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Is Your Business Prepared to Comply With New York's Retail Worker Safety Act?

September 30, 2024 by Jason S. Greenfield

On September 4, 2024, Governor Kathy Hochul signed the Retail Worker Safety Act (the "Act") into law. The Act, which takes effect on March 3, 2025, requires retail employers to develop and implement programs to prevent workplace violence. It also requires retail employers with 500 or more retail employees nationwide to install panic buttons by January 1, 2027. More ›

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Eleventh Circuit Rules Mandatory Meeting Prohibition of Florida's "Stop W.O.K.E. Act" Restricting Workplace Diversity Training is Unconstitutional

March 20, 2024 by Lauren Swanson, Morgan F. Spector

Earlier this month, the Eleventh Circuit affirmed the district court's preliminary order blocking enforcement of the Individual Freedom Act's provision banning mandatory workplace trainings endorsing certain viewpoints. More ›

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The 12 Days of California Labor and Employment Series – Day 12 "New Requirement for Workplace Violence Prevention Plan"

December 22, 2023 by Mellissa A. Schafer

In the spirit of the season, we are using our annual "12 days of the holidays" blog series to address new California laws and their impact on California employers. On the twelfth and final day of our holiday series, my labor and employment attorney gave to me twelve drummers drumming and SB 553. More ›

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Federal Court Denies Preliminary Injunction in Lawsuit Challenging Florida's Stop WOKE Act

July 1, 2022 by Andrew M. Gordon

On April 22, 2022, Governor DeSantis signed into law the Individual Freedom Act—otherwise known as the "Stop WOKE Act"—which set to amend several statutes relating to education and employee rights. Scheduled to go into effect on July 1, 2022, the Stop WOKE Act prohibits employers from mandating employees to attend trainings that endorse certain topics regarding race, color, sex, and/or national origin. We previously wrote a byline which explained in further detail what the Stop WOKE Act specifically prohibits. More ›

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Model Sexual Harassment Prevention Training Program Released for Illinois Employers

May 12, 2020 by Linda K. Horras

According to the Illinois Workplace Transparency Act (IWTA), Illinois employers with at least one employee working in Illinois must provide annual sexual harassment training. Effective January 1, 2020, IWTA amended the Illinois Human Rights Act (IHRA) to require that training must commence before December 31, 2020, and occur every calendar year. The Illinois Department of Human Rights (IDHR) recently released a model training program for Illinois employers. To date, the new training requirements have not been affected by the shelter-in-place orders. More ›

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The 12 Days of California Labor & Employment Series – Day 3: Harassment Training Deadline Extended

December 9, 2019 by Mellissa A. Schafer

It's the end of the year and while everyone is busy, employers in California should be aware of new laws and regulations that go into effect on January 1, 2020. In the spirit of the season, we are using the "12 days of the holidays" to blog daily about one of these new California laws and its impact on California employers. On the third day of the holidays, my labor and employment attorney gave to me: three French hens and SB 778. More ›

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California Governor Extends Workplace Harassment Training Deadline to 2021

September 10, 2019 by Mellissa A. Schafer

Last December, this blog detailed SB1343 and the law's requirements for employers with five or more employees to provide anti-harassment training. SB1343 expands existing anti-harassment training requirements, and also covers seasonal and temporary workers. Employers are required to provide their non-supervisory employees with one hour of training, and supervisory employees are required to complete two hours of training. The training must then be repeated every two years thereafter. Originally, the deadline for completing the initial training was set at January 1, 2020. More ›

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| Email | Print | Topics: Anti-Harassment, Anti-Harassment Policy, California, Seasonal Workers, Supervisors, Temporary Workers, Workplace Policies, Workplace Training

Is Your Business Prepared to Comply With New York's Retail Worker Safety Act?

Eleventh Circuit Rules Mandatory Meeting Prohibition of Florida's "Stop W.O.K.E. Act" Restricting Workplace Diversity Training is Unconstitutional

The 12 Days of California Labor and Employment Series – Day 12 "New Requirement for Workplace Violence Prevention Plan"

Federal Court Denies Preliminary Injunction in Lawsuit Challenging Florida's Stop WOKE Act

Model Sexual Harassment Prevention Training Program Released for Illinois Employers

The 12 Days of California Labor & Employment Series – Day 3: Harassment Training Deadline Extended

California Governor Extends Workplace Harassment Training Deadline to 2021

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