This week, we look at updated regulations in California and New York City and at the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL).

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California Employers Update COVID-19 Policies

California employers are implementing updated COVID-19 policies to comply with new standards in the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health’s recently readopted Emergency Temporary Standard.

NYC Mayor Signs Pay Transparency Amendment

Last week, New York City Mayor Eric Adams signed an amendment postponing the effective date of the city's new salary range disclosure law until November 1. Learn more.

DOL Targets Worker Retaliation

The DOL recently issued a press release offering tools and resources to combat employer retaliation. Read more.

Other Highlights

COVID-19 WORKFORCE (re)sources
Click here to see what the federal government and state and local governments have done to address the COVID-19 pandemic this week.

Expect More Web Accessibility Claims, Despite DOJ Guidance
Law360
Shira Blank, Josh Stein

Historic First Day of Personal Adult-Use Sales and Preservation of Medicinal Cannabis Market
New Jersey Law Journal (subscription required)
Lisa Gora

Superior Court of California Attorneys’ Fees Award Punishes Plaintiff’s Bad-Faith Litigation for Alleged Misappropriation of Trade Secrets
Trade Secrets & Employee Mobility
Edward Loya, Daniel Green, Phillip Antablin

New York’s Anti-Discrimination Laws Do Not Protect Out-of-State Remote Workers
Workforce Bulletin
Elizabeth Houghton LaGreca, Adam Tomiak

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