New Jersey Retroactively Adopts “Convenience of the Employer” Rule for Withholding

New York Governor, Andrew Cuomo, signed legislation implementing a staggered set of regional minimum wage increases with the end goal of increasing the state’s minimum wage to $15.00 an hour by 2021. 

In an unprecedented opinion, a California Court of Appeal has held that an employer has a duty to reasonably accommodate an applicant or employee who is associated with a disabled person who needs the employee’s assistance. 

California has expanded its paid family leave program to provide greater benefits beginning January 1, 2018.