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October 4, 2016

Minneapolis Amends Recently Enacted Paid Sick Leave Law

Minneapolis, Minnesota has amended the Minneapolis Sick and Safe Time Ordinance less than four months after it was enacted.

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October 3, 2016

DOL Issues Final Rule Implementing Paid Sick Leave for Federal Contractors

On September 29, 2016, the DOL issued its long-awaited final rule to implement Executive Order 13706, which requires covered federal contractors to provide employees with up to seven days of paid sick leave per year.

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October 3, 2016

California Amends Labor Code to Prohibit Employers from Using Juvenile Records in Employment Decisions

California Governor Jerry Brown signed Assembly Bill No. 1843, which amends the California Labor Code to prohibit employers from considering certain juvenile records for employment purposes.

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October 3, 2016

New California Law Prohibits Choice of Law and Venue in Employment Contracts

On September 25, 2016, Governor Brown signed into law a new California Labor Code provision (Section 925) that is likely to have major repercussions for contracts with employees who live and work primarily in California.

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October 3, 2016

California Legislative Update: Which Bills Made the Final Cut?

Although the California Legislature sent Governor Jerry Brown bills on bed bugs, powdered alcohol, and making denim the official state fabric, the laws enacted in 2016 affecting the state’s private-sector employers were decidedly less exotic.

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September 30, 2016

DOL Moves Forward With Plan to Determine Size of the Gig Economy

Earlier this year, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced plans to revive the Contingent Worker Supplement (CWS) to the upcoming Current Population Survey, in an effort to capture a more accurate picture of the modern workforce.

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September 29, 2016

EEOC Announces Approval of Revised EEO-1 Report

On September 29, 2016, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced that starting in March 2018, it will collect summary employee pay data from certain employers on revised EEO-1 Reports.

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September 29, 2016

Election 2016: Political Speech and Activity in the Workplace

On November 8, voters across the country will head to the polls to determine the next president. How should employers respond when politics inevitably spills over to the workplace?

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September 23, 2016

Half a Loaf: Court Rejects ADA "Safe Harbor" But Approves Pre-Regulations Wellness Program as "Voluntary"

A court recently denied the EEOC’s summary judgment motion in a case that directly challenged an employer’s wellness program requiring employees who sought health plan coverage with a wellness component to undergo a medical exam or pay higher premiums.

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September 23, 2016

Four States Expanded Employer Data Breach Notification Obligations in 2016

With over 680 security breaches reported so far in 2016, more employers are being forced to confront the issue of how to respond to a breach.

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