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November 19, 2018

New York City Will Require Employers to Provide Greater Workplace Accommodations for Lactating Employees

The New York City Administrative Code was recently amended to require NYC employers with four or more employees to (1) provide designated lactation room(s) for employees and (2) implement a lactation room accommodation policy.

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November 19, 2018

Minimum Wage, Tipped and Exempt Employee Pay in 2019: A Rates-Only Update

Minimum wage laws can impact businesses of all sizes, whether operating nationwide, in multiple jurisdictions, or only in one state, county, or city.

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November 16, 2018

The Other Shoe Drops: Court of Appeal Decision Narrows Use of Employee Non-Solicitation Provisions in California

A decision by a California Court of Appeal, rejecting prior case law, seriously calls into question whether employee non-solicit clauses restraining former employees from soliciting former co-workers to leave the company’s employ are allowed.

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November 16, 2018

IRS Publishes Pension Plan Limitations for 2019

On November 1, 2018, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced cost-of-living adjustments affecting dollar limitations for pension plans and other retirement-related items for the 2019 tax year.

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November 16, 2018

Twins Once More: Saint Paul Passes $15 Minimum Wage Ordinance

On November 14, 2018, the Saint Paul City Council passed, and Mayor Melvin Carter signed into law, an ordinance that will raise the minimum wage in Saint Paul, Minnesota to $15 an hour starting as early as 2022 for large businesses.

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November 16, 2018

Biometric Privacy Case Before Illinois Supreme Court Could Open Litigation Floodgates

On November 20, 2018, the Illinois Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in a case that has significant implications for Illinois employers, though it is not an employment-law case.

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November 15, 2018

Dutch Labour Party Proposes Law Guaranteeing Employees a Right to Disconnect

The Dutch Labour Party (PvdA) announced that it would like to introduce legislation guaranteeing employees a right to completely disconnect, outside working hours.

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November 14, 2018

NYC Council Proposes Additional Harassment Training Requirement for "Nightlife Establishments" and Their Employees

The New York City Council recently introduced anti-harassment legislation targeting the City’s nightlife establishments and the issue of patron harassment.

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November 14, 2018

UK Supreme Court Rules on "Gay Cake" Case

Cakes have become an unlikely battleground for gay rights over the past few years. The UK Supreme Court recently held that a bakery that refused to supply a pro-same-sex marriage cake did not discriminate against the man ordering it.

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November 13, 2018

Employers are Preparing Now to Tackle 2019's Newest Labor and Employment Laws

As 2018 draws to a close, employers are looking to the next wave of labor and employment laws and regulations that will take effect in 2019 and beyond.

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