News & Analysis

Governor Brown signed into law a jaw-dropping number of bills that pertain to labor and employment issues.

On October 12, 2017, California Governor Jerry Brown signed the New Parent Leave Act (SB 63) into law, requiring employers with at least 20 employees to provide employees with 12 weeks of unpaid, job-protected parental bonding leave.

The baseball pennant races are about to kick off, but not all the action is on the field. Roughly a dozen state legislatures were in session during September, and they considered more than 50 labor and employment bills.

After a nine-month drought in 2017, a new paid sick and safe leave law has been enacted in Rhode Island.

Applications to be approved as a self-insured employer are due by September 30, 2017.

Hurricane Irma shows no sign of relenting as it barrels toward Florida and the Southeast Coast of the United States. What should employers know?

With many Americans still reeling from the devastation of Hurricane Harvey, the next storm is already approaching.

El huracán Harvey está inundando implacablemente el sureste de Texas y las áreas aledañas, resultando en inundaciones y daños sin precedentes.

Hurricane Harvey is relentlessly drenching southeast Texas and the surrounding areas, resulting in unprecedented flooding and damage. As the storm rages, many employers are wondering how to respond and what happens next.

Washington’s legislature recently passed a new Healthy Starts Act (the “Act”), which places significant obligations on Washington employers with respect to pregnant employees.