Employment

Minimum Wage Increases Now Effective in Multiple Canadian Provinces

October 10, 2023 | Blog | By Mitch Frazer, Brad Tartick, Patrick Denroche

Multiple provinces in Canada increased their general minimum wages effective October 1, 2023. The provinces that made such increases and their new minimum wages are as follows

Second Circuit Clarifies Standard for Evaluating Title VII Retaliation Claims

September 19, 2023 | Blog | By Kevin Kim, Michael Arnold

On the heels of the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals’ recent decision clarifying its view of properly pled Title VII disparate treatment discrimination claims, which we previously covered here, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals in Carr v. New York City Transit Authority, has now clarified its view of the standard for pleading retaliation claims under Title VII.

Do as I Say And as I Do – California Amends Its Non-Compete Law

September 18, 2023 | Blog | By Nicole Rivers, Jennifer Rubin

On the heels of the New York and FTC non-competition legislation (discussed here and here), Governor Newsom recently signed an amendment to California’s non-compete ban into law. The amendment, S.B. 699, takes effect on January 1, 2024.

Expanding Existing Bereavement Leave Policies to Account for Fertility Related Losses

September 11, 2023 | Blog | By Natalie C. Groot, Danielle Dillon

Changes May be Coming to White-Collar Exemption Salary Thresholds

September 11, 2023 | Blog | By Michael Arnold, Kathryn Droumbakis

Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals Adopts Updated Standard for Pleading Title VII Claims

August 28, 2023 | Blog | By Kevin Kim

Caveat Employer: A Word of Caution When Drafting Non-Disparagement Provisions

August 10, 2023 | Blog | By Michael Arnold, Kevin Kim

A Template for Mandatory Employment Statements in Canada

August 3, 2023 | Blog | By Mitch Frazer, Brad Tartick, Patrick Denroche

California’s Highest Court Revisits Statutory PAGA Standing: What the Ruling Means for California Employers

July 25, 2023 | Blog | By Jennifer Rubin, Paul Huston, Nicole Rivers, Mike Flesuras

Employers Need to Go Further to Accommodate an Employee’s Religion

July 24, 2023 | Blog | By Michael Arnold, Kevin Kim

The MCAD’s New Guidance on the Massachusetts Parental Leave Act Aims to Provide Clarity On Its Continued Role in Providing Important Leave Entitlements to Massachusetts Employees

July 20, 2023 | Blog | By Natalie C. Groot, Kathryn Droumbakis, Danielle Dillon

Federally-Regulated Employers in Canada Required to Provide Free Menstrual Products for Employees

July 20, 2023 | Blog | By Mitch Frazer, Brad Tartick, Patrick Denroche

Attention Lobbyists and Registrants: A New Code of Conduct Has Come Into Effect in Canada

July 18, 2023 | Blog | By Mitch Frazer, Brad Tartick, Patrick Denroche

NYC Releases Automated Employment Decision Tools FAQs Addressing Certain Lingering Questions

July 13, 2023 | Blog | By Michelle Capezza, Evan Piercey, Corbin Carter

Better Late Than Never: Employers in Canada Should Review Their Termination of Employment Provisions

June 28, 2023 | Blog | By Mitch Frazer, Brad Tartick, Patrick Denroche

A Closer Look at New York State’s Proposed Ban of Non-Compete Agreements

June 23, 2023 | Blog | By Michael Arnold, Andrew Bernstein, Evan Piercey, Corbin Carter

Non-compete agreements will be banned in New York — and employers will be subject to lawsuits for attempting to enforce them — if the governor signs a bill passed by the state legislature. Mintz attorneys discuss the sweeping proposed law, the implications for employers, and questions left open by the language of the bill.