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Labor & Employment Blog Posts From March 2023
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Blog: New York State Adopts Pay Transparency Law
Date: March 29, 2023
Title: New York State Adopts Pay Transparency Law
Summary: Starting September 17, 2023, many employers across New York State will be subject to new job advertising requirements under a new Pay Transparency Law. New York City employers have a head start in grappling with this issue in light of the similar city law that has been in place since November 2022. ...
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Blog: The Return of the California Mandatory Arbitration Agreement
Date: March 28, 2023
Title: The Return of the California Mandatory Arbitration Agreement
Summary: In a shocking win for California employers, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit held on February 15, 2023 that the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA) preempts California’s controversial Assembly Bill 51 (AB 51), which attempted to criminalize employers’ use of mandatory arbitration agreements in the Golden State....
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Blog: Still Waiting: DOL Expected to Issue Final Rule on Independent Contractor Classification in May 2023
Date: March 24, 2023
Title: Still Waiting: DOL Expected to Issue Final Rule on Independent Contractor Classification in May 2023
Summary: Last year, the Department of Labor (DOL) published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking regarding its present guidance on the classification of independent contractors. The Proposed Rule rescinds the 2021 Independent Contractor Rule, Independent Contractor Status Under the Fair Labor Standards Act, published in January 2021, and contains general interpretations for determining worker status. ...