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Employers covered by the federal Family and Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”) must now update their FMLA posters and sets of FMLA form notices in light of new U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) FMLA regulations.  Covered...

Updated December 18, 2013 The New Jersey Department of Labor (NJ DOL) has now published the gender equity notice described in our article of November 14, 2012.  Beginning on January 6, 2014, New Jersey employers with 50 or...

Governor Cuomo has signed into law an amendment to Section 193 of New York Labor Law to allow employers to make deductions from paychecks that had previously been prohibited under the Labor Law.  (See /articles-443.html) ...

Connecticut Governor Dan Malloy recently signed into law Public Act No. 12-55, “An Act Concerning the Palliative Use of Marijuana,” which permits the statewide “palliative use” of marijuana by “qualifying...

By January 1, 2013, employers conducting background checks through third-party consumer reporting agencies must update one of the disclosure notices they provide to applicants and employees under the federal Fair Credit...

The New York State legislature recently passed a bill, A10875-2011 (available here) that would amend Section 193 of New York Labor Law to allow employers to make some deductions from paychecks that are currently...

Late last week, the California Division of Labor Standards Enforcement (“DLSE”) published a template notice and guidance regarding employers’ notice obligations under the California Wage Theft Prevention Act...

This past fall, California Governor Jerry Brown signed into law a number of bills that impact California employers.  The chart below provides a brief overview of key provisions of these laws.  Except where noted, these laws...

Effective January 1, 2012, California employers are required to: (A) provide wage and hour notices to certain non-exempt employees; and (B) modify their procedures regarding the use of consumer credit reports for employment...

On January 1, 2012, Connecticut’s paid sick leave law will take effect.  The following provides an overview of key provisions of this new law and steps employers should take to comply with the law.  1.   Covered...