As employers throughout New York State are now determining how to comply with the newest State-wide pay transparency law, which took effect on September 17, 2023, the New York State Department of Labor (DOL) released proposed regulations to facilitate
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Spilling Secrets Podcast: Attention Employers – How to Protect Trade Secrets in California
Now on Spilling Secrets, our podcast series on the future of non-compete and trade secrets law:
California has some of the strongest regulations on restrictive covenants. How can employers in the state protect trade secrets and remain in compliance?
Epstein…
Employers Beware: SEC Targets Employment Agreements Under Whistleblower Protection Rules
Less than two weeks after it last penalized a private employer for alleged violations of whistleblower protection rules in its employee separation agreements, the Security and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) once again takes aim at the language of a separation agreement…
A Jeff Foxworthy-Based Test for Independent Contractor Classification
There is a comedian by the name of Jeff Foxworthy who has been enormously popular for the past two decades or so.
Perhaps you are familiar with him. (And if you are, you probably thought that you stumbled upon the…
Podcast: Attention Employers – How to Protect Trade Secrets in California – Employment Law This Week
As featured in #WorkforceWednesday: This week, we bring you our special Spilling Secrets podcast series on the future of non-compete and trade secrets law:
California has some of the strongest regulations on restrictive covenants. How can employers in the state protect…
DOL’s Wage and Hour Division Establishes a Collaborative Relationship with the EEOC
On September 13, 2023, the United States Department of Labor’s (DOL) Wage and Hour Division (WHD) and the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) entered a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to work together to enforce federal laws and regulations that…
CA Bill Passed To Raise Minimum Wages for Fast Food Workers
An amended version of AB 1228 was passed in the California Legislature on September 14, 2023, [1] which would raise minimum wages for fast food workers and water down the authority of the new Fast Food Council that was created…
Navigating the New New York Department of Health Regulation on Facility Fees
Beginning June 21, 2023, New York State (NYS) Public Health Law (PHL) Section 2830 requires hospitals and healthcare professionals to provide written notice to patients before the patient is charged a facility fee.
Overview of Hospital Billing
Billing by hospitals…
CA Bill Passed To Raise Minimum Wages for Health Care Workers
An amended version of SB 525 was passed in the California Legislature on September 14, 2023, [1] which would raise minimum wages for health care workers across the state, starting June 1, 2024. SB 525 is now awaiting signature or…
Employers, Are Your Employee Non-Solicitation Agreements Still Valid in Georgia?
For many of us, summer holidays are over, the kids are back in school, and it is a good time to take stock of languishing items on our to-do lists. For employers that have restrictive covenant agreements with employees in…