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More PAGA Updates: LWDA Publishes FAQ; AB 1034 Extends Exemption for Construction Employees under CBA

This summer, California passed significant and much-needed legislation reforming the Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA), which permits individual employees to sue employers on behalf of themselves, other employees, and the...more

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New Jersey Employers Must Disclose Pay and Benefits Information to Employees and Applicants

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Joining New York, California and several other states, New Jersey has a new wage transparency law, signed by Gov. Phil Murphy this week, that requires certain employers to disclose wage or salary ranges and general benefits...more

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Massachusetts Enacts Pay-Transparency Requirements for Employers

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Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey on July 31, 2024, signed into law An Act Relative to Salary Range Transparency (the Act), which will implement pay-transparency requirements in Massachusetts. The Act will take effect on July...more

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New York City Creates a Private Right of Action for Alleged Violations of the Earned Sick and Safe Time Act

On January 20, 2024, New York City enacted a law that will create a private right of action allowing employees to file lawsuits in court alleging violations of the city’s Earned Safe and Sick Time Act (ESSTA) within two years...more

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New York Second Department Holds No Private Right of Action for Pay Frequency Claims

On January 17, 2024, New York’s Appellate Division Second Department held that “manual workers” under the state labor law do not have a private right of action to pursue alleged violations of the labor law’s weekly pay...more

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Second Circuit Holds EPA “Factor Other Than Sex” Affirmative Defense Need Not Be Job-Related

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In Eisenhauer v. Culinary Institute of America, No. 21-2919-CV (2d Cir. Oct. 17, 2023), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit clarified that the federal Equal Pay Act (EPA) does not require employers to show that a...more

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States, Including California, Seek To Prevent Pay Discrimination by Passing Pay Transparency Laws

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Over the past several years a growing number of cities, counties and states have enacted some form of pay transparency laws covering a wide range of issues. Most of these laws aim to prevent pay discrimination and provide...more

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The Gig is Up – New Jersey Misclassification Laws Create Extreme Risk for Anyone Utilizing Independent Contractors

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Soon after being elected, New Jersey’s Governor created a task force to end misclassification of independent contractors, and the state’s Department of Labor and Workforce Development (DOL) began increasing audits and its...more

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January 2019: The Top 16 Labor And Employment Law Stories

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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

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