Labor Days
Summary of State Mandated ACA Reporting
Several jurisdictions have recently adopted laws requiring individuals to purchase health coverage or pay a state tax penalty. Employers employing residents in a covered jurisdiction now need to facilitate compliance…
Workers at Illinois-based Cannabis Company Unionize
Last week, workers at Cresco Labs, one of Illinois’ largest cannabis companies, voted to join the Local 881 chapter of the United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW). The vote, conducted by the National Labor Relations…
New York: 2020—New Decade, New Laws
As we close the books on 2019, and enter the new decade, New York employers should keep a list of all new legislation handy. Below is our brief summary of legislation effective 2020. New York State Human Rights Law…
NLRB Overturns Obama-era Rules
On December 17, 2019, the National Labor Relations Board issued two decisions which dramatically overturn a pair of hotly debated Obama-era rules. The first sets down a rule allowing employers to limit an employee’s…
California Employers Forbidden to Require Employees to Agree to Arbitrate Certain Disputes
On October 13, 2019, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law Assembly Bill 51 (“AB 51”). In a momentous upheaval of existing law, AB 51 prohibits California employers from requiring employees to agree to…