The following resource has been substantially revised to reflect the FTC's announcement of a final rule banning post-employment non-compete agreements and subsequent legal challenges to that rule:
The following resource has been substantially revised to include information about pleading the entitlement to whistleblower immunity under the DTSA as an affirmative defense, and affirmative defenses available for OSHA citations:
The following resources have been substantially revised to reflect the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB)'s issuance of a final rule establishing a new standard for determining joint-employer status under the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) and rescinding the agency's prior joint employer rule promulgated in 2020 (88 Fed. Reg. 73946 (Oct. 27, 2023)):
The following resource has been substantially revised to add coverage of local laws in key jurisdictions and additional states in which the state fair employment practices agency (FEPA) interprets sex discrimination to include sexual orientation and gender identity or expression:
The following resources have been substantially revised to reflect the enactment of California S.B. 616, signed by Governor Newsom on October 4, 2023 and amending the California Healthy Family and Workplaces Act, effective January 1, 2024. Among other things, the amended law increases the maximum annual paid sick leave accruals and leave allowances:
The following resources have been substantially revised to reflect the US Supreme Court's decision in Groff v. DeJoy, which clarified the Title VII undue hardship standard in religious accommodation cases ( (U.S. June 29, 2023)):
The following resource has been substantially revised to reflect the final, amended California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) regulations, effective March 29, 2023:
The following resource has been substantially revised to reflect the enactment of Indiana Senate Enrolled Act No. 7, prohibiting non-compete agreements with primary care physicians, restricting other physician non-competes, and providing for a mediation process if the parties cannot agree on a reasonable price for the buyout of non-compete obligations:
The following Practice Notes have been substantially revised to reflect the New York City Department of Consumer & Worker Protection's issuance of a final rule implementing the Automated Employment Decision Tools law and postponing enforcement of the law and final rule until July 5, 2023:
The following resource has been substantially revised to include the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA), enacted in December 2022 and effective June 27, 2023:
The following resource has been substantially revised to reflect that, effective March 21, 2024, Michigan's Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act (ELCRA) was amended to include sexual orientation and gender identity (MCL § 37.2202):