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On January 1, 2025, an expansion of New York’s Workers’ Compensation Law went into effect. The amended law may have a significant impact on claims against employers as it allows employees to seek compensation for mental...

New York’s Paid Prenatal Leave Law goes into effect on January 1, 2025. In advance of this, the state has released a document answering Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) about the law. As discussed in a previous post, the...

The Freelance Worker Protection Act (FWPA) was enacted on September 28, 2024 in California, providing additional protections to freelance workers and independent contractors. The focus of the law is on workers’ rights to a...

NLRB General Counsel (National Labor Relations Board), Jennifer Abruzzo, on October 7, 2024, released a staff memo providing enforcement guidance to regional offices investigating employers for illegal employment practices....

New York recently passed a law to address the problem of workplace violence. On September 5, 2024, Governor Kathy Hochul signed the “Retail Worker Safety Act,” (the “Act”) requiring retail employers to take certain...

In May 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a new rule banning virtually all non-competition agreements. Several lawsuits were quickly filed challenging the rule. On August 20, 2024, the U.S. District Court for the...

Businesses in New York should take note that New York’s “Freelance Isn’t Free” Act (FIFA) goes into effect on August 28, 2024. As we reported earlier this year, the law requires written contracts with freelancers...

Most U.S. work visas involve a U.S. employer sponsoring a foreign national to work in the United States. However, immigration law also allows qualifying foreign nationals to obtain a visa to start their own business. There...

Third Country National (TCN) processing is when an individual applies for a U.S. visa in a country other than their home country. While there can be benefits to taking this path, it can also present unique challenges...

On April 23, 2024, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) released a final rule revising some of the requirements for eligibility for overtime. The new rule increases the salary threshold to qualify for an exemption from federal...