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On July 31, 2024, Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey signed into law new legislation that requires employers with 25 or more employees in Massachusetts to include pay range in job ads.  The statute requires that the posted pay range be the annual salary or hourly wage range the employer “reasonably and in good faith expects to…

On September 5, 2024, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed into law the Retail Worker Safety Act, a bill amending the New York Labor Law to impose certain workplace violence prevention requirements on covered retail employers.

Workplace Violence Prevention Plan

Effective March 4, 2025, employers with at least ten retail employees – defined as…

For the past 40 years, federal administrative agencies have enjoyed broad latitude in interpreting statutes passed by Congress.  Known as “Chevron deference,” courts have routinely deferred to the agencies’ often politically motivated and even self-empowering interpretation of an otherwise ambiguous statute.  This has led to a significant delegation (indeed, some would say surrender) of…

NYC employers are reminded that the deadline for distributing and posting the new “Workers Bill of Rights” poster is fast approaching on July 1, 2024. 

As we previously reported, employers are required to distribute copies of the “Know Your Rights at Work” poster to current NYC employees by no later than July 1, and…

Maryland Governor Wes Moore has signed into law SB 525/HB 649, which will require employers to include wage ranges in internal and external postings for positions that will be physically performed, at least in part, in the state of Maryland (the “Wage Transparency Law”).  The Wage Transparency Law will take effect on October 1…

Following the COVID-19 pandemic, the number of employers with remote employees has significantly increased. Employers are reminded to monitor employment laws and ensure compliance in all jurisdictions in which they have employees performing work. Numerous employment laws—such as non-discrimination, anti-harassment, wage and hour, and leaves of absence—may cover employees performing work in remote locations, regardless…