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A recent decision from the Colorado Court of Appeals clarifies that employers can limit the payment of accrued but unused vacation time at separation from employment and that forfeiture is not a violation of the Colorado Wage Claim Act (CWCA)....By: Ballard Spahr LLP

Effective July 1, 2019, all Minnesota employers are subject to new record-keeping and written notice requirements intended to discourage and punish employer “wage theft” and provide added transparency to workers about the terms of their compensation....By: Faegre Baker Daniels

he Supreme Court of Pennsylvania just revived the Paid Sick Days Act (PSDA), a 2015 ordinance that required businesses to provide paid sick leave to any worker located within the geographical boundaries of the City of Pittsburgh. The high court’s...By: Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC

A controversial amendment to the California Home Care Services Protection Act (Home Care Act) requires the state Department of Social Services (DSS) to provide the names, phone numbers, and addresses of new or renewing registered home care aides...By: Jackson Lewis P.C.

The American population, and thus the American workforce, is becoming increasingly subject to anxiety and depression disorders. Employers must find ways to retain and motivate employees with such diagnoses in order to maintain a competitive advantage...By: Dickinson Wright

After the recent resignation of Alex Acosta, President Trump has announced his intent to nominate Eugene Scalia—son of the late U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia—as Secretary of the Department of Labor (DOL). The announcement was made via...By: Littler

On May 7, 2019, the California Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Wilson v. Cable News Network, Inc., et al., where plaintiff was a producer at CNN who sued the media giant for employment discrimination, retaliation, wrongful termination, and...By: Nossaman LLP

The Washington Employment Security Department (ESD) has pushed back the first reporting deadline under this new law to August 31, 2019. By that date, all Washington employers must file reports about their employees, including their wages and...By: Jackson Lewis P.C.

In today’s edition of Daily Compliance News: • CVS alleged to have used compliance personnel as ‘pickers and packers’. (NYT) • Even head of FCA says regs to complicated. (FT) • Be careful out there: British Airways and Lufthansa canceled all flights...By: Thomas Fox

In this five-part podcast series, I consider the use of monitors by state Attorneys General. I am joined in this podcast series by Jerry Coyne, the Managing Director of State Monitoring Services at Affiliated Monitors, Inc. who is the sponsor of this...By: Thomas Fox