Wage and Hour, Retail Workers, Paid Leave

New York Employers – Key 2025 Employment Law Updates

FordHarrison on 1/3/2025

Employers in the Empire State face several significant changes in 2025. These legal developments impact everything from sick leave to minimum wage. Here are the key takeaways for employers....more

Changes in Employment Laws in Massachusetts

Conn Kavanaugh on 2/28/2020

Keeping an eye on changes and trends in employment law is an excellent way for businesses to mitigate risk. Benjamin Franklin famously said, “An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.” This adage rings especially true...more

Employment Flash - March 2019

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 3/25/2019

This edition of Employment Flash looks at developments in labor and employment law, including with respect to minimum salary thresholds for the DOL's new overtime rule, the EEOC's collection of compensation data for increased...more

Big Changes Coming for Baystate Employers: Paid Family & Medical Leave And Minimum Wage Increases

Fisher Phillips on 6/28/2018

In one fell swoop, Massachusetts has set in motion a plan to increase its minimum wage to $15.00 per hour and create a comprehensive paid family and medical leave program as the result of a “grand bargain” between employee...more

San Francisco-Peculiarities: The City’s Ultra-Unique Employment Landscape

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 7/27/2017

Seyfarth Synopsis: As if high rent and California’s peculiar laws were not enough to worry about, San Francisco employers must also comply with City-specific ordinances. Trailblazing City requirements often exceed state laws...more

Georgia Enacts New Laws Relating to Paid Sick Leave and Pay for Schedule Changes

Jones Day on 6/3/2017

On May 8, 2017, Georgia Governor Nathan Deal signed two employment-related laws, both of which become effective on July 1, 2017. First, he signed the employee-friendly Act 203 (S.B. 201). Under the new law, if an employer...more