New minimum wage increases impacting employers went into effect on Jan. 1, 2025. Summaries of new minimum wages in various jurisdictions are summarized below.
New state laws impacting employers will be going into effect on January 1, 2025. Below is a non-exhaustive summary of major state laws taking effect January 1, 2025. Employers should be mindful of and continue to follow their state and local laws
Now that dust has settled from the November 2024 election, here’s what employers should reasonably expect under the incoming Trump administration with a republican controlled Congress and a U.S. Supreme Court that is generally right-leaning.
On December 12, 2024, the the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued its revision to the personal protective equipment (PPE) standard for construction to ensure properly fitting PPE for all construction workers.
Less than a month before the changes are set to go into effect, the Illinois Department of Labor has given employers some guidance on how the department will be enforcing the new requirements and published the poster that employers must display to their employees.
The election results are in and many are wondering what to expect for business employment immigration. With relatively little information available at this point, it can be challenging to speculate about what is going to happen. What we do know may be gleaned from President-Elect Trump’s first administration.
2025 is set to be another year of expanded paid leave requirements for employers. While the results are still preliminary, employers should start preparing in the states that have voted in new leave laws.
A roundup of employment law changes impacting employers in jurisdictions across the nation.
On Nov. 15, 2024, a federal judge in Texas invalidated the United States Department of Labor’s rule that raised the minimum salary levels under the Fair Labor Standards Act “white collar” exemptions. As a result, the minimum salary levels that were in place prior to July 1, 2024, now apply again effective immediately.
On Nov. 13, 2024, the National Labor Relations Board outright banned mandatory captive audience meetings, holding that they constitute an automatic unfair labor practice that violates section 8(a)(1) of the National Labor Relations Act.
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