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December 09 2024
Labor and Employment Law Seminar: 2024 Recap and Looking Forward to 2025- January 8, 2025
Join the Labor & Employment Lawyers from Ellenoff Grossman & Schole LLP for an in-person complimentary breakfast event to discuss recent developments in labor and employment law. This seminar will be a one-stop-shop to discuss all the changes that occurred in 2024 and what they mean for employers moving forward, including a review of regulatory initiatives, significant case law developments, administrative agency activity, and more.
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December 05 2024
Client Alert: Corporate Transparency Act Enforcement Enjoined Nationwide by Federal Court
In 2021, Congress enacted the Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”), which creates a requirement to report beneficial ownership information (“BOI”) to the U.S. Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) as part of the U.S. government’s efforts to make it harder for bad actors to operate through shell companies or other opaque ownership structures.
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December 05 2024
Client Alert: New York State’s Paid Prenatal Leave Law Goes into Effect January 1
New York employers are reminded that Governor Kathy Hochul signed New York’s Paid Prenatal Leave law into effect, providing all New York employees with an entitlement to paid prenatal leave (“PPL”). All New York state private-sector employers, regardless of size, must comply with the new PPL requirements by January 1, 2025.
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December 04 2024
Client Alert: California, Connecticut, Illinois & New Jersey Minimum Wage Increases For 2025
With 2025 upon us, employers with employees working in California, Connecticut, Illinois, New Jersey and beyond must prepare for scheduled minimum wage increases. Please note the following new minimum wage, tip credit and overtime rates.
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December 03 2024
Client Alert: New York Minimum Wage Increases For 2025
With 2025 upon us, New York employers must prepare for scheduled minimum wage increases, tip credit changes, meal credit changes, and increases to the exempt salary threshold. The changes will go into effect on January 1, 2025.
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November 22 2024
Client Alert: Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission Classifies Ground Cannabis Dust as a Hazardous Chemical, Raising Regulatory and OSHA Enforcement Concerns
Following an enforcement action by Massachusetts cannabis regulators earlier this year against an operator after the death of an employee, the Cannabis Control Commission has issued guidelines and clarification on the safety requirements for ground cannabis dust. For cannabis operators in Massachusetts weighing the pros and cons of a fulsome OSHA compliance program, this is an important development.
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November 20 2024
Client Alert: Reminder for NYC Restaurants to Remove Roadway Cafe Dining Setups
Restaurants with permitted roadway cafe dining setups must remove the structures by November 30, 2024. Roadway cafe dining setups permitted under the Dining Out NYC program can only operate from April 1 through November 29 each year, so the time for removal is fast approaching. However, permitted sidewalk cafes are allowed to operate year-round and need not be removed.
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November 19 2024
Client Alert: Labor & Employment Law In The First 100 Days Of The New Administration
With the dust settling on the 2024 election results, the news cycle now shifts to the policy initiatives that the second Trump administration will put into place (and in fact are already beginning) as soon as the inauguration is complete. President-elect Trump’s platform contained a number of campaign statements regarding his view on federal labor and employment laws and how his newly appointed administrative officials would go about shaping those laws.
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