Johane Severin says a few of New York’s new employment laws serve to protect the public from losing rights and protecting people who don’t have the same access to resources as others have. (Subscription required.)
Libby Henninger explains when exempt, furloughed federal contractor workers are entitled to their regular salary during a government shutdown. (Subscription required.)
Sanjay Nair, Daniel Gomez-Sanchez and Stephanie Mills-Gallan discuss the New York City Department of Consumer and Worker Protection’s changes to the regulations governing the city's Earned Safe and Sick Time Act (ESSTA). (Subscription required.)
Grace McGuire says the general wording of an update to Colorado’s Equal Pay for Equal Work law leaves questions about how far it will be applied in terms of geographic requirements.
Michael Lotito says California’s AB 1228, which increases the minimum wage for limited-service workers and specifically targets any limited-service chain with more than 60 units nationwide, will create a ripple effect throughout the state’s labor market.
