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Sunshine State Update: New Florida Law Forbids Local Employment Regulation in Three Areas

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House Bill 433 – effective July 1, 2024 – strips local Florida governments of their power to regulate employers in three important areas. First, the new law preempts local governments from creating heat exposure regulations. ...more

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Don’t Fall into the “Comp Time” Trap: It’s Generally Illegal in California

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Many employees request time off instead of pay when they work overtime or are scheduled to work extra days including weekends, and you may be quick to oblige their wishes in an effort to be responsive to their desires. After...more

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The Top 16 Workplace Law Stories from September 2022

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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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32-Hour Workweek? Not Just Yet, California Legislature Says

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Mercury in retrograde or a sign of the end times? In a rare win for employers, the California legislature this past week failed to advance Assembly Bill 2932 - mandating a 4-day workweek for large employers in the state -...more

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The California Legislature Is Back in Town – Employers Should Monitor These 10 Bills

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The last two years have been an interesting respite for California employers. The COVID-19 pandemic impacted the legislature – just like other businesses – which resulted in abbreviated legislative schedules, fewer bills...more

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Proposed Washington State Law Would Create 32-Hour Workweek

New legislation recently introduced in the Washington State Legislature seeks to implement a 32-hour workweek for nonexempt Washington-based workers. If the proposal were to become law, employers would be required to pay...more

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

Illinois Employers, Get Ready!

Illinois ended the old year and started the new with a bang. Numerous new workplace rules have taken effect, with more on the horizon. Here are some of the recent changes that employers with operations in Illinois will need...more

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Connecticut Set to Offer Most Generous Paid Family Leave Benefits in the Country

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Connecticut continues to add to its roster of employee-friendly laws, leaving businesses throughout the state to figure out how best to address the resulting changes.  The legislative session closed on June 5, 2019, with laws...more

Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP

A Year in Review: A Recap of 2018 Changes to Employment Laws Affecting New York Employers

How do you measure a year in labor and employment law? Likely not in daylights or sunsets, midnights, or cups of coffee — but rather in legislation! Clearly, the most significant developments last year concerned the rise of...more

Farella Braun + Martel LLP

California Court Finds Shift Call-Ins May Trigger Reporting Time Pay

A California court has held that employees required to call their employers before a shift to determine whether they are assigned to work may be entitled to reporting time pay on days when they are not actually put to work....more

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Shifting Gears: New York State Revises Proposed Call-in Pay Rules

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Seyfarth Synopsis: The New York State Department of Labor recently published proposed regulations that, if adopted, will require many employers to provide “call-in pay” to employees for hours they do not work....more

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New York Once Again Takes Aim At Employee Scheduling Practices

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The New York State Department of Labor recently issued proposed regulations seeking to curb on-call scheduling, “call-in” shifts, and last-minute shift changes. The proposed regulations endeavor to provide employees with more...more

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Year-End Update on NYS and NYC Employment Laws

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Over the past several years, both New York State and New York City have enacted significant new employment and labor laws. This Update summarizes the key laws you should be following and the penalties for violations. ...more

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New York City Employers May Soon Need To Allow Employees Limited Schedule Flexibility

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The New York City Council passed a bill allowing employees to make temporary schedule changes to attend to a “personal event.” The bill is an amendment to the recently enacted Fair Workweek Law....more

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Predictable Work Schedules: Oregon Blazes a Trail

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Oregon is poised to become the first state in the country to require larger food service, retail and hospitality employers to provide their hourly workers predictable schedules – or to pay the price. This is the second of two...more

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California Supreme Court’s “Day Of Rest” Ruling Puts Employers At Ease

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In an unanimous decision, the California Supreme Court held today that California’s law requiring one day of rest in seven looks only at the employer’s defined workweek when determining the applicable period of time to be...more

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