Legal Updates

Starting November 6, 2024, Massachusetts employers with more than 50 full-time employees must post a veterans’ benefits and services poster in a conspicuous location in the workplace accessible to employees, and must distribute the notice to each employee at the ... Read More

As you know, starting July 1, 2026, employees will be eligible to receive up to 12 weeks of paid leave under the Maryland Family and Medical Leave Insurance (FAMLI) program. Now, the Maryland Department of Labor has issued proposed regulations to implement the program. The ... Read More

NLRB General Counsel Abruzzo recently issued a memo calling for the limitation of non-compete agreements and “stay-or-pay” provisions. Per the memo, non-competes and stay-or-pay arrangements (such as repayment clauses for training or bonuses if an employee leaves within a specific timeframe) are ... Read More

Beginning January 1, 2025, New York’s Paid Family Leave (NY PFL) program will see updates to both the employee contribution rate and the maximum weekly benefit. The employee contribution rate will increase slightly to 0.388% of gross wages per pay period, with ... Read More

Under Washington law, the salary thresholds for the Executive, Administrative, and Professional (EAP) overtime exemption are calculated using a multiplier of the minimum wage for a 40-hour workweek and incrementally adjust through 2028. In 2028, the salary threshold will be ... Read More

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a final rule that was set to essentially ban noncompete agreements nationwide. However, in August of this year, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas struck down the FTC’s ban, finding that the ... Read More

California’s new Freelance Worker Protection Act (FWPA), set to take effect on January 1, 2025, establishes new requirements for businesses engaging independent contractors. The law requires businesses to create a written contract when hiring solo independent contractors, defined as individuals or single-person entities ... Read More

San Diego County has passed a Fair Chance Hiring Ordinance, which applies to employers in the unincorporated areas of the county. Pursuant to the ordinance, employers with five or more employees are prohibited from doing the following: The ordinance is ... Read More

California has introduced the concept of “intersectionality” to the state’s Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA). In doing so, California has expanded the FEHA to prohibit discrimination not just because of one protected basis, but also because of the combination ... Read More

The City of Euless has officially repealed its Fair Overtime and Scheduling Standards Ordinance, Texas’ only predictive scheduling ordinance, which was initially passed in 2020. This ordinance required employers with more than 200 employees to provide their employees with work ... Read More

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has published the AI & Inclusive Hiring Framework to assist employers in using artificial intelligence (AI) for recruitment in a way that promotes inclusivity and avoids unintentional bias, particularly against disabled job seekers. This ... Read More

Currently, California’s paid family leave program — which provides wage replacement benefits to workers who take time off work to care for certain seriously ill family members, to bond with a minor child, or to participate in a qualifying exigency ... Read More