Labor & Employment
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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. ...
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 ...
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, ...
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 ...
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 ...