Legal Updates

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has announced new guidance related to Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification. The guidance helps clarify the following: Click here to access the USCIS’s announcement.

Washington has amended its Public Health and Safety law by establishing requirements for the disclosure of health care information for qualifying persons to receive paid family and medical leave benefits. The amended law imposes timelines on health care providers and facilities for ... Read More

California Assembly Bill 1228 establishes a $20 hourly minimum wage for fast food restaurant employees, effective April 1, 2024. The bill applies to “national fast food chains,” meaning those consisting of more than 60 establishments nationally that share a common brand, or that ... Read More

Washington state has amended its law concerning noncompetition covenants by emphasizing that the law’s provisions facilitating workforce mobility and protecting employees and independent contractors need to be liberally construed and exceptions narrowly construed. Washington law currently has strict rules limiting when employers ... Read More

In order to provide equitable protections for individuals with criminal history seeking opportunities for gainful employment in unincorporated areas, Los Angeles County has passed a new Fair Chance Hiring ordinance.  The ordinance affects various aspects of the hiring process. Regarding job ... Read More

Tennessee has amended its workers’ compensation law to require employers to report each accident resulting in a work-related death or personal injury to the state’s Bureau of Workers’ Compensation no later than fourteen (14) calendar days after the earlier of the date ... Read More

California recently passed a new workplace safety law requiring employers to establish, implement, and maintain an effective workplace violence prevention plan. CalOSHA has now issued a model plan, which includes the requirements described below. The workplace violence prevention plans: Employers ... Read More

New York City recently enacted a law requiring businesses to provide a Workers’ Bill of Rights to employees. The city has now published the required employee notice. By July 1, 2024, employers must provide the notice of the Bill of Rights to ... Read More

On March 8, 2024, a federal district court struck down the NLRB’s regulations regarding the new standard for determining joint employer status (published in October 2023). This means that joint-employer status will, for the time being, be determined under the regulations adopted by ... Read More

Maryland has published helpful FAQs for employers about the state’s Family and Medical Leave Insurance (FAMLI) program. The FAQs include general questions, as well as questions regarding contributions, claims, and private plans. As a reminder for Maryland employers, employer and ... Read More

California has updated two documents for new hires: (1) Workers’ Compensation Time of Hire Pamphlet; and (2) For Your Benefit: California’s Programs for the Unemployed. Regarding the Time of Hire Pamphlet, every employer subject to the state’s workers’ compensation provisions must give ... Read More

A new Utah law provides that a confidentiality clause regarding sexual misconduct, as a condition of employment, is void and unenforceable. Confidentiality clauses under the law include nondisclosure and non-disparagement clauses.  In this context, “nondisclosure clause” means an agreement between an employee ... Read More