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September 22, 2023

New York City Amends Safe and Sick Time Regulations

On September 15, 2023, the New York City Department of Consumer and Worker Protection adopted changes to the regulations governing the City’s Earned Safe and Sick Time Act.

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September 22, 2023

Watch Out New York – New Jersey Wants Its Taxes Too!

New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed Assembly Bill No. S3128/A4694 into law, which implements an aggressive tax treatment of nonresidents who work for New Jersey employers.

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September 22, 2023

New York Department of Health Sets New Due Dates for Submission of Home Care Worker Wage Parity Compliance Certifications and Statements

On September 21, 2023, the NY Department of Health issued guidance addressing the due dates for submitting various Home Care Worker Wage Parity Law compliance certifications and statements.

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September 22, 2023

Rhode Island’s Amended Payment of Wages Act Now Imposes Felony Penalties on Employers

Effective January 1, 2024, the Rhode Island Payment of Wages Act will make a knowing and willful wage and hour violation punishable as a criminal felony.

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September 21, 2023

Court Finds Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) Final Rule Unlawful

On September 13, 2023, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas issued a decision finding the DACA final rule unlawful.

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September 21, 2023

Ontario, Canada Appeal Court Upholds Refusal to Impose Constructive Trust Over Proceeds of Sale of Property Owned by Defrauding Employee’s Wife

A recent Ontario Court of Appeal (OCA) decision demonstrates the process an employer may be expected to undertake to recover employee-stolen funds when the proceeds of the fraud are traced to the assets of a “stranger to the fraud.”

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September 19, 2023

OSHA Finds Highway Shooting of Employee to Be Work-Related and Recordable

In a recently published interpretation letter, OSHA opined that an employee’s gunshot injury—sustained when a motorist collided with three other cars, shot the employee-driver, and stole the company’s truck—was work-related and recordable.

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September 19, 2023

New York State Proposes Regulations for Pay Transparency in Job Advertisements

Earlier this year, New York State joined a growing number of states and cities that have passed laws mandating salary disclosure when advertising open positions. The NY DOL recently published proposed regulations for this new law.

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September 19, 2023

Georgia Courts May Not Apply Foreign Law to Restrictive Covenants That Do Not Comply with the Georgia Restrictive Covenants Act

On September 6, 2023, the Georgia Supreme Court reaffirmed that Georgia courts must first determine whether a restrictive covenant is enforceable under Georgia law before applying a foreign choice-of-law provision.

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September 15, 2023

New Jersey Adopts Changes Affecting Service Employees During Changes in Ownership

Governor Philip D. Murphy recently signed Assembly Bill 4682 / Senate Bill 2389, establishing various employment protections for specific “service employees” during changes of ownership. This bill goes into effect on October 22, 2023—90 days from signing.

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