Legal Updates

The Rochester City Council has unanimously approved Ordinance No. 2025-283. The ordinance incorporates the city’s sanctuary policy into municipal law and expands anti-discrimination protections. It applies to employers, businesses contracting with the city, and places of public accommodation. The ordinance ... Read More

California has enacted Senate Bill 261, which amends existing law to strengthen enforcement against wage theft and improve collection of unpaid wage judgments. Under SB 261, employers who fail to satisfy final judgments for unpaid wages will face additional consequences. ... Read More

The Department of Labor recently published four opinion letters designed to promote clarity, consistency, and transparency in the application of federal labor standards. The letters address emergency pay, tip pooling, family and medical leave, and Fair Labor Standards Act compliance, ... Read More

New York City has enacted Int. 780-A, amending the city’s Earned Safe and Sick Time Act (ESSTA) and aligning it with the Temporary Schedule Change Act (TSCA). The amendments expand the permissible uses of ESSTA leave to include caregiving for ... Read More

California Labor Code Section 515.5 provides that certain computer software employees are exempt from the overtime requirements stipulated in Labor Code Section 510 if certain criteria are met. One of the criteria is that the employee’s hourly rate of pay ... Read More

As you know, beginning in January 2028, Maryland will implement a paid family and medical leave program designed to support workers needing time off to care for themselves or a family member. Eligible employees will receive job protection and financial ... Read More

California has enacted the Transparency in Frontier Artificial Intelligence Act (TFAIA) through Senate Bill 53, effective January 1, 2026. The law targets large developers of “frontier models,” defined as models requiring more than 10^26 operations during training, fine-tuning, or modification, ... Read More

California has enacted Senate Bill 20 to address the growing health risks associated with occupational exposure to crystalline silica in the artificial stone fabrication industry. The bill responds to an increase in silicosis cases among workers who perform high-exposure tasks ... Read More

On October 14, 2025, Cuyahoga County became the first county in Ohio to pass legislation prohibiting discrimination based on natural hairstyles. Modeled after California’s CROWN Act (Creating A Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair), the law applies to employment, ... Read More

The Chester County Board of Commissioners has enacted Ordinance No. ORD-2025-03, establishing the Chester County Human Relations Commission (CCHRC) and implementing comprehensive nondiscrimination provisions for employment, housing, and public accommodations. These provisions will take effect on December 23, 2025. The ... Read More

As you know, on September 19, 2025, President Trump signed a proclamation titled “Restriction on Entry of Certain Nonimmigrant Workers,” which introduced a $100,000 fee associated with the H-1B visa program. The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has ... Read More

New York state has increased the maximum weekly unemployment insurance benefit from $504 to $869, effective immediately. Over half of current recipients will see their payments rise under the new structure: 27% will receive the new maximum, and 28% will ... Read More