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New York Senate Bill 2832, effective immediately, amends the state’s penal law to add wage theft to the definition of “larceny” in the state. The

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A new Kentucky administrative regulation establishes the registration and reporting requirements that an unemployed worker is required to meet to draw unemployment benefits. Specifically, an

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Effective September 6, 2023, the New York state legislature has amended the state’s workers’ compensation law, providing that the compensation for permanent or temporary partial

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Although Kentucky’s unemployment insurance statute authorizes the Education and Labor Cabinet to prescribe by administrative regulation the period of time that constitutes a week of unemployment for

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U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has clarified that all Form I‑9 (Employment Eligibility Verification) requirements remain in effect for areas affected by the 2023 Hawaii wildfire.

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Emphasizing that existing state law generally voids contractual provisions by which a person is restrained from engaging in a lawful profession, trade, or business of any kind

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Effective immediately, the New York state legislature has amended Section 296-c of the New York Human Rights Law (“Unlawful discriminatory practices relating to interns”) to add gender identity

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Pursuant to a new ruling from the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), workplace policies will be scrutinized under a new standard, i.e., whether they have a “reasonable

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The California Supreme Court recently ruled that the state’s Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) permits a business entity acting as an agent of an

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The Fifth Circuit recently held that liability for employment discrimination under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 extends to “terms, conditions, or privileges of employment.” Previous

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