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Franchisors should review their franchise agreements and practices to ensure they do not retain or exercise control over the particular aspects of their franchisees’ employment practices in light of a recent decision reinforcing that a negligence...By: Faegre Baker Daniels

Financial services and insurance companies of all sizes require innovative immigration strategies and support to remain competitive in the global marketplace. From moving business leaders around the world to onboarding talent with cutting-edge data...By: Faegre Baker Daniels

Workplace Transparency Act - On August 9, 2019, Governor Pritzker approved the Workplace Transparency Act (WTA), a sweeping piece of legislation that imposes a variety of restrictions and requirements on employers relating to workplace...By: Faegre Baker Daniels

A new wage theft ordinance coming to the City of Minneapolis in 2020 places more stringent requirements on employers than the new statewide wage theft law that took effect on July 1, 2019. On August 8, the Minneapolis City Council unanimously passed...By: Faegre Baker Daniels

On August 9, 2019, the National Labor Relations Board (Board) announced a series of proposed new rules that, if implemented, will make it easier for employees to reject unionization or vote a union out....By: Faegre Baker Daniels

New federal restrictions on hiring practices could be around the corner. Last month, the U.S. House Committee on Financial Services passed a bill titled “Restricting the Use of Credit Checks for Employment Decisions Act” which would prohibit...By: Faegre Baker Daniels

Illinois employers will have new restrictions on asking applicants about salary history or relying on that information in the hiring process following a recently signed amendment to the Illinois Equal Pay Act of 2003 (the law). The amendment also...By: Faegre Baker Daniels

Colorado employers recently received important clarification regarding their obligation to pay out accrued vacation time upon an employee’s termination. In Nieto v. Clark’s Market, ___ P.3d ___ , 2019 WL 2621236 (Colo. App. 2019), the Colorado Court...By: Faegre Baker Daniels

Colorado employers may want to consider whether their noncompetition agreements are narrowly tailored to meet their needs or whether some revision may be prudent, in light of a decision rendered by the Colorado Court of Appeals on July 25, 2019 that...By: Faegre Baker Daniels

New York has become the second state, following California, to explicitly ban race-based hair discrimination in employment. On July 12, 2019, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed S.6209A/A.7797A amending the Human Rights Law to expand the definition of...By: Faegre Baker Daniels