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State & Local Employment Law Developments: Q4 2024

This quarter, we continue to highlight the ever-changing state and local employment law landscape. New state laws that took effect during the fourth quarter of 2024 or as of January 1, 2025, continue to focus on increasing employee protections in Alabama, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania and Rhode Island.

To view the full alert, visit the Faegre Drinker website.

State & Local Employment Law Developments: Q2 2024

State and local governments continue to increase workplace regulations. In the second quarter of 2024, we provide updates on significant recent and upcoming legislative and regulatory developments in California, Colorado, District of Columbia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Minnesota, New Mexico, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington and West Virginia.

For the full alert, visit the Faegre Drinker website.

Under New York Law, Trade Secret Damages Must Reflect Plaintiff’s Actual Loss, Not Just Defendant’s Wrongful Gain

A recent trade secret case from New York highlights the importance of how damages are calculated and emphasizes the need to conform those damages calculations to the applicable standards in your jurisdiction.

To view the full alert, visit the Faegre Drinker website.

State & Local Employment Law Developments: Q1 2024

State and local governments continue to increase workplace regulations. Although it is not feasible to discuss all laws, this update provides an overview of significant recent and upcoming legislative and regulatory developments to help you and your organization stay in compliance with local and state employment laws.

To view the full alert, visit the Faegre Drinker website.

State & Local Employment Law Developments: Q4 2023

As we witnessed in the first, second and third quarters of 2023, state and local governments continued to increase workplace regulations in the fourth quarter of the year. Read our update for an overview of recent and upcoming legislative developments to help you and your organization stay in compliance.

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New York State DOL Issues Amended WARN Regulations

The New York State Department of Labor (NYS DOL) amended its Worker Adjustment and Retraining Act (NY WARN) regulations, which took effect on June 21, 2023. Both NY WARN and its federal counterpart require covered businesses to provide advance notice of closures and layoffs to the Commissioner of Labor and affected employees. The NY WARN regulations are more expansive than the federal WARN regulations, defining “covered business” as any private business employing 50 or more full-time employees in New York. As outlined below, it also has stricter notice requirements.

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