by PC Editorial Staff | Apr 18, 2023 | Artificial Intelligence, State Labor Law, State News
The New York City Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP) recently adopted final rules on New York City’s (NYC’s) new law (Local Law 144) regulating Automated Employment Decision Tools (AEDTs). Specifically, NYC employers and employment agencies that use...
by Editorial Staff | Mar 7, 2023 | State News, Wage & Hour
On February 27, the California Court of Appeal, 2nd District, announced a ruling involving wage penalties and “good faith compliance.” Markedly, the decision was in response to a May 2022 California Supreme Court ruling on meal and rest break premiums. Generally,...
by PC Editorial Staff | Feb 21, 2023 | Federal Labor Law, Human Resources, Labor-Management Relations, State Labor Law, State News
On February 15, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (Ninth Circuit) ruled that arbitration provisions under the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA) preempt California arbitration law under Assembly Bill 51 (AB 51). In brief, AB 51 prohibits state employers from...
by PC Editorial Staff | Jan 24, 2023 | Civil Rights Act, Discrimination, EEOC, Federal Labor Law, State News, Title VII
On January 10th, 2023, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (Fifth Circuit) held that a lack of proper employee training could constitute an adverse employment action under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VII). Generally, an...
by PC Editorial Staff | Dec 28, 2022 | Federal Labor Law, Labor Law Posters, State Labor Law, State News
Effective immediately, employers in New York must electronically post labor law notices in addition to physical copies of employment law posters in the workplace. Earlier this month, Governor Kathy Hochul signed an amendment to Section 201 of the New York Labor Law,...
by PC Editorial Staff | Nov 29, 2022 | Coronavirus (COVID-19), paid sick leave, State News
In 2022, California passed several assembly bills (ABs) extending COVID supplemental paid sick leave and other pandemic-related aid to workers and obligations for employers. Notably, these assembly bills include AB 152, which covers COVID-19 supplemental paid sick...
