A new California law makes it an unlawful employment practice for a covered employer to refuse to grant a request by an eligible employee to take up to

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

New York City’s sick and safe leave regulations have been changed, altering several important aspects of the law. Regarding eligibility under the law, the regulations now specify that an