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After nearly three years of waiting and speculation, the amended New Jersey WARN Act that was first signed into law in January 2020, will finally become effective on April 10, 2023. The amended New Jersey WARN Act, also known as the Millville Dallas Airmotive Plant Job Loss Notification Act (...
It is a new year, and there are new requirements in New York and on the federal level for employers to accommodate employees expressing milk following the birth of a child. New York In December, New York passed a law that imposes new obligations on employers providing lactation accommodations. The...
With a passing vote from both the Illinois House and Senate on January 10, 2023, the new “Paid Leave for All Workers Act” is primed to become a new law guaranteeing almost all Illinois workers paid leave for any reason. Also known as SB 208 Amendment 4, the bill is expected to be signed into law by...
Last year, safety compliance in the cannabis industry took on a new dimension when the United States Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) cited production company Life Essence Inc, d/b/a Trulieve (Trulieve) for an employee’s fatal asthma attack following workplace exposure to ground...
As expected, Governor Hochul recently signed a new pay transparency law ( S.9427-A/A.10477) that will impact nearly every job posting in the state of New York. Like New York City’s pay transparency law that went into effect last year (which WISE blogged about here), employers and recruiting agencies...
Remotely Interested... Still. How Employers Are Handling the Post-Pandemic Workforce Labor and Employment Partner Ruth Rauls will join The Women in Labor and Employment (WILE) Subcommittee for a virtual Roundtable on how remote employment continues to impact the workplace. Panelists will discuss how...
Partners Rohit Kapuria and Ronald Fieldstone will speak during the 2023 EB-5 & Global Immigration Expo in Miami. The expo will offer high-quality education from industry leaders and will feature interactive panels moderated by experienced immigration and global migration professionals. The panels...
On January 5, 2023, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“ NPRM”), seeking comments on a proposed rule that would effectively ban the use of non-compete agreements, nationwide. In a typical non-compete agreement, employees agree not to work for a...
New protections from discrimination are set to become a reality in Pennsylvania. On December 8, 2022, Pennsylvania’s Independent Regulatory Review Commission approved a proposed regulation from the Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission (PHRC) amending the definitions of sex, religious creed, and...
On December 15, 2022, the National Labor Relations Board’s Los Angeles regional office determined that an unfair labor practice charge (ULP) alleging that student-athletes should be classified as employees has “merit.” The National College Players Association filed the ULP in February 2022 against...