Under New York Labor Laws, an employer is not required to provide employees with paid or unpaid vacation benefits. However, if an employer chooses to provide such a benefit, then it must comply with the terms of its established policy or employment contract as per New York labor law section ...
In addition to changes among various state labor and employment laws, the minimum wage has increased. This Holland & Knight alert provides a brief summary of select employment laws that go into effect on Jan. 1, 2023, unless stated otherwise. The California Legislature has enacted several new...
The start of 2023 has seen the introduction of new pay transparency laws in several states. In California, employers must now disclose the wage scale or salary range for an opening in any job posting. The Washington State Department of Labor & Industries requires employers to include a wage ra...
Illinois state and local legislatures kept busy in 2023 with the enactment of numerous new labor and employment laws, including significant changes to paid and sick leave for employees and new protections for temporary laborers and independent contractors. While some laws took effect during 2023, imp...
With every new year, comes new changes, rules, and laws. Some are good, some not so good. One good change that happened for 2023 for those on Social Security not just in New York State, but the entire country, was a monthly increase put into place at 8.7 percent. That's the largest...
The article presents information on the labor laws for employers for 2015 in California. Topics discussed include shared liability for employers who use contractors, paid sick days, and wage and hour changes. Also being discussed is the amen...
There are over 500 new laws that take effect on January 1, 2024, in the state of Illinois. Here are some of the things that will be banned next year.
In 2023, the California Legislature passed 1,046 bills. Newsom signed 890 of those bills into law. Here is a look at some of the new laws Californians face.
“Mayor Adams has been clear that New York City will always be a city of immigrants, which is why the Adams administration has worked diligently over the past few months to ensure city staff has the most accurate, up-to-date information on how to uphold our sanctuary city laws,” mayoral...
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