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A merger or acquisition in the works means not only needing to determine whether any acquired foreign nationals (including key employees) will be able to transfer seamlessly into the new entity, but also what to do about compliance with the Form I-9...By: Jackson Lewis P.C.

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court upheld the Pittsburgh Paid Sick Days Act (“PSDA”) in a decision today, overturning two lower court decisions that found the Act was invalid as an impermissible business regulation. Under the PSDA, employers with 15+...By: Jackson Lewis P.C.

On the heels of the U.S. Women’s Soccer Team’s World Cup win, Governor Andrew Cuomo on July 10, 2019, signed into law two bills that expand New York’s existing equal pay laws. In enacting two of the three equal pay bills passed by the New York...By: Jackson Lewis P.C.

New Jersey has provided job protections to medical marijuana users and created new drug testing procedures under new law signed by Governor Phil Murphy on July 2, 2019, that took effect upon signing. The new law also changes the name of the New...By: Jackson Lewis P.C.

A bill aimed at increasing protections for employer “wage theft” by allowing an employer’s current or former employee, or the New York State Department of Labor (NYSDOL), to place a lien on the employer’s interest in real or personal property for the...By: Jackson Lewis P.C.

On schedule, EEOC has opened the portal for filing 2017 and 2018 EEO-1 Component 2 reports. Here’s the catch, however: According to updates on the Component 2 website, the reporting portal is “operational and available for viewing by the public,”...By: Jackson Lewis P.C.

On July 10, 2019, U.S. House of Representatives Democrats released a bill that, if passed, would require OSHA to develop a federal standard on workplace heat stress. Under the proposed bill, OSHA would have two years to propose a heat protection...By: Jackson Lewis P.C.

Oregon has joined a growing number of states to require employers to provide their workers paid family and medical leave. Employers in Oregon must provide up to 12 weeks of such paid leave to eligible employees beginning January 1, 2023, under the...By: Jackson Lewis P.C.

This is the second blog post in our series discussing the Office of Management and Budget’s (OMB’s) request for further comments on OFCCP’s proposed scheduling letters and itemized listings, which were first published in April. In our April post on...By: Jackson Lewis P.C.

New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed into law on July 2, 2019 the Jake Honig Compassionate Use Medical Cannabis Act (“CUMCA”) to expand patient access to medical marijuana and to reform the State’s medical marijuana program. The law amends the New...By: Jackson Lewis P.C.