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Court challenge looms, but employers urged to prepare for new overtime rule

by Tammy Binford

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Answering questions about pay obligations for jury duty and two weeks' notice

Q We have an employee who was summoned for jury duty. Do we, as an employer, have to pay them for the days they’re missing work? In Mississippi, employers don’t have to pay employees for responding to a summons for jury...

Aug 01, 2024 · Employment Law Letter · Southeast · Alabama · Florida · Georgia · Louisiana · Mississippi

Chicago’s new paid leave and paid sick leave law now in effect

Effective July 1, 2024, Chicago employers will need to comply with the city of Chicago’s paid leave and paid sick and safe leave ordinance. The ordinance requires Chicago employers and employers with Chicago-based remote...

Aug 01, 2024 · Employment Law Letter · Great Lakes · Illinois · Indiana · Michigan · Ohio · Wisconsin

Be careful you don’t inadvertently violate other states’ wage transparency laws

Recently, in the first of a series of articles focusing on companies’ online employment recruitment practices, we wrote about a company’s need to consider what states require an employer to include (or prohibit an...

Jul 01, 2024 · Employment Law Letter · New England · Connecticut · Maine · Massachusetts · New Hampshire · Rhode Island · Vermont

Understanding the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act

The federal Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) became law in June 2023. The Act requires a covered employer to provide reasonable accommodation(s) to a qualified employee or applicant who has known limitations related...

Jul 01, 2024 · Employment Law Letter · New England · Connecticut · Maine · Massachusetts · New Hampshire · Rhode Island · Vermont · Upper Midwest · Iowa · Minnesota · Nebraska · North Dakota · South Dakota · West · Alaska · Arizona · Hawaii · Nevada · Oregon · Washington

Save some for later: Splitting FMLA parental leave

Q If an employee takes Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) leave to bond with his new child, would he be able to take additional bonding time later the same year if he still had FMLA time available? Potentially! The FMLA...

Jul 01, 2024 · Employment Law Letter · Mountain West · Colorado · Idaho · Montana · New Mexico · Utah · Wyoming

Lack of key paragraph costs Texas employer $749,906!

I am sometimes asked what lawyers really do for a living? My answer—to hope for the best, plan for the worst. The worst was definitely not planned for in a recent case from Harris County. Two-page employment agreement...

Jul 01, 2024 · Employment Law Letter · Texas

Minnesota Legislature amends ESST statute

In the closing minutes of the 2024 legislative session, the Minnesota Legislature passed a 2,800-page bill that included several significant changes to the Minnesota’s Earned Sick and Safe Time (ESST) law. The law made...

Jul 01, 2024 · Employment Law Letter · Upper Midwest · Iowa · Minnesota · Nebraska · North Dakota · South Dakota

Colorado passes law to regulate AI use in consequential decision making

On May 17, 2024, the Colorado Legislature passed Senate Bill (SB) 24-205 to protect employees and consumers by prohibiting developers of high-risk artificial intelligence (AI) systems from engaging in “algorithmic...

Jul 01, 2024 · Employment Law Letter · Mountain West · Colorado · Idaho · Montana · New Mexico · Utah · Wyoming

Virginia’s new employment laws are getting ready to go into effect

Every July 1, after the Virginia Legislature has carefully debated thousands of bills, the bills that survive the scrutiny of both chambers and the governor go into effect. As this process plays out, employers need to be...

Jul 01, 2024 · Employment Law Letter · Mid-Atlantic · Delaware · Maryland · New Jersey · Pennsylvania · Virginia

Maryland bans noncompetes for veterinary and healthcare professionals

In April, Maryland Governor Wes Moore signed a sweeping ban on noncompete and conflict-of-interest provisions for certain veterinary and healthcare professionals. For veterinary professionals, the law took effect on June...

Jul 01, 2024 · Employment Law Letter · Mid-Atlantic · Delaware · Maryland · New Jersey · Pennsylvania · Virginia

Know when a new hire’s work is considered compensable under FLSA

Hiring a new employee takes time—for example, time completing paperwork before the start date, as well as time reviewing policies and procedures and completing training. But how much of that time is considered...

Jul 01, 2024 · Employment Law Letter · Great Lakes · Illinois · Indiana · Michigan · Ohio · Wisconsin · Mid-Atlantic · Delaware · Maryland · New Jersey · Pennsylvania · Virginia · New England · Connecticut · Maine · Massachusetts · New Hampshire · Rhode Island · Vermont · Upper Midwest · Iowa · Minnesota · Nebraska · North Dakota · South Dakota · West · Alaska · Arizona · Hawaii · Nevada · Oregon · Washington

How do employers navigate FLSA onboarding requirements?

Q What is considered compensable time during the onboarding process under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)—for example, time completing paperwork before the start date as well as time reviewing policies and procedures...

Jul 01, 2024 · Employment Law Letter · Mountain West · Colorado · Idaho · Montana · New Mexico · Utah · Wyoming

Oh baby: Pregnant Workers Fairness Act final regulations now in effect

On April 19, 2024, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) published its final rule interpreting the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA). The newly minted regulations have finally gone into effect. Potential...

Jul 01, 2024 · Employment Law Letter · Texas · Midwest · Arkansas · Kansas · Missouri · Oklahoma

Arizona court reaffirms enforceability of nonsolicitation agreements

Barring a successful legal challenge to the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) ban on noncompetes, almost all noncompetes will be unenforceable beginning September 4, 2024. As such, employers are concerned about the...

Jul 01, 2024 · Employment Law Letter · West · Alaska · Arizona · Hawaii · Nevada · Oregon · Washington