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Illinois Imposes New Requirements on Employers Who Use Staffing Agencies

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Illinois employers who use staffing agencies should take note. The state’s Day and Temporary Labor Services Act (the “Act”), which was last revised by the General Assembly in 2017, was significantly amended this past...more

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Connecticut To Require Disclosure Of Employee Wage Ranges, Expand Pay Equity Law

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Governor Ned Lamont signed into law June 7, 2021, the Act Concerning the Disclosure of Salary Range for a Vacant Position (Act). The Act, which goes into effect October 1, requires Connecticut employers to provide certain...more

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New California Labor and Employment Laws for 2017

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Continuing a trend from recent years, the California Legislature passed, and Gov. Jerry Brown signed into law, numerous labor and employment bills in 2016. Each becomes effective on Jan. 1, 2017, unless otherwise...more

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New Massachusetts Law Prohibits Employers from Asking Applicants About Salary History

Earlier this month, Massachusetts’ Republican governor signed into law a bipartisan bill requiring employers to pay men and women equally for similar work. The law’s basic requirement is one in place in many states and under...more

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New York State Adds Protected Classifications and Remedies for Workplace Discrimination

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The new laws are designed to protect equality for female employees in New York State; Governor also proposes regulations that would extend protections to transgender employees. On October 21, New York Governor Andrew...more

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The California Fair Pay Act

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California’s Fair Pay Act, which takes effect on January 1, 2016, prohibits private employers from paying male and female employees at different wage rates for substantially similar work. This standard is both more stringent...more

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Bipartisan CA Paycheck Fairness Bill Aims to Enhance Pay Equality and End Salary Secrecy

Wait. Doesn’t California already have an equal pay law? Well, yes. In fact, California has prohibited wage discrimination on the basis of sex since 1949, long before pay discrimination was prohibited by federal law. However,...more

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Minnesota Enacts the Women’s Economic Security Act Imposing Many New Obligations On Employers

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On Sunday, May 11, 2014, Governor Mark Dayton signed into law a package of bills dubbed the Women’s Economic Security Act (“WESA”), which will have significant implications for Minnesota employers. Many of WESA’s provisions...more

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