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Chicago Enacts New Paid Leave and Paid Sick and Safe Leave Ordinance

Gould + Ratner LLP on 11/20/2023

On November 9, 2023, the Chicago City Council passed the Chicago Paid Leave and Paid Sick and Safe Leave Ordinance (the Ordinance), which takes effect on December 31, 2023. The Ordinance will replace Chicago’s current Paid...more

New York City Issues Regulations for Use of Artificial Intelligence Tools in Human Resources

Polsinelli on 4/20/2023

On April 6, 2023, the New York City Department of Consumer and Worker Protection issued its final rule interpreting the City’s Local Law 144 regulating the use of "automated employment decision tools," which went into effect...more

New York City’s AI Bias Law Has Been Postponed

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider on 3/24/2023

The New York City Department of Consumer and Worker Protection will delay enforcement of Local Law 144, until April 15, 2023. The law requires companies operating in the City to audit automated employment decision tools for...more

Dam Operations Authorized Under 1954 Statute Potentially Included Protection of Endangered Species.

Perkins Coie on 10/19/2022

The Ninth Circuit held that statutory language defining the scope of operations of Twitchell Dam was sufficiently broad to potentially include releases of water to facilitate migration of Southern California Steelhead to the...more

New York City Will Soon Regulate Use of Artificial Intelligence in Employment Decisions

Benesch on 8/31/2022

On January 1, 2023, New York City employers will have to comply with a new law aimed at preventing bias in artificial intelligence hiring tools. These tools, which include algorithms and software geared towards finding...more

Navigating New York City's Artificial Intelligence Hiring Law

Venable LLP on 8/2/2022

Our Venable colleagues recently wrote on the proliferation of artificial intelligence in employer hiring practices and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's (EEOC) guidance relating to avoiding discriminating against...more

New York City Enacts Law that Hinders Use of Automated Tools in Hiring and Promotion Decisions

Littler on 12/28/2021

New York City marked the end of 2021 by enacting a law that will make it challenging, if not infeasible, to use a broad swath of algorithmic, computerized tools to review, select, rank or eliminate candidates for employment...more

The City that Never Sleeps on Debt Collection: A Primer on New York City's Debt Collection Regulations

Hudson Cook, LLP on 10/2/2020

The New York City Department of Consumer and Worker Protection ("DCWP") (formerly the Department of Consumer Affairs) promulgated new debt collection rules this spring to provide protections to consumers with limited English...more

Hazard Pay During COVID-19: New Laws For Essential Workers

McManis Faulkner on 8/25/2020

This article follows an earlier article on hazard pay.... Hazard pay legislation is expanding nationwide at all levels of government. The growth in calls for hazard pay is the result of a shift in perception of the types of...more

San Francisco’s COVID-19 Response: Emergency Back-to-Work Ordinance Requires Reemployment of Laid-Off Workers

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 7/6/2020

On June 23, 2020, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors passed the “Back to Work” emergency ordinance. The ordinance requires certain San Francisco employers to offer reemployment to covered employees who were subjected to...more

Seattle Mandates Temporary Premium Pay and Other Benefits for Certain Gig Economy Workers During Pandemic

Epstein Becker & Green on 7/4/2020

As we wrote about in more detail here, the ongoing coronavirus pandemic has brought increased attention to the legal and practical distinctions between employees (who are entitled to various compensation and employment...more

California Employers Face Minimum Wage Increases This July 1

Fisher Phillips on 6/30/2020

As many California employers are still reeling from the impacts of the pandemic, employers need to brace themselves and prepare for the minimum wage hikes going into effect in several cities across the state as of July 1,...more

State & Local Employment Law Developments: Q1/Q2 2020

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP on 6/26/2020

State and local governments are increasingly regulating the workplace. In the first and second quarters of 2020 alone, legislatures were particularly active in passing laws addressing sexual harassment training,...more

