Effective October 1, 2021, the Universal Paid Leave Emergency Amendment Act of 2021 (PLEAA) expanded the employer-funded paid leave program in DC. Epstein Becker Green:District of Columbia Expands Universal Paid Leave for Families

On October 5, 2021, Gov. Phil Murphy signed Bill A-681, amending the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (NJLAD) to provide new protections against age discrimination for employees. New Jersey employers can no longer refuse to hire or promote any individual solely on the basis of them reaching age 70 or older. Greenbaum Rowe Smith & […]

New York State minimum wage and overtime-exempt salary levels will increase for employees working outside of New York City on December 31, 2021. Phillips Lytle LLP:New York State Minimum Wage and Overtime-Exempt Salary Levels Will Increase for Employees Working Outside of New York City on December 31, 2021 JD SUPRA:2022 New York Minimum Wage

Effective January 1, 2022, Ohio’s minimum wage will increase to $9.30 per hour for non-tipped employees. This new minimum wage will apply to employees of businesses with annual gross receipts of more than $342,000 per year. Epstein Becker Green:Ohio’s Minimum Wage Set to Increase in 2022

On September 27, 2021, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez’s Assembly Bill 1003 into law. Effective January 1, 2022, the new law establishes that an employer’s intentional theft of wages or gratuities in an amount greater than $950 for one employee, or $2,350 for two or more employees, and in any 12 consecutive […]