevant for employers. Those changes include increasing the cap on damages for violations of the Maine Human Rights Act...more

Q2 Employment Law Updates: Non-Competes, Religious Accommodation and More

DarrowEverett LLP on 7/18/2023

So far, 2023 has been a wild ride for employers, a theme that looks to be continuing into the third quarter of the year. While certain predictions we made during Q1 came true in Q2 (we are looking at you, NLRB), others such...more

Employment Flash - June 2023

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 6/23/2023

New York, Minnesota and NLRB Act To Limit Noncompetes - New York Legislature Passes Bill To Ban Post-Employment Noncompetes - On June 20, 2023, the New York state Legislature passed a bill that bans post-employment...more

Now That They Are Finished: Developments From the 2023 Session of the Connecticut General Assembly Affecting Employers

Pullman & Comley - Labor, Employment and... on 6/19/2023

The 2023 Regular Session of the Connecticut General Assembly, which concluded on June 7, 2023, was not as groundbreaking as other recent legislative sessions, Many far-reaching bills that emerged from committee were not...more

Top 6 Workplace Law Proposals Raised During Governor Hochul’s 2022 New York State of State Address

Fisher Phillips on 1/10/2022

Although New York Governor Hochul’s first State of the State address focused on efforts to emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic, she still managed to provide insight on a few key areas of labor and employment law that will...more

[Virtual Event] Labor and Employment AR/HR Summit - August 10th - 12th, 9:00 am - 2:30 pm CDT

Adams and Reese LLP on 7/22/2021

Employers, especially HR professionals, have been on a roller coaster ride over the past 18 months. COVID-19 has not only changed the way we work but has underscored the need to take proactive steps to protect the longevity...more

While We Were Social Distancing … Heading Back To The Office In A New Virginia

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 7/16/2021

In Virginia, returning — or planning to return — to the physical workplace following the COVID-19 pandemic means ensuring employment practices comply with the Commonwealth’s significantly changing legal landscape...more

Nevada Legislative Update - June 2021

Holland & Hart LLP on 6/28/2021

Similar to 2019, in 2021, the Nevada Legislature passed several bills implicating employment issues for both private and public employers. High level summaries of the relevant provisions of these bills and their effective...more

Global Employer Guide (Updated)

K&L Gates LLP on 3/3/2021

We are pleased to make available this year's edition of the Global Employer Guide. The guide provides a concise, easy to read summary of employment law across numerous countries. Our updated release reflects the changes...more

January 2021: The Top 18 Labor And Employment Law Stories

Fisher Phillips on 2/9/2021

It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law. While the law always seems to evolve at a rapid pace, there have been an unprecedented number of changes for the past few years—and this past month...more

Is At-Will Employment at Risk?

Foley & Lardner LLP on 1/6/2021

What’s happening to the at-will employment doctrine? The at-will doctrine has been the bedrock of employment law in the United States, guaranteeing management the right to pick its team. Employment practitioners are...more

Workplace Changes to Expect Under a Biden Administration: Part I

Akerman LLP - HR Defense on 11/11/2020

The networks have called the Presidential election for Joe Biden. Assuming those results are certified and President Trump’s legal challenges fail, what should employers expect under the new administration? In Part I of this...more

Virginia Makes Significant Changes to State Employment Laws

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP on 7/31/2020

Virginia employers must comply with a host of new employment laws. Virginia has enacted a number of significant changes to its employment laws to establish new protections and rights for employees. These changes...more

Sweeping Changes for Virginia Employers Take Effect

Epstein Becker & Green on 7/2/2020

July 1, 2020 represents a milestone for Virginia employers. As we previously reported, nearly two dozen new employment laws take effect, including the Virginia Values Act. In addition, all of Virginia enters Phase Three of...more

Virginia Employers, Are You Ready? New Employment Laws Go Into Effect July 1, 2020

Proskauer - Law and the Workplace on 6/30/2020

As we previously reported, this spring Virginia Governor Ralph Northam signed into law a number of new measures expanding protections for employees in the Commonwealth and providing enhanced mechanisms by which employees may...more

Virginia General Assembly Makes Pro-Employee Changes to State Laws

FordHarrison on 5/13/2020

Executive Summary: The Virginia General Assembly took a number of employee-favorable actions in its 2020 Session and its Reconvened Session in April 2020, which will require employers to revise their employment policies and...more

Virginia Employers Get Ready: New Laws Dramatically Expand Employee Protections and Employer Liability in the Commonwealth

Proskauer - Law and the Workplace on 4/27/2020

In the wake of Virginia voting in Democratic majorities in both houses of the state legislature last year, the Virginia legislature has passed, and Virginia Governor Ralph Northam has signed into law, a slew of new measures...more

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