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May 13, 2015 General Employment Issues

Mayor de Blasio Signs a New Law Restricting the Credit Checks That May Be Performed by New York City Employers

On May 6, 2015, Mayor Bill de Blasio signed into law a bill that restricts New York City employers’ ability to perform credit checks on applicants and employees and use their credit history as a basis for employment...

Dec 18, 2014 General Employment Issues

California DLSE Releases Important Guidance Regarding Paid Sick Leave, Including Employers’ January 1, 2015 Posting and Notice Obligations

(Updated as of April 24, 2015) The California Division of Labor Standards Enforcement (“DLSE”) recently published Frequently Asked Questions (“FAQs”) regarding California’s new paid sick leave law (AB 1522). These...

Oct 27, 2014 General Employment Issues

Ninth Circuit Formally Disavows Duffield Decision, Joins Rest of Country in Permitting Pre-Dispute Arbitration of Title VII Claims

On September 30, 2003, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit joined the rest of the federal circuits and the California Supreme Court in holding that employers may require pre-dispute agreements to arbitrate Title...

Sep 17, 2014 General Employment Issues

New California Law Requires Additional Training For Supervisors to Prevent “Abusive Conduct” in the Workplace

Under current California law, employers with 50 or more employees are required to provide two hours of sexual harassment training to all supervisors within six months of the individual’s assumption of a supervisory position...

Sep 17, 2014 General Employment Issues

California Joins Growing List of Jurisdictions Requiring Paid Sick Leave

On September 10, 2014, California Governor Jerry Brown signed the Healthy Workplaces, Healthy Families Act of 2014 (A.B. 1522) into law, making California the second state, after Connecticut, to require private employers to...

Aug 28, 2014 General Employment Issues

New Jersey and Washington, D.C. Enact “Ban the Box” Laws Prohibiting Application Questions About Criminal History

In August 2014, New Jersey and Washington, D.C. joined a growing list of jurisdictions that place limitations on an employer’s ability to obtain information about an applicant’s criminal history. These laws are often...

Aug 28, 2014 General Employment Issues

New Jersey Modifies Required Workplace Notice

The New Jersey Division on Civil Rights (NJDCR) recently amended the “Discrimination in Employment” notice to add pregnancy as a protected category. (See article previously reported on this site, “Roundup of Recent...

Mar 25, 2014 General Employment Issues

New York City Department of Consumer Affairs Issues Mandatory Poster Notifying Employees of Rights Under the NYC Earned Sick Time Act

As previously reported here (see “New York City Council Amends and Expands Earned Sick Time Act“) the New York City Earned Sick Time Act (“ESTA”) is scheduled to go into effect on April 1, 2014. The law...

Mar 06, 2014 General Employment Issues

New York City Council Amends and Expands Earned Sick Time Act

On February 26, 2014, the New York City Council amended the New York City Earned Sick Time Act (“ESTA”) to, among other things, expand its coverage to employers with five or more employees. The law, as amended, will take...

Jan 28, 2014 General Employment Issues

Roundup of Recent New Notice Requirements for New Jersey Employers

As we move forward into 2014, we highlight several relatively new notice requirements for New Jersey employers. 1. Gender Equity Notice: In 2012, Governor Chris Christie signed a new law (A2647), which requires New Jersey...

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