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June 13, 2023

New York State Legislature Seeks to Expand Employee Rights to Freelancers Statewide

Earlier this month, both chambers of New York’s legislature approved bills that would provide employment-based protections to freelance workers, including the ability to file claims with the State Department of Labor.

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June 13, 2023

New York Legislature to Increase Executive, Administrative, and Professional Compensation Threshold, Expanding Certain Wage Payment Protections

New York’s threshold for a white-collar worker exemption is slated to be increased under legislation passed by the New York legislature last week.

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June 13, 2023

Montana Enacts a Name, Image, and Likeness Law for Student-Athletes

A new Montana law allows student-athletes to earn compensation from Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) endorsement deals and is part of a trend of NIL legislation being passed by states that allow student-athletes to monetize endorsement deals.

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June 12, 2023

Federal Court Holds That Employees Cannot File Private Lawsuits Against Their Employers Under New Jersey Cannabis Law

In a case of first impression, a federal court has found that the NJ Cannabis Regulatory, Enforcement Assistance, and Marketplace Modernization Act does not create a private right of action for individuals who believe their rights have been violated.

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June 12, 2023

How Oregon Employers Can Prepare for Wildfire Season

Employers can also prepare for Oregon’s fast-approaching wildfire season by developing strategies to address many employment and workplace safety laws that will come into play this season.

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June 12, 2023

Colorado Enacts Legislation Restricting Employers from Requesting Age-Related Information from Job Applicants

On June 2, 2023, Colorado Governor Jared Polis signed into law Senate Bill 23-058, the Job Application Fairness Act (JAFA), prohibiting employers from inquiring about a job applicant’s age during the hiring process.

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June 8, 2023

Colorado's POWR Act Significantly Expands Workplace Harassment Laws, Limits Nondisclosure Provisions, and Makes Numerous Other Changes to Employment Law

On June 6, 2023, Governor Polis signed into law the Protecting Opportunities and Workers’ Rights (POWR) Act, which imposes far-reaching changes to the Colorado Anti-Discrimination Act (CADA) and Colorado employment law generally.

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June 8, 2023

New Growth of State and Local Paid Leave Developments in the Evergreen State

Spring has sprung in the State of Washington, and there are several new paid leave developments taking root.

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June 7, 2023

Nevada Ends Public Accommodations COVID-19 Paid Leave

The requirement for covered public accommodations facilities in Nevada’s Clark and Washoe Counties to provide paid time off for employees experiencing COVID-19 symptoms or who have been exposed to COVID-19 expired May 17, 2023.

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June 7, 2023

New York Seeks to Limit the Scope of Permissible Invention Assignment Agreements

The New York State Legislature passed Senate Bill 5640 / Assembly Bill 6829 on June 6, 2023, which, if the governor signs, would amend the Labor Law and add a new section 203-f, regulating the use and enforceability of invention assignment agreements.

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