Legal Updates

California has enacted Assembly Bill 1697, an urgency measure that substantially revises the state’s recently enacted restrictions on so-called “stay-or-pay” provisions in employment agreements. The law immediately took effect as an urgency statute, delays the applicability of the underlying restrictions ... Read More

California has enacted Senate Bill 947, establishing new restrictions on employers’ use of automated decision systems (ADS) in workplace discipline and termination decisions. The law becomes operative on July 1, 2027, and applies broadly to private and public employers, including ... Read More

California has enacted Senate Bill 1149, expanding the state’s bereavement leave law by allowing employees to take protected bereavement leave for the death of a designated person, including certain extended family members and individuals whose relationship is equivalent to a ... Read More

Last week, President Donald J. Trump signed Executive Order 14431, “Enhancing Program Integrity and Interagency Coordination in the Administration of the H-1B Nonimmigrant Visa Program”, directing federal agencies to strengthen oversight of the H-1B program and increase scrutiny of employers ... Read More

The California Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board has approved revisions to California’s workplace first aid requirements affecting both general industry and construction employers. The amendments revise General Industry Safety Orders § 3400 and Construction Safety Orders § 1512 and ... Read More

California has enacted Assembly Bill 2227, which substantially increases and revises the surety bond requirements applicable to licensed farm labor contractors. The bill becomes effective on January 1, 2027. The legislation is intended to strengthen financial protections available to agricultural ... Read More

Mayor Zohran Mamdani recently signed Executive Order No. 20, creating the Mayor’s Office of Worker Power and directing City agencies to adopt a more coordinated and proactive approach to enforcing worker protection laws. The initiative was subsequently announced as the ... Read More

Recently, the U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division issued Opinion Letter FLSA2026-12, addressing when employees of a nonprofit organization may volunteer for the same organization without creating compensable work time under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The ... Read More

Alabama has enacted Senate Bill 9, which renames the state’s existing indoor smoking law as the Vivian Davis Figures Clean Indoor Air Act and expands its protections to include electronic smoking devices and vaping products. The amendments are effective October ... Read More

New York has enacted Senate Bill S3460, adding new Labor Law § 210-b and creating broad employee rights to access personnel records. The law requires employers to provide employees with access to personnel records, notify employees when certain negative information ... Read More

Last week, California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued guidance reminding California employers of their legal obligations toward employees with Temporary Protected Status (TPS) amid recent changes to federal TPS designations. The guidance follows recent federal court developments affecting TPS protections ... Read More

New York has enacted New York Assembly Bill A6950, known as the Construction Reporting Pay Act, creating new reporting-pay and scheduling-pay requirements for certain construction workers. The Act takes effect on December 8, 2026. The legislation is intended to provide ... Read More