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
Move Over AB 5, There’s a New Kid on the Block
By now, most California employers have heard of AB 5, which, along with the California Supreme Court decision, Dynamex Operations W. Inc. v. Superior Court, 4 Cal. 5th 903
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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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New Jersey Joins Other States in Creating Rebuttable Presumption of Workers’ Compensation Coverage for ‘Essential Employees’ Who Contract COVID-19
On Sept. 14, 2020, New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy signed into law S2380, which creates a rebuttable presumption of workers’ compensation coverage for Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases contracted
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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