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California employees who are victims of qualifying acts of violence or whose family members are victims of qualifying acts of violence may take unpaid time off for related reasons. On July 1, 2025, the California Civil Rights Department (CRD) published a “Survivors of Violence and Family Members of Victims Right to Leave and Accommodations” notice. […]
Several state and local minimum wage rates will increase in the latter half of 2025, with most of these changes effective on July 1, 2025. Littler:Littler’s Semi-Annual Rates Update for Minimum Wage, Tips, and Exempt Pay Increases on July 1, 2025 (and Other Developments) Ogletree Deakins:2025 Midyear State and Local Minimum Wage Increases
States and cities are as busy as ever passing new workplace regulations throughout the calendar year. Here is our mid-year report summarizing the notable labor and employment laws that take effect from July. Littler:July Is the New January – 2025 Fisher & Phillips LLP:Employer Cheat Sheet for Workplace Laws Taking Effect July 1, 2025
As of March 19, 2025, the Social Security Administration (SSA) has suspended the Enumeration Beyond Entry (EBE) program for 90 days, which allowed certain noncitizens and new citizens to request a Social Security Number (SSN) directly on their immigration forms, such as the I-765 (Application for Employment Authorization) and N-400 (Application for Naturalization), and to […]
This article highlights critical points manufacturing employers should consider regarding requests for ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) accommodations in light of a recent federal appeals court decision that reinforced the broad nature of the law. Three key points include: 1. Manufacturers must carefully evaluate all accommodation requests, even if the employee can perform their job […]
The new Texas statute erects a shield from liability to protect certain businesses (those under 250 employees) from exemplary damages in a tort action resulting from a data breach. That shield applies only if the business demonstrates that at the time of the breach the entity implemented and maintained a cybersecurity program that meets certain […]
On May 15, 2025, the US District Court for the Northern District of Texas vacated portions of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)’s Enforcement Guidance on Harassment in the Workplace relating to LGBTQ employees; the remainder of the guidance remains in effect. The court’s ruling applies on a nationwide basis. In response to the decision, […]
On April 30, 2025, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced a shift in US immigration policy by formally introducing the new policy, which underscores the current administration’s increased focus on immigration by allowing the government to revoke visas of non-US citizens. While the policy aims to deter criminal activity, employers should be mindful of […]
Maryland’s Parental Leave Act requires employers with 15 to 49 employees in Maryland to provide eligible employees with up to six weeks of unpaid parental leave for the birth, adoption, or foster placement of a child. But the state has recently changed the definition of “employer” under Maryland’s Parental Leave Act to exclude those already covered by FMLA, even if they have […]
California and federal laws require lactation accommodations for breastfeeding employees, but California’s lactation accommodation laws are among the most comprehensive in the US. Under California Labor Code Sections 1030-1034, employers are required to provide, among other things, reasonable break time, private space, access to electricity, and refrigerator. Jackson Lewis:Basics of Lactation Accommodation in the Golden […]