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Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA): Effective June 27, 2023, employers with at least 15 employees will be required to provide reasonable accommodations to pregnant employees and job candidates, so long as they do not impose an undue hardship on the employer. Providing Urgent Maternal Protections for Nursing Mothers Act (PUMP): On December 29, 2022, the […]
Amended on December 16, 2022, the New York Labor Law now requires that employers either post digital copies of certain workplace notices on their websites or circulate those notices to all employees via email. Patterson Belknap:New York Employers Must Provide Digital Copies of Workplace Notices To Their Employees
All employers should update their employee handbook at least annually to be certain that the handbook complies with new laws. This article lists top updates that every Illinois employer should be making to their employee handbook. Robbins DiMonte:Key Updates to Illinois Employee Handbooks for 2023
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Department of Labor (DOL) have issued a temporary final rule that makes available 64,716 additional H-2B temporary worker visas for fiscal year (FY) 2023. DHS:DHS and DOL Announce Availability of Additional H-2B Visas for Fiscal Year 2023 Jackson Lewis:DHS Issues Guidance on Additional H-2B Temporary Nonagricultural Visas Allocated for […]
President Biden has signed into law the federal “Speak Out Act”, limiting the use of pre-dispute non-disclosure and non-disparagement clauses covering sexual assault and sexual harassment disputes. The Act applies to claims filed on or after December 7, 2022. Jackson Lewis:Biden Signs Speak Out Act, Barring Predispute NDAs, Nondisparagement Clauses for Sexual Assault, Harassment Claims
California: Beginning on January 1, 2023, California employers with 15 or more employees must include the pay scale applicable to the open position in every job posting. Washington State: Also on January 1, 2023, employers that have one Washington-based employee, engage in business in the state, or recruit for jobs that could be filled remotely by a Washington-based employee must […]
The New York City Department of Consumer and Worker Protections (DCWP) has announced that it would delay enforcement of the New York City AI audit law from January 1, 2023, to April 15, 2023. Davis Wright Tremaine LLP:Enforcement of NYC AI Audit Law Delayed Until April 15, 2023
While many states, cities and counties pass employment laws and regulations at any time, the first day of a new year tends to be the number one day for new employment laws to take effect. Here is a summary of new labor and employment law compliance challenges, listed by states, to ring in the new year! Littler:Employment Law Update […]
