While the end of a calendar quarter is a good time to review your business’s HR-related practices and procedures, the start of Q1 seems to be particularly popular. With that in mind, we have compiled the following checklist of potential action items for U.S. employers in Q1 2025:
Vet onboarding paperwork and procedures
Federal law,…
As New York employers look toward 2025, they should keep the following key dates in mind as it pertains to employee leave and benefit entitlements:
January 1, 2025:
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Workers’ compensation claims are typically an issue about which employers think only in the context of physical workplace injuries. In New York State, however, that may soon be poised to change. On January 1, 2025, the states Workers’ Compensation Law will permit all workers to file claims for mental injury premised upon extraordinary work-related stress.…
On November 16, 2024, the New York Clean Slate Act went into effect. The Act provides for the automatic sealing of a broad swath of criminal convictions after a certain period of time and requires employers to comply with new disclosure obligations when obtaining criminal history information in connection with employment actions.
Sealed convictions
The…
As we previously reported, effective January 1, 2025, New York employers will be required to provide employees with 20 hours of paid prenatal leave. Employees will be able to take such leave for prenatal healthcare service appointments during their pregnancy or related to their pregnancy.
New York State recently issued FAQ guidance explaining certain…
California voters have rejected a ballot measure that would have increased the state’s minimum wage to $18 on January 1, 2025. Defeated by a narrow margin of 50.82 percent to 49.18 percent, Proposition 32 would have made California the first state in the Union to have an $18 minimum wage. The California Chamber of Commerce…
New Jersey employers will soon have to adjust their recruitment practices with the recent passage and enactment of Senate Bill 2310 (SB2310). On Monday, November 19, 2024, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed the new legislation that will require employers to disclose compensation and benefits information on job postings.
Starting June 1, 2025, the law…
On November 15, 2024, a United States Eastern District Court in Texas struck down a 2024 Department of Labor (DOL) rule that would have made four million previously exempt workers eligible for overtime by 2025. In an action brought by the State of Texas and a coalition of business associations, the court held that the…
On October 23, 2024, legislation was introduced in the New York City Council that would amend the New York City Earned Safe and Sick Time Act (ESSTA) to allow employees to use sick leave to care for pets and service animals.
Currently, ESSTA provides employees with sick leave to care for their own mental or…
Recent years have shown a continued increase in unionization and organization activities within the American workforce, as measured by union representation petition filings with the National Labor Relations Board’s (NLRB).
The NLRB confirmed this upward trend at the close of FY 2024, which ended on September 30, 2024. According to the NLRB’s data, union election…
