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Los Angeles County Enacts Fair Workweek Ordinance

The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors recently passed the Los Angeles County Fair Workweek Ordinance (the “Ordinance”), which generally requires that certain retail employers in the unincorporated areas of the County of...more

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New Jersey Significantly Expands Rights and Protections of Temporary Workers Through the Recently Enacted Temporary Workers’ Bill...

On February 6, 2023, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed the Temporary Workers’ Bill of Rights, significantly expanding the rights and protections afforded to the 127,000 temporary workers in New Jersey. The new law, which...more

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Top 8 Takeaways from New Jersey’s Sweeping “Temporary Workers’ Bill of Rights”

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New Jersey is leading the movement to create affirmative protections for temporary laborers. On February 6, Governor Murphy signed the “Temporary Workers’ Bill of Rights,” which strengthens protections for temporary workers....more

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Irvine Boasts New Protections for Hotel Workers: An 8-Step Compliance Plan for Employers

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In what some may consider an unexpected development, the City of Irvine is set to implement a new ordinance that will require Irvine hotels to follow stringent workplace rules for their employees. The ordinance parallels the...more

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Top 7 Takeaways from New Jersey’s Sweeping ‘Temporary Workers’ Bill of Rights’

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New Jersey is set to strengthen protections for temporary workers in a sweeping bill known as the Temporary Workers’ Bill of Rights. The measure would codify unprecedented measures for the state’s temporary workforce and...more

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Will New Jersey Become the Second State to Pass a Fair Workweek Law?

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Seyfarth Synopsis: On the heels of becoming the first state to mandate severance for workers laid off as part of a mass layoff, New Jersey just may become the second state to pass a statewide predictable scheduling law if a...more

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Chicago City Council Passes Sweeping Scheduling Ordinance

On July 24, 2019, the Chicago City Council passed the most sweeping predictive scheduling ordinance in the country to date. Effective July 1, 2020 (January 1, 2021, for “safety-net” hospitals), the Chicago Fair Workweek...more

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Earned Sick Leave in Westchester County, NY: What Employers Need to Know

Taking a page out of New York City’s book to address the estimated 36 percent of workers in Westchester County, New York, who lack paid sick leave benefits, in October 2018 the Westchester County Board of Legislators passed...more

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Philadelphia Will Have A “Fair Workweek”: What Covered Employers Need To Know Right Now

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On December 6, 2018, Philadelphia City Council approved the Fair Workweek Ordinance by a vote of 14-3. Following its passage by City Council, Mayor Kenney reiterated his support and his intention to sign the Ordinance into...more

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Writing for Westlaw Journal Employment, David C. Henderson Outlines Six Important Points About The Family and Medical Leave Act...

David C. Henderson, a partner in Nutter's Labor, Employment and Benefits practice group, authored an article in Westlaw Journal Employment's "Expert Analysis" section entitled, "6 Things Employers Must Know About The Family...more

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New Jersey Enacts Paid Sick Leave Act

On Wednesday, May 2, 2018, Governor Phil Murphy signed into law the New Jersey Paid Sick Leave Act (the “Act”). The Act, which goes into effect on October 29, 2018, preempts all existing New Jersey municipal earned sick leave...more

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Chicago Considering Predictive Scheduling: What Employers Need to Know

Following a growing nationwide trend, the Chicago City Council is considering new legislation that would require employers to pay employees for any scheduling changes made with less than two weeks’ notice. If passed, the...more

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New York Mayor Expands Paid Sick Leave Law: Employers Required to Provide Paid ‘Safe Leave’ for Abuse Victims

Earlier this month, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio signed the “Earned Safe and Sick Time Act” into law. The new law, which will take effect on May 5, 2018, expands the purposes for which employees may use sick leave,...more

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OSHA’s New Reporting Rules to Make Employers Famous

By existing OSHA regulations, most employers (those with more than 10 employees) are required to complete and maintain records pertaining to serious work-related injuries and illnesses, using the OSHA 300 Log, OSHA 301...more

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Saint Paul Becomes the Second City in Minnesota to Mandate Paid Sick and Safe Time

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On September 7, 2016, Saint Paul became the second city in Minnesota to mandate that employers provide earned sick and safe time for their workers. Under Saint Paul’s ordinance (the “Saint Paul Ordinance”), covered employers...more

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Minneapolis Sick and Safe Time Ordinance Compliance Guide

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On May 27, 2016, the Minneapolis City Council passed its long awaited Sick and Safe Time Ordinance, requiring most employers with employees working in the City of Minneapolis to provide paid sick/safe time to those employees...more

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New California Law Impacting Change in Control of Grocery Stores

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The new law, Assembly Bill 359, will require that, upon a “change in control” of a “grocery establishment,” the seller must prepare a list of “specified eligible grocery workers” for a successor grocery employer, which would...more

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Last-Minute Amendments to California’s Sick Leave Law

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Employers should review the amendments, which address some of the challenges for implementing the sick leave law that took effect July 1. After extensive legislative negotiation, the California State Legislature passed...more

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California Employees Entitled to Paid Sick Leave Beginning Today

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Have you reviewed your paid time off (PTO) policy lately? If you have employees in California, now is the time to do so. Effective today, July 1, 2015, employers with California employees will be required to comply with that...more

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Update on the Massachusetts Earned Sick Time Law: What Employers Need to Do by July 1, 2015

The Massachusetts Earned Sick Time Law (the “ESTL”) becomes effective next month, imposing significant obligations on all employers to provide up to 40 hours of earned sick time to Massachusetts employees. By July 1, 2015,...more

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