Legal Updates

New Jersey has passed a bill that imposes a civil penalty on any employer that coerces or attempts to coerce an employee of the employer based on the immigration status of the employee.  Specifically, the bill imposes the following civil ... Read More

After a protracted legal battle, the Michigan Supreme Court recently held that the Improved Workforce Opportunity Wage Act and the Earned Sick Time Act will take effect on February 21, 2025. Under the Earned Sick Time Act (which replaces the state’s ... Read More

Alaska recently passed Senate Bill 196, introducing saliva testing as an approved method for drug and alcohol testing in the workplace. This legislation expands Alaska’s “safe harbor” laws to include oral fluid tests alongside the previously permitted urine and breath tests. ... Read More

In a significant move to support veterans in the workforce, New Hampshire has enacted SB 588, which requires employers to provide clear and accessible information about veterans’ benefits and services. This bipartisan bill aims to ensure that veterans working in New ... Read More

As you know, existing California law prohibits employers from making, adopting, or enforcing a policy that prevents an employee from disclosing violations of a state or federal statute, or a violation or noncompliance with a local, state, or federal regulation ... Read More

Governor Maura T. Healey recently signed into law An Act Relative to Salary Range Transparency (H.4890), which increases equity and transparency in pay by requiring employers to disclose salary ranges and protecting an employee’s right to ask for salary ranges.  The legislation ... Read More

Louisiana has limited the time and scope of noncompete agreements for physicians. For primary care physicians, all provisions in an employment contract or agreement that restrain them from practicing medicine may not exceed three years from the effective date of the ... Read More

OSHA recently released its proposed Heat Injury and Illness Prevention standard for outdoor and indoor work settings. The standard is expected to be finalized later this year. The standard requires all covered employers to create and implement a heat injury and illness ... Read More

Existing California law requires employers to post a notice that includes several key pieces of information regarding workers’ compensation, including the following: California recently passed Assembly Bill 1870, which requires employers to add the following information to the required notice: ... Read More

A new Louisiana law, effective August 1, 2024, affects when employers are required to pay commissions, incentive pay, or bonuses upon the separation of an employee’s employment. Specifically, employers may now enact a policy stating that such payments are due at the time ... Read More

Pennsylvania has passed a new law prohibiting the enforcement of certain noncompete covenants entered into by health care practitioners and employers. An agreement that is entered into between an employer and a health care practitioner which has the effect of impeding the ... Read More

As you know, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a final rule that essentially bans noncompete agreements nationwide (with few exceptions). The rule is set to take effect on September 4, 2024. Recently, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas ... Read More