Synopsis: Back in January 2020, a federal district court enjoined the State of California from enforcing AB 5 against interstate motor carriers. Now, in a split 2-1 decision, a Ninth Circuit panel has reversed the district court, on the rationale that AB 5 is just...
Effective, September 29, 2019, Illinois employers are now prohibited from seeking or inquiring about a job applicant’s wage or salary history with any current or former employer. Illinois’s new ban on salary history inquiries prohibits employers from requesting and/or...
Pittsburgh’s Paid Sick Leave Law Upheld The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has upheld a Pittsburgh ordinance that requires private sector employers to provide paid sick leave for any workers employed within the city. The court overturned two lower court rulings...
New legislation in New York state will prohibit employers from asking prospective employees about their salary history and significantly expand the state’s pay equity law. Salary History Inquiry Ban Senate Bill S6549 will prohibit employers from requesting,...
The Colorado Department of Labor and Employment (CDLE) has adopted finalized new standards for overtime, minimum pay, and employee breaks. The changes affect most employers and significantly increase the number of Colorado workers eligible for overtime pay and...
As of January 1, 2019, recent state legislation has changed overtime eligibility for California workers in the agricultural industry. Under the former Wage Law Order No. 14, agricultural laborers receive overtime rates after 10 hours in a day or after 6 days in a...
