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On January 21, 2020, Governor Murphy signed Senate Bill 3170 into law, amending the Millville Dallas Airmotive Plant Job Loss Notification Act, New Jersey’s mini-WARN Act (NJ WARN Act), in several significant ways and further deviating from the...By: Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Q: Can I really be paperless? Is it ok to put various policies, contracts and other kinds of documents on our electronic systems rather than keeping paper copies?...By: Davis Brown Law Firm

The deadline to register with OregonSaves for employers using professional employment organizations (PEOs) is upcoming in spring 2020. The Oregon State Treasury has informally indicated that this deadline is likely to be May 15, 2020....By: Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Washington Legislature Resumes Consideration of the Washington Privacy Act - On January 14, a new version of the proposed Washington Privacy Act, Senate Bill 6281, was introduced in the state Senate. Similar to last year’s proposed act, which Manatt...By: Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

After five Legislative Days filled mostly with recognitions and points of personal privilege, the State Senate kicked off floor debate today with its first Rules Calendar of the 2020 Legislative Session....By: Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

A new coronavirus is causing an outbreak of respiratory illness that began in the city of Wuhan, Hubei Province, China. The outbreak began in early December 2019 and continues to spread in China and beyond....By: Baker Donelson

News of an outbreak of a new coronavirus first identified in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China raises issues for employers and employees about the appropriate workplace responses. Reported cases are expanding quickly to other countries, including the...By: Jackson Lewis P.C.

The California Court of Appeal, in its recent decision in Schmidt, et al. v. Superior Court, County of Ventura, affirmed the trial court’s ruling in favor of the employer, the Ventura County Superior Court. Two court employees alleged that a...By: Jackson Lewis P.C.

Coronavirus strain 2019-nCoV has reached the United States. According to the World Health Organization, “common signs of infection include respiratory symptoms, fever, cough, shortness of breath and breathing difficulties....By: Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,

In September 2019, Seattle City Council voted to adopt a series of ordinances aimed at protecting hotel employees. These ordinances go into effect on July 1, 2020....By: Stokes Wagner