Legal Updates

New Jersey has recently reconstituted its Joint Committee on Economic Justice and Equal Employment Opportunity. This committee, comprised of legislators from both the state Senate and Assembly, is tasked with addressing economic disparities and ensuring fair opportunities for minorities and low-income communities. ... Read More

As a reminder, Colorado has modified its Equal Pay For Equal Work Act through the passing of Senate Bill (SB) 23-105. Under the amended law, employers will be required to, among other things, make reasonable efforts to communicate each job opportunity to employees; ... Read More

New York City recently enacted a law requiring businesses to provide a Workers’ Bill of Rights to employees. The Bill of Rights will be made available by March 1, 2024.  The Bill of Rights must be provided in English and any ... Read More

New York state has recently enacted a significant legal change impacting employers and settlement agreements. Bill S4516 amends the state’s General Obligations Law to impose restrictions on non-disclosure and non-disparagement provisions in settlement agreements involving claims of discrimination, harassment, or retaliation. For ... Read More

The legalization of recreational marijuana in Ohio, recently enacted through the passage of An Act to Control and Regulate Adult Use Cannabis, allows adults 21 and older to purchase and use recreational marijuana.  Employers, however, are not obliged to permit or ... Read More

Changes were recently made to a Washington state regulation regarding coverage and reimbursement for employee mental health services. The amendment expands the types of qualified providers for mental health services, with a focus on incorporating master’s level therapists (MLTs) to address a ... Read More

The White House has issued an executive order focused on ensuring the safe, secure, and trustworthy development and utilization of artificial intelligence (AI). Generally speaking, the executive order speaks to workers’ rights in connection with artificial intelligence and emphasizes the ... Read More

The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) have executed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to strengthen collaboration between the two agencies with a mission to better protect workers and reduce compliance burdens for employers.  The ... Read More

The Employment Security Department of the state of Washington has made an amendment to their emergency rule concerning repayment requirements for pandemic unemployment overpayments.  In particular, the amendment includes two new rules regarding waiver eligibility.  The first clarifies that employees are not ... Read More

The City of Chicago has passed a new ordinance requiring employers to provide employees 10 days of paid time off per year — five sick days and five vacation days. The ordinance also requires companies with 100 or more workers ... Read More

The state of Texas has recently passed Senate Bill 7, which prohibits private employers from requiring an employee, contractor, or applicant to get the COVID-19 vaccine as a condition of employment or a contract position. Employers cannot take an “adverse action” ... Read More

An emergency amendment to the District of Columbia’s Workers’ Compensation Recovery Act has been passed and will only remain in effect temporarily.  The amendment, known as the Parity in Workers’ Compensation Recovery Emergency Amendment Act of 2023, stipulates that receiving workers’ compensation ... Read More