New to 2020, Illinois employers of all sizes must conduct sexual harassment prevention training by Dec. 31. This training requirement is part of the Illinois Workplace Transparency Act, which
New York State and New York City Paid Safe and Sick Leave Laws
New York state’s new paid sick leave law will mandate the payment of sick leave to employees in New York state beginning Jan. 1, 2021. As discussed below, the New
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Charles Birenbaum is the Keynote Speaker for the Argyle Digital Human Resources California Forum
Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP Shareholder Charles Birenbaum will be the keynote speaker at the Argyle Digital Human Resources California Forum on September 24, 2020.
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Tiffany Fordyce Speaks at the NELC Annual Conference
Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP Shareholder Tiffany S. Fordyce spoke at the National Employment Law Council’s (NELC) Annual Conference, Sept. 9 and 10.
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California to Mandate Employer Notification of Possible COVID-19 Exposure to Employees
On Sept. 17, 2020, the governor of California signed into law new workplace notice requirements and enforcement procedures in response to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. These new requirements
DOL Amends FFCRA Regulations to Address Concerns Raised by Judge’s August 2020 Decision
New York Federal Judge Strikes Down DOL ‘Joint Employer’ Rule
On Sept. 8, 2020, a New York federal judge struck down substantial portions of the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL’s) joint employer final rule, which went into effect March 1,
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DOL Issues Guidance on Wage-and-Hour Obligations as Pandemic Increases Telework
Prompted by telework arrangements that arose in response to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (DOL) issued a Bulletin addressing important
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Impersonators Beware: Claim Preclusion of Copycat PAGA Lawsuits
In August 2020, the California Court of Appeal issued two wins for California employers facing multiple simultaneous representative actions under the Labor Code Private Attorneys General Act of 2004 (PAGA)
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