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On a state level, the National Law Review covers the latest on legislation, from laws banning-the-box and limiting the questions employers may ask during the hiring process; including limitations on questions about previous salary history and criminal history.  Additionally, the nation-wide push for employers to establish paid family leave & sick policy and the resulting patchwork of rules.  The National Law Review also  offers an analysis of employees rights to post about their work experience and how employers can respond to employees' on-line reviews and provides information to help companies remain compliant.

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Recent Employment, Labor, EEOC & NLRB Regulatory Law News

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Jan
23
2024
California Supreme Court’s Estrada Decision Leaves Employers With A Wide Array Of Tools To Attack PAGA Actions – Including Seeking To Strike Claims “Without Prejudice” Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Apr
22
2015
Philadelphia Joins Growing List of Cities with Paid Sick Leave Laws Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Aug
28
2020
Connecticut’s Minimum Wage Increases to $12.00 per Hour on September 1, 2020 Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Jun
21
2017
News Media Companies Entering the Non-Compete Game Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Nov
26
2019
Late Compromise Halts Proposed Changes to Pennsylvania’s White-Collar Exemptions Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Sep
25
2018
New York Paid Family Leave Benefits Scheduled to Increase January 1, 2019 Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Oct
1
2018
Employment Law This Week October 1, 2018: SCOTUS October Term, NLRB’s Shifting Priorities, Uber Wins Ruling, NYS Sexual Harassment Laws Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Jul
5
2017
New Minimum Wage Laws Now In Effect In Several California Locales Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Sep
10
2020
Rule 5: Yes, My Employer Can Do That: Balancing employers’ rights and responsibilities with employee privacy – Return to Work in the Time of COVID-19 Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Jul
18
2016
Unauthorized Password Sharing, Mixed Units, Mental Health Accommodations, Privacy Shield: Employment Law This Week for July 18, 2016 [VIDEO] Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Nov
2
2022
California Privacy Exemptions Set to Expire, Status of DOL Independent Contractor Rule, D.C. Non-Compete Notices Take Effect [PODCAST] Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
May
21
2015
NLRB Reiterates Its Position That Undocumented Workers Are Entitled to “Conditional Reinstatement” in Unfair Labor Practice Cases Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Dec
23
2019
Puff, Puff, Passed: 2019 Marijuana Laws in Review and 2020 Projections Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Jul
21
2017
Are Zero Tolerance Drug Testing Policies About to Go Up in Smoke? Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Nov
10
2022
D.C. Voters Vote to Phase out Tip Credit and Nebraska Voters Raise State Minimum Wage Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Jun
2
2015
Sick Leaves Laws Are Sweeping the Nation Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Nov
17
2022
New Job Protections for New Jersey Health Care Workers Following Changes in Control of Their Health Care Entity Employer Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Aug
8
2016
No New Non-Compete Law for Massachusetts in 2016 Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Aug
8
2017
Eighth Circuit Finds Independent Contractor’s Non-Compete Unreasonable Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Nov
22
2018
New York’s High Court Strikes Down Governor Cuomo’s “Soft Cap” on Executive Compensation for Health Care Providers Receiving State Funds, Yet Upholds Limitations Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Jun
23
2015
Narrowing the “Gender Pay Gap”—EEOC Files Suits Under the Equal Pay Act Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Dec
23
2022
NLRB Opens the Door for Contract Workers to Engage in Off-Duty Section 7 Activities Wherever They Work Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Feb
14
2024
Employment Law This Week Episode 334 - SECURE 2.0 Act: Navigating New Retirement Plan Provisions in 2024 [Video, Podcast]] Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Feb
6
2020
Massachusetts Employers Receive New Guidance Regarding Reimbursement for Qualifying Paid Leave Plans Under the State’s PFML Law Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Sep
12
2016
EEOC Retaliation Guidance, Class Action Waivers, DOL Persuader Rule, Cat's Paw: Employment Law This Week - 9-12-16 [VIDEO] Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Oct
4
2021
Ohio’s Minimum Wage Set to Increase in 2022 Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Sep
5
2017
DOL Withdraws Overtime Rule Appeal Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Nov
2
2020
Pandemic’s Impact on Women and Caregivers: A Wake-Up Call for Employers – Employment Law This Week [VIDEO] Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
 

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