Legal Updates

The National Labor Relations Board has issued a decision in Amazon.com Services LLC, ruling that an employer violates the National Labor Relations Act by requiring employees under threat of discipline or discharge to attend meetings in which the employer expresses its views on unionization. ... Read More

Nebraskans have voted to implement paid sick leave in the state. Effective October 1, 2025, employers will be required to provide paid sick leave as follows: Employees may use such leave for the following reasons: You can access the full text ... Read More

Alaskans have voted to pass several new important labor and employment laws, including a new sick leave law. Effective July 1, 2025, the law will require employers to provide paid sick leave as follows: Employees will be allowed to use paid ... Read More

As you know, 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 start ... Read More

Missourians have voted to pass a new paid sick leave law and increase the state’s minimum wage, effective May 1, 2025. Missouri’s minimum wage will increase on January 1, 2025 from $12.30 an hour to $13.75. It will reach $15 ... Read More

Massachusetts has released changes to the maximum weekly benefit amount and contribution rates for the state’s paid family and medical leave (PFML) program. Effective January 1, 2025: Employers are responsible for sending family and medical leave contributions to the Department of Family and ... Read More

Earlier this year, Illinois Governor JB Pritzker signed Senate Bill 0508 into law, introducing new amendments to the Right to Privacy in the Workplace Act. Now, the state’s Department of Labor has published new FAQs regarding the Act and the ... Read More

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