Employers Beware: Preparing for the Inevitable Flood of COVID-Related Lawsuits

Payne & Fears on 5/27/2020

As states lift their “stay-at-home” orders, employers who have struggled to survive the economic toll of the COVID-19 crisis now face a new threat: uncertain legal liability in a post-COVID market. As we transition away from...more

The City of Los Angeles Mandates Supplemental Paid Sick Leave Effective Immediately

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 4/9/2020

California and Los Angeles currently require covered employers to provide eligible employees with paid sick leave benefits. Effective immediately, the City of Los Angeles now requires employers that have either 500 or more...more

Short-Term Rental Update: Vacasa reaches unicorn status with its latest funding round; Airbnb bans 'party houses'

Foster Garvey PC on 12/10/2019

We have some great updates in the STR space this week, including: Vacasa Reaches Unicorn Status - (“Real estate’s newest unicorn: Vacasa raises $319 million, now valued at more than $1 billion,” HousingWire on Nov 1, 2019)...more

Is Foresight 2020? Employers Confront New Laws Taking Effect in the New Year

Littler on 11/14/2019

As the year draws to a close, employers are assessing the next wave of labor and employment laws and regulations they will face in 2020 and beyond. Most new laws taking effect at the end of 2019 and throughout 2020 are at the...more

California’s “Housing Crisis Act of 2019” May Boost Housing Production or Just Boost Housing-Related Litigation

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 10/14/2019

On October 9, 2019, Governor Newsom signed into law Senate Bill (SB) 330, or the “Housing Crisis Act of 2019” in an effort to combat California’s current housing shortage, which has resulted in the highest rents and lowest...more

New California Law Restricts Cities’ Ability to Limit Housing

Perkins Coie on 10/14/2019

California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law yesterday October 9, 2019, a major set of restrictions on the actions California cities and counties may take to impede housing development. Senate Bill 330 broadly aims to...more

Short-Term Rental Update: Sonder now worth $1 billion after its latest funding round; commercial tax rate could quadruple...

Foster Garvey PC on 7/29/2019

Sonder Reaches Unicorn Status - ("Airbnb competitor Sonder says after new funding round it’s now worth $1B," Real Deal - LA Real Estate News on Jul 11, 2019) Congratulations is well-deserved for Sonder, which just...more

The Saga Continues: San Antonio Delays Paid Sick Leave Ordinance Until December 1; Dallas Ordinance Remains Scheduled To Begin...

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 7/29/2019

Seyfarth Synopsis: On Wednesday, July 24, 2019, approximately one week before San Antonio’s paid sick leave ordinance was scheduled to go into effect for most employers, a Texas state court stayed implementation of the...more

Short-Term Rental Update: Airbnb goes luxe; The Plum Guide aims to become the Michelin Guide for the short-term rental...

Foster Garvey PC on 7/17/2019

Airbnb Goes Luxe - ("Airbnb dives into ultra-high-end rentals. Here’s what brokers think," Real Deal - LA Real Estate News on Jun 2, 2019) - Last week, Airbnb announced it was rolling out Airbnb Luxe, a vertical featuring...more

Local Minimum Wage Increases In CA Take Effect Monday

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP on 6/28/2019

And it's a long list. The following cities and counties in California will increase their minimum wages effective this Monday, July 1: ALAMEDA: Currently $11 for small employers and $12 for large employers. Rate will...more

Keeping an Eye on Artificial Intelligence Regulation and Legislation

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 6/17/2019

More and more organizations are beginning to use or expand their use of artificial intelligence (AI) tools and services in the workplace. Despite AI’s proven potential for enhancing efficiency and decision-making, it has...more

Short-Term Rental Update: Airbnb poised for a reprieve in the EU; Guesty offers innovative and more streamlined tools for property...

Foster Garvey PC on 5/20/2019

Airbnb poised for a reprieve in the EU - ("Why Airbnb Could Escape the Uber Trap in Europe," Fortune Magazine on Apr 30, 2019) The Court of Justice of the European Union is considering whether Airbnb was breaking the...more

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