Legal Updates

California has enacted Senate Bill 464, which strengthens and expands the state’s pay data reporting requirements for private employers. The law builds on existing obligations under which employers with 100 or more employees must annually report workforce demographic and pay ... Read More

California has enacted Senate Bill 590, which amends existing law to expand access to the state’s Paid Family Leave (PFL) program. Beginning July 1, 2028, workers will be eligible to receive wage replacement benefits when taking time off to care ... Read More

California has passed Senate Bill 513, amending Labor Code Section 1198.5 to expand the definition of personnel records and change how employers must manage them. Section 1198.5 grants current and former employees the right to inspect and receive a copy ... Read More

Philadelphia has enacted amendments to the city’s Fair Criminal Record Screening Standards Ordinance (FCRSSO), also known as the city’s “ban the box” ordinance. The updated ordinance introduces definitions for terms such as “felony,” “misdemeanor,” “summary offense,” and “incarceration,” and expands ... Read More

California has enacted the “Workplace Know Your Rights Act” (SB 294), a new law designed to ensure employees are fully informed about their workplace rights and protections. This legislation introduces mandatory notice requirements for employers and additional measures to safeguard ... Read More

In California, existing law requires an employer, upon reasonable request, to provide the pay scale for a position to an applicant applying for employment or to an employee that is currently employed. Additionally, employers with 15 or more employees must ... Read More

As you know, Minnesota is introducing a new Paid Leave law effective January 1, 2026. This program will allow employees to take up to twelve weeks of paid leave for their own serious health condition and an additional twelve weeks ... Read More

California Governor Gavin Newsom recently signed Assembly Bill 288 (AB 288) to protect workers’ rights to organize and collectively bargain. The law gives the Public Employment Relations Board (PERB) authority to act when the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) is ... Read More

As you know, under Massachusetts’ Paid Family and Medical Leave (PFML) law, employers are responsible for sending family and medical leave contributions to the Department of Family and Medical Leave (DFML) on behalf of their covered employees. To do this, ... Read More

California has added more reasons for which an employee can take unpaid leave due to their status as a “victim” under Section 12945.8 of the state’s Government Code. Because eligible employees can also take leave under the state’s paid sick ... Read More

As you know, starting January 1, 2026, Oregon employers must comply with new requirements under Senate Bill 906. In addition to providing an itemized pay statement with every wage payment, employers will now need to give new hires clear information ... Read More

On September 24, 2025, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) introduced a proposed rule to change the H-1B visa allocation process, moving away from the current random lottery to a weighted selection system based on Department of Labor Occupational Employment ... Read More