On November 8, 2024, in Siren Retail Corp d/b/a Starbucks, the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) tightened restrictions on what employers can say to workers about the impact of unionization. In making this ruling the NLRB overruled its 1985 decision
On April 23, 2024, the U.S. DOL announced a final rule in which the salary threshold for the executive, administrative, and professional (EAP) overtime exemptions increased on July 1, 2024, to $844 per week ($43,888 annually). The salary threshold was
California’s 2023-2024 legislative session just concluded, and California employers will want to be aware of the following new employment laws that take effect January 1, 2025, unless otherwise noted:
Social Compliance Audits. Effective January 1, 2025, AB 3234 adds sections
New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed the Retail Worker Safety Act (“RWSA”) into law earlier this month, extending workplace safety measures applicable to many retail employers statewide. The RWSA, which applies to any employer with 10 or more employees selling
After issuing a narrow party-specific, preliminary injunction against enforcement of the non-compete rule in July, the same Texas court issued broader, permanent relief in a ruling issued today in Ryan, LLC v. FTC. Specifically, the court ruled (in granting a
Passed late last year, the Freelance Isn’t Free Act (the “Act”) is expected to go into effect on August 28, 2024. The Act extends protections for freelance workers across New York State and mirrors protections in New York City’s Freelance
Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy Act (“BIPA”) has produced some of the largest jury verdicts ever seen in employment law. These verdicts, some of which exceed $100 million, result from employers’ use of biometric devices without proper notice to employees. Relief
As many large employers in California have experienced, it is all too common to have separate employees file duplicative PAGA actions in separate courts covering the same alleged claims on behalf of the same group of employees. PAGA, of course,
As we previously reported, in April of this year, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) issued a final rule regarding non-compete agreements. The FTC’s rule operates as an almost complete ban on such agreements. Unless enjoined by a court, the rule
