Effective January 1, 2024, AB 1076 amended California law to codify existing California case law holding most noncompete agreements void and making it unlawful to include a noncompete clause in an employment contract or to require an employee to enter a noncompete contract that does not satisfy specified exceptions. That new law, in and of
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To Be or Not to Be (An Independent Contractor): U.S. Department of Labor Issues Final Rules for Employers
On January 9, 2024, the U.S. Department of Labor issued final rules for employers to determine if a worker is an independent contractor or employee. Workers who do not meet the new criteria under the rule must be classified as employees and subject to the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) protections and requirements. If misclassified,…
Legal Updates for Texas Employers in 2024
Workplace Violence Reporting Poster Required
Effective September 1, 2023, Texas employers of any size are required to “post a notice to employees of the contact information for reporting instances of workplace violence or suspicious activity to the Department of Public Safety.” On its website, the Texas Workforce Commission (“TWC”) has posted a notice to…
Illinois 2023 Year-End Reminders and Changes Coming to Employment Law in 2024 and Beyond
Changes to Illinois and City of Chicago Labor and Employment Laws
I. Passing of the Illinois Paid Leave for All Workers Act (PLFAW).
The new Illinois Paid Leave for All Workers Act becomes effective on January 1, 2024. The Act applies to most employees in the state, with very limited exceptions (notably students and independent contractors…
Assembly Bill 1076 Reinforces California’s Ban on Noncompete Agreements
On October 13, 2023, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed AB 1076 into law. AB 1076 codifies Edwards v. Arthur Andersen LLP (2008) 44 Cal. 4th 937, which held that any noncompete in an employment context, no matter how narrowly tailored, is void.…
Chicago Passes Expansive Paid Leave Ordinance
On November 9, 2023, the Chicago City Council passed a new Paid Leave and Paid Sick Leave Ordinance, which replaces the current Paid Sick Leave Ordinance, and grants up to 10 total days of paid time off per year to Chicago workers.…
The Rules on Who’s a Joint Employer Have Dramatically Changed
Over the past decade or so, there’s been much effort by the government to expand the scope of who may be deemed a joint employer. Those efforts have been to make contractors and their subcontractors, franchisors and their franchisees, and staffing agencies and their clients, joint employers. If they are joint employers, then one may…
DOL Proposes New White Collar Exemption Regulations – Legal Issues Abound!
On August 30, 2023, the U.S. Department of Labor announced its proposed new regulations on who can be treated as exempt from overtime pay. These proposals have been in the pipeline for nearly two years, with many in the business community anxious about what to expect. Some of that anxiety was somewhat undeserved, but some…
EEOC’s Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to Implement the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA)
On August 11, 2023, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) published proposed regulations in the Federal Register for implementing the PWFA. The EEOC has invited the public to comment on the proposed regulations during a comment period that will close on October 10, 2023. While the regulations are proposed, PWFA has been in full…
Title VII & DEI Program Implications of the Supreme Court’s Recent Affirmative Action Decision
As observed in Dykema’s original alert on the Supreme Court’s recent decision in Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. v. President and Fellows of Harvard College, Nos. 20-1199 & 21-707, corporate diversity, equity, and inclusion policies may be impacted by the Court’s broad language on race-based decision making. The ruling has already emboldened those currently in litigation…