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California is known for new employment laws that then trickle out to the east coast, the northwest, and eventually nationwide. Think back to the mandate for sexual harassment prevention training and the roll-out of paid family leave in 2004, and the...By: Fox Rothschild LLP

New York rang in the new year with a pair of significant labor law developments. Governor Andrew Cuomo announced on December 31 that the Department of Labor would end the tip credit for “miscellaneous” industries by the end of 2020, and the following...By: Fox Rothschild LLP

I was listening to NPR this morning, and they had a news story about more and more employers telling smokers that they “need not apply.” These nicotine based employment hiring bans include government employers and private employers....By: Fox Rothschild LLP

A new retirement savings law passed as part of the 2019 spending bill and signed by President Trump on December 20 is intended to strengthen and improve qualified plan rules. Effective on January 1, 2020, the Setting Every Community Up for...By: Fox Rothschild LLP

Florida statute, F.S. §542.335, governs the enforcement of noncompete agreements that are subject to Florida law. While a “reasonableness” standard is employed throughout the statute, Florida’s noncompete statute is generally considered one of the...By: Fox Rothschild LLP

We’ve noted before that AB 51 – the California legislature’s latest attempt to attack workplace arbitration – has significant legal flaws. On December 30, 2019, US District Judge Kimberly Mueller granted a temporary restraining order to prevent the...By: Fox Rothschild LLP

This national survey is a quick reference resource to the relevant laws and regulations governing how workplaces should respond to the growing trend of legalizing marijuana for medical and recreational use in jurisdictions throughout the United...By: Fox Rothschild LLP

Employers always have difficulty knowing what sums should be included in calculation of the regular rate and many employers unwittingly walk themselves into trouble by not knowing the intricacies of FLSA computation. Well, the USDOL is finally doing...By: Fox Rothschild LLP

I love Assistant Manager class actions because it gives a defense lawyer a “golden” opportunity to defeat class certification by asserting that too much individual scrutiny is required to allow a class action to proceed. A beautiful example of this...By: Fox Rothschild LLP

From the Public Engagement Division of USCIS: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services announced on 12/6/19 the requirement for employers seeking to file H-1B cap-subject petitions, including those eligible for the advanced degree exemption, to...By: Fox Rothschild LLP