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Earlier this month, Oregon Governor Kate Brown signed Senate Bill 796 into law—after it passed 28-1 in the state Senate, and unanimously in the House—providing protected leave under the Oregon Family Leave Act (“OFLA”) for employees who miss work in...By: Jackson Lewis P.C.

Last month New York Governor Cuomo approved amendments to the state’s election laws that provide employees with up to three hours of paid leave on election days. In order to qualify, employees must be registered to vote and must give their employers...By: Stokes Wagner

The High Court has held a company’s officers personally, jointly and severally liable to its employees as victims of modern slavery. The officers had deliberately and systematically utilised coercive, threatening and punitive financial measures to...By: Allen & Overy LLP

An Ohio appellate court recently found limited-contract teachers employed by a municipal school district are not entitled to a full evidentiary hearing under R.C. 3311.81....By: Reminger Co., LPA

The District of Columbia Council has passed several pieces of legislation that impose significant obligations upon employers in the District of Columbia.  Below is a roundup of recent laws that have been enacted in the District and key obligations of...By: Littler

Assessing whether to terminate an employee and how best to deliver the news are challenges every employer faces. Whether it’s a low-performing employee who shows no sign of improvement or an employee who egregiously violates a company policy, having...By: Akerman LLP - HR Defense

A Trending News interview from Employment Law This Week®, featuring attorney Deborah DeHart Cannavino of Epstein Becker Green: Connecticut has officially passed the “Time’s Up Act,” which will, among other things, change sexual harassment training...By: Epstein Becker & Green

On May 31, 2019, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California awarded a $102 million judgment against a national retailer for failing to comply with California’s meal break and wage statement laws. The bulk of the judgment...By: McGuireWoods LLP

Notwithstanding the employers’ victory at the U.S. Supreme Court in Epic Systems Corp. v. Lewis, which made it clear that arbitration and class action waiver regimes do not violate the National Labor Relations Act, employers are now facing another...By: Jackson Lewis P.C.

In a June 14, 2019 decision, the National Labor Relations Board clarified whether an employer may limit nonemployee union organizers from entering the employer’s private property. UPMC and SEIU, 368 NLRB No. 2. In doing so, the NLRB overruled a...By: Fox Rothschild LLP