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The California state legislature has amended its labor code to create a rebuttable presumption in favor of an employee or applicant for employment’s claim that an employer discharged the

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Current California law generally requires, as a condition precedent to the issuance, reinstatement, reactivation, renewal, or continued maintenance of a license, an applicant for a contractor’s license

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California has passed a law concerning the Earned Income Tax Credit Information Act, authorizing employers to notify all employees via e-mail (rather than physical mail) that they may

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A new California law both (1) emphasizes that noncompete agreements and clauses are generally void under current state law, and (2) makes noncompetes not only void, but

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The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) recently released “Enforcement Guidance on Harassment in the Workplace” for public comment. The proposed guidance emphasizes that harassment remains

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Currently, the Massachusetts Paid Family and Medical Leave Act (PFMLA) does not allow employees to use accrued paid leave – such as PTO, sick time,

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California has changed the state’s paid sick leave provisions, specifically regarding the use, accrual, and carryover of paid sick leave, as follows: The new requirements are

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Rhode Island has amended the Payment of Wages Act to target wage theft by imposing criminal liability for certain wage and hour violations by employers. Now, employers

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California recently passed a new workplace safety law requiring employers to establish, implement, and maintain an effective workplace violence prevention plan. These workplace violence prevention plans: Employers

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Under current Maryland law, a noncompete or conflict of interest provision in an employment contract that restricts the ability of an employee to enter into employment

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