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02.15.2024 (UPDATED 02.20.2024)Proposed Rule Would Impose Pay Transparency and Salary History Requirements for Federal ContractorsUpdatesThe Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council issued a Proposed Rule, “Pay Equity and Transparency in Federal Contracting,” on January 30, 2024. The Proposed Rule would amend the Federal Acquisition Regulations, which apply to federal government commercial contracts to be principally performed in the United States and its territories.
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02.05.2024Labor Law Today—2023 Year in ReviewPodcastsGet a preview of Perkins Coie’s Labor Law Today—Year in Review report in this latest podcast episode.
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11.09.2023The Response of Organized Labor to Artificial Intelligence in the WorkplacePodcastsWith the explosion of the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in the workplace, employers are coming up against challenges with organized labor that many employers may not have previously considered.
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10.31.2023National Labor Relations Board Addresses Joint Employer StandardUpdatesThe National Labor Relations Board released a final rule on October 26, 2023, which addresses the standard under which two entities may be considered joint employers under the National Labor Relations Act.
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10.17.2023Connecticut Expands Sick and Safe LeaveUpdates
Connecticut Paid Sick and Safe Leave was expanded to add two additional permitted uses, effective October 1, 2023.
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10.31.2022Ninth Circuit Rules Time Booting Up Computer May Be Compensable Under FLSAUpdatesThe U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit held, in Cariene Cadena et al. v. Customer Connexx, LLC et al., that the time a group of call center workers spent booting up their computers was compensable time under the federal Portal-to-Portal Act.
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08.18.2022Louisiana Implements the CROWN ActUpdates
The Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair Act, or the CROWN Act, went into effect in Louisiana on August 1, 2022. The CROWN Act prohibits employment discrimination based on hairstyles and hair textures historically associated with race. The CROWN Act amends the definition of unlawful discrimination in employment under the Louisiana Employment Discrimination Law (LEDL), specifically, La. R.S. 23:332, so that it includes discrimination in employment based on a person’s “natural, protective, or cultural hairstyle.”
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06.15.2022What Ohio’s New Firearm Law Means for EmployersUpdatesOhio’s new firearm law, Ohio Senate Bill 215, went into effect on June 13, 2022, permitting all qualifying adults to legally carry, possess, or conceal a handgun that is not a restricted firearm without a license, background check, or training.
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04.22.2022NLRB GC Abruzzo Signals Significant Changes for Employers in Cemex BriefUpdatesThe general counsel for the National Labor Relations Board, Jennifer Abruzzo, on April 11, 2022, filed a brief in a case pending before the NLRB asking the Board to overturn decades-old precedent and make several significant changes to employers’ rights during unionization campaigns.
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02.22.2022Mississippi Legalizes Medical MarijuanaUpdatesOn February 2, 2022, Republican Governor Tate Reeves signed the Mississippi Medical Cannabis Act, which legalizes medical marijuana for the treatment of certain debilitating conditions.
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01.15.2020Labor Law Today—2019 Year in ReviewUpdates
Perkins Coie is pleased to present the first edition of Labor Law Today —Year in Review, offering a summary of the past year’s most noteworthy developments.
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02.25.2021Preserving Privilege: How to Avoid Common Pitfalls Imperiling PrivilegeSpeaking EngagementsAssociation of Corporate Counsel, Baltimore Chapter / Webinar
