Labor & Employment

NLRB General counsel Abruzzo calls for harsher remedies for noncompetes and stay or pay provisions that violate the NLRA
Employment

NLRB General counsel Abruzzo calls for harsher remedies for noncompetes and stay or pay provisions that violate the NLRA

On October 7, 2024, the National Labor Relations Board’s (“NLRB” or the “Board”) General Counsel, Jennifer Abruzzo, released MEMORANDUM GC 25-01, titled “Remedying the Harmful ...
Legal Updates and Trends: Key Insights
Employment

Legal Updates and Trends: Key Insights

During a recent presentation to the SHRM Northern California Annual Conference, Weintraub shareholder Ryan Abernethy highlighted important updates in California employment laws that employers should ...
California bans mandatory captive audience meetings in 2025
Employment

California bans mandatory captive audience meetings in 2025

Starting January 1, employers are officially banned from holding captive audience meetings, which are mandatory employer-sponsored meetings that discuss religious or political matters. These meetings ...
DOL Issues Framework for Employers to Use AI Hiring and Recruiting Tools
Employment

DOL Issues Framework for Employers to Use AI Hiring and Recruiting Tools

On the 24th of September 2024, the United States Department of Labor (DOL) announced the publication of a AI & Inclusive Hiring Framework (“Framework”) by ...
New Jersey Legislature Passes Pay Transparency Bill
Employment

New Jersey Legislature Passes Pay Transparency Bill

New Jersey will soon join the growing list of states with pay transparency laws. New Jersey’s legislature passed the bill (S2310/A4151), on September 28, 2024. ...
Comment Period Now Open for OSHA’s Proposed National Heat Injury and Illness Prevention Standard
Employment

Comment Period Now Open for OSHA’s Proposed National Heat Injury and Illness Prevention Standard

On the heels of California’s new indoor heat illness prevention standard becoming effective, the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) announced a proposed national ...
Massachusetts joins the pay transparency game and ups the ante with new reporting requirements
Employment

Massachusetts joins the pay transparency game and ups the ante with new reporting requirements

On July 31, 2024, Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey signed into law a bill that makes Massachusetts the 11th state to mandate pay transparency, joining California, ...
Safety First for Retailers – New York Boosts Retail Security with Mandatory Workplace Violence Prevention Plans, Annual training Requirements, and Panic Buttons
Employment

Safety First for Retailers – New York Boosts Retail Security with Mandatory Workplace Violence Prevention Plans, Annual training Requirements, and Panic Buttons

The law introduces stringent workplace violence prevention measures for retail employers, including the establishment of a workplace violence prevention plan, training program, and the installation ...
Fifth Circuit affirms DOL’s right to set salary minimum for white collar exemptions
Employment

Fifth Circuit affirms DOL’s right to set salary minimum for white collar exemptions

In 2019, DOL published a final rule increasing the minimum salary needed to qualify for the majority of EAP exemptions. The salary was raised from ...