Wage and Hour, Rest and Meal Break, Amended Legislation

Illinois Amends One Day Rest in Seven Act to Prohibit Retaliation

ArentFox Schiff on 4/16/2025

The One Day Rest in Seven Act is an Illinois law providing employees with the right to meal breaks and one full day of rest each work week....more

New York State Department of Labor Issues Updated Materials on Workplace Lactation Rights

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 6/19/2024

The New York State Department of Labor has issued revised materials, including an updated mandatory model policy, ahead of the June 19, 2024, effective date for the transition of workplace lactation breaks from unpaid to paid...more

Amendment to the Illinois One Day Rest in Seven Act Provides for Greater Penalties to Employers

Laner Muchin, Ltd. on 6/23/2022

On May 13, 2022, Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker signed into law SB3146, amending the provisions of the One Day Rest in Seven Act (ODRISA), which addresses both day of rest and meal break requirements for Illinois employees....more

California’s New AB 1512 Revises Security Officer Rest Period Rules

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 10/20/2020

On September 30, 2020, Governor Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill (AB) 1512, which amends California Labor Code Section 226.7 by authorizing employers to require certain unionized private security officers “to remain on the...more

2020 Vision: California’s New Employment Laws

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 10/18/2019

To close out the 2019 legislative season, Governor Gavin Newsom signed dozens of bills into law, which will have lasting impacts for California employers. In addition to the summaries and clarifications from prior blog posts,...more

December 2018: The Top 15 Labor And Employment Law Stories

Fisher Phillips on 1/10/2019

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