Legal News

On October 8, 2019, the Governor of Puerto Rico signed into law Act No. 150 of October 8, 2019 (“Act 150” or “the Act”), which prohibits employers from, among other actions, verifying or investigating credit history or credit reports concerning...By: Littler

Earlier this month the San Antonio City Council approved major changes to the city’s paid sick and safe leave ordinance.  San Antonio’s ordinance was scheduled to take effect August 1, 2019.  The effective date was delayed when several business...By: Littler

Employers should continue to exercise caution and care in drafting their criminal record screening policies.  A recent settlement by Dollar General underscores this point, even though it comes on the heels of the Fifth Circuit’s opinion holding that...By: Littler

This October there are no tricks, but there are plenty of treats (assuming you have a sweet tooth for minimum wage, overtime, and tip developments at all levels of government)....By: Littler

The Westchester County Human Rights Commission, the agency responsible for conducting public outreach for the Westchester County Safe Time Leave Law, published a host of information, including a copy of the law, a Notice of Employee Rights (the...By: Littler

On October 15, 2019, the Bernalillo County, New Mexico Commissioners voted to amend their mandatory paid time off (PTO) ordinance, enacted only two months earlier.  As we previously reported, the ordinance will require certain employers with a...By: Littler

In the wake of California’s enactment of Assembly Bill (AB) 5—legislation that threatens to reclassify 2 million California independent contractors as “employees” under California labor and employment laws—legal questions about the law’s application,...By: Littler

In the spring of 2019, the Social Security Administration (SSA) renewed its practice of sending employment eligibility correction request notices (known as “no-match letters”) to employers.  The SSA had discontinued the practice of sending no-match...By: Littler

Businesses with operations in California have begun to identify options and implement strategies for compliance with Assembly Bill (AB) 5, which imposes the ABC test for identifying whether a worker is an independent contractor or an employee for not...By: Littler

On September 20, 2019, Law 13.874/2019 was enacted and is already in effect. This law, known as the Economic Freedom Act, modifies a few bodies of law, including Law 12.682/2012 that specifically sets procedures to create and store documents in...By: Littler