While employees are decorating, mulling over their New Year’s resolutions, and hunting for the best sales, California employers are turning their sights to the potential challenges awaiting them in the
Continue Reading ’Tis the Season for California’s 2025 Legislative Update: Employer Considerations
On Dec. 3, 2024, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced a proposed rule that would end employers’ ability to pay workers with disabilities less than the federal minimum wage.
Continue Reading DOL Proposes Rule to Phase Out Sub-Minimum Wage for Workers with Disabilities
On Jan. 1, 2025, Mexico’s general minimum wage will increase 12% due to inflation adjustments.
New pay transparency requirements in Illinois take effect Jan. 1, 2025. Employers will be required to include in any job posting for covered roles the corresponding wage or salary range
Continue Reading New Year, New Rules: Illinois Mandates Pay Transparency Requirements in 2025
On Nov. 26, 2024, the DOL filed a notice of appeal following the Eastern District Court of Texas’ decision to vacate the department’s final rule Defining and Delimiting the Exemptions
Continue Reading Texas Court Strikes Down DOL Salary Threshold Increase; DOL Appeals
2024 has seen increased class and collective actions brought by New York golf club caddies under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and the New York Labor Law (NYLL).
Continue Reading Fore! Claiming Employee Status, New York Golf Club Caddies File Class/Collective Actions
Illinois Gov. Pritzker approved SB3208, which amends the Illinois Wage Payment and Collection Act (IWPCA). The amendments take effect Jan. 1, 2025, and expand existing wage statement requirements for
Continue Reading Illinois Enacts New Pay Stub Obligations
New Jersey may soon join nearly a dozen states, including New York, in mandating pay transparency in job postings.
On Sept. 26, 2024, the New Jersey General Assembly passed
Continue Reading New Jersey May Soon Mandate Pay Transparency in Job Postings: Implications for Employers
On Sept. 26, 2024, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit ruled California’s statutory ban of noncompete agreements does not override Massachusetts law permitting noncompete agreements where the
Continue Reading First Circuit Denies Extraterritorial Effect of California Noncompete Law
Does a retention bonus constitute a “wage” under the Massachusetts Wage Act? On Sept. 6, 2024, the Appellate Division of the Massachusetts District Court ruled that it does not.
Continue Reading Retention Bonus Not a ‘Wage’ Under Massachusetts Law