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August 27, 2018

Maryland Employment Law Update – August 2018

August 27th, 2018 Veterans’ Preference Definitions On May 15, 2018, Maryland Governor Larry Hogan signed legislation (H.B. 1617) altering the definition of eligible veteran to include […]
August 27, 2018

Massachusetts Employment Law Update – August 2018

August 27th, 2018 Noncompete Agreements and Trade Secrets On August 10, 2018, Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker signed legislation (House Document 4868 which amended H.B. 4732) banning […]
August 27, 2018

Missouri Employment Law Update – August 2018

August 27th, 2018 Veterans’ Preference On June 1, 2018, Missouri Governor Mike Parson signed legislation (S.B. 573) permitting private, nonpublic employers to grant a preference in hiring […]
August 27, 2018

New York Employment Law Update – August 2018

August 27th, 2018 New York City Sexual Harassment Fact Sheet and Notice The New York City Commission on Human Rights released a new sexual harassment fact […]
August 27, 2018

South Carolina Employment Law Update – August 2018

August 27th, 2018 Discrimination Poster The South Carolina Human Rights Commission updated its employment discrimination poster, South Carolina Law Prohibits Employment Discrimination. All employers, public and […]
August 27, 2018

Texas Employment Law Update – August 2018

Austin Paid Sick Leave Temporarily Blocked On August 17, 2018, an Austin-based appeals court blocked the city’s paid sick leave ordinance, which would have required private […]
August 22, 2018

New Investment to Deliver More

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August 20, 2018

Ask the Experts: Pornography and the ADA

August 20th, 2018 Question: We found pornography on an employee’s computer. How should we handle this? And, is an employee’s addiction to pornography protected under the […]
August 15, 2018

SCOTUS 2018 Roundup and 2019 Preview

August 15th, 2018 The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) heard several cases with employment implications during their 2018 session, including the following four cases […]
August 13, 2018

Federal Employment Law Update – August 2018

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August 13, 2018

Alaska Employment Law Update – August 2018

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August 13, 2018

California Employment Law Update – August 2018

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April 27, 2018

A Patchwork of State Sexual Harassment Training Requirements

Robin Shea, partner with leading national labor and employment law firm (and ThinkHR strategic employment law partner) Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP asks if it’s time […]
April 30, 2018

New York Employment Law Update – April 2018

April 30th, 2018 Sexual Harassment On April 12, 2018, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed legislation (S.B. 7507C): Requiring that bids submitted to the state, or […]
April 30, 2018

Ask the Experts: Requiring Use of Paid Leave Before Unpaid Medical Leave

April 30th, 2018 Question: Can we require employees to use their vacation and sick time at the beginning of an approved medical leave of absence? Answer: […]
May 1, 2018

California Supreme Court Rules that Determining Worker Status is Easy as ABC

On April 30, 2018, the California Supreme Court filed its decision in Dynamex Operations West, Inc. v. Superior Court and held that businesses must apply the […]