Oregon recently enacted the Oregon Equal Pay Act of 2017 (H.B. 2005) (the “Act”). The Act broadly expands Oregon’s existing equal...

Regulations implementing the Paid Family Leave Act became effective on Wednesday, July 19, 2017. No substantive changes were made to the proposed regulations that were published back in May 2017 (which we addressed ...

Governor Scott recently expanded the previously declared State of Emergency issued for the Zika Virus, allowing holders of permits and development orders an even greater opportunity to toll the period remaining to exercise...

Reform-minded legislators were hard at work this year in Columbus.  The 132nd Ohio General Assembly approved at least one significant workers’ compensation reform measure.  The statute of limitations for an injury or death...

The Nevada Equal Rights Commission has published its official notice for the new Nevada Pregnant Workers’ Fairness Act. As you likely know by now, Nevada employers with at least 15 employees must immediately post this notice in...

In an important new decision, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court recently held that a qualifying patient who has been terminated from employment for testing positive for marijuana as a result of her lawful medical...

I expect that little or no thought is given to the possible application of California’s Corporate Securities Law of 1968 when a corporation incorporates a subsidiary under the laws of a foreign country.  However, the issuance...

Governor Chris Christie recently signed a bill that changes how ...

The Mississippi Department of Revenue’s recent flurry of regulatory activity continues unabated with a number of proposals and developments, primarily in the sales and use tax arena. With its most recent filings, the...

On July 17, 2017 the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ruled that under the Massachusetts Anti-Discrimination law an employer may be required to accommodate an employee who is a current user of medical marijuana regardless...

The California Supreme Court has drawn a deeper line in the sand by (a) refusing to expand the Mitigation Fee Act to cover “land use restrictions” in permit conditions of approval that are unrelated to the project’s...

On Tuesday, July 18, 2017, the Dallas Court of Appeals reversed a $535 million judgment against Enterprise Products Partners, L.P. (Enterprise), finding that unfulfilled conditions precedent in Enterprise’s written agreements...

Earlier this year, we reported that New York City adopted...

As our readers know, we have been monitoring decisions regarding the ability of employers to take disciplinary action against employees for using marijuana at work (like this decision...

On July 6, 2017, the Illinois legislature finally approved a state budget and enacted Public Act 100-0022. As expected, there are several changes to the Illinois income tax that will affect individual and corporate taxpayers in...

Hiring parties should review their current independent contractor agreements to ensure compliance with the adopted rules.

The New York City Department of Consumer Affairs (DCA) has...

The Court of Appeals of North Carolina recently held that an employer didn’t interfere with an employee’s rights under the Family Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”) or retaliate against her by contacting her to schedule her...