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Employers with at least 100 employees, and federal contractors with contract of at least $50,000 and 50 or more employees, are well aware of the EEO-1 report requirement. EEO-1 reports are due on March 31 of each year and include data on employee...By: Ervin Cohen & Jessup LLP

The California Legislature is currently working on new laws that will go into effect next year.  Indeed, Governor Newsom has already begun to sign some legislation into law (see, for example, the CROWN Act)....By: Ervin Cohen & Jessup LLP

On July 3, 2019, Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law Senate Bill 188, the Crown Act (Create a Respectful and Open Workplace for Natural Hair). The text of the law includes an explanation for its purpose. In pertinent part, SB 188 states that the...By: Ervin Cohen & Jessup LLP

Harrisburg has seen a number of proposed bills during the past few weeks, many of which will have significant legal impacts on the construction industry. On the top of the list is an anti-indemnity statute that would put Pennsylvania among the ranks...By: Cohen Seglias Pallas Greenhall & Furman PC

On July 1, the City of Los Angeles will raise the minimum wage for employers with at least 26 employees to $14.25, and for employers with fewer than 26 employees to $13.25. In determining whether this increase applies to a particular employee,...By: Ervin Cohen & Jessup LLP

The California Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH) recently issued a new Certification of Health Care Provider form that employers may use for medical certification when an employee requests leave under the California Family Rights Act...By: Ervin Cohen & Jessup LLP

There is an inherent tension in the law between the notion that contracting parties should be held to their bargain and the notion that a party cannot immunize itself from fraud liability in a contract that has been fraudulently procured. That...By: Cohen & Grigsby, P.C