On January 17, 2024, New York’s Appellate Division, Second Department, issued its long-awaited decision in Grant v. Global Aircraft Dispatch, Inc., finding that “manual workers” as defined under the New York Labor Law (“NYLL”) do not have a private right of action to pursue alleged violations of the NYLL’s pay frequency requirement. This decision has created a split between two appellate divisions. As a result, while the situation for employers is uncertain, there is cautious optimism for New York employers who have been facing an onslaught of pay frequency litigation in recent years.

In recent years, nuclear verdicts have become increasingly commonplace in Dallas County, Texas – both in District courts, and now, significantly, also in the County Courts at Law. 

The 2023 Minnesota legislative session brought about numerous changes to employment law that will have wide-ranging and immediate impacts on all Minnesota businesses. From non-compete agreements, to paid leave and pregnancy accommodations, many aspects of Minnesota employment law have been altered. Summarized below are the major developments and dates organizations should keep in mind to stay in compliance with the changes.

In the state of Washington, the legal trend has been laws favoring employees, often at the expense and burden of employers.   

That trend continues in 2024 with the following new employee-favorable statutes and regulations. 

The Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”) is a significant regulatory change affecting a broad range of U.S. and foreign business entities formed and registered in the U.S. As of January 1, 2024, entities formed or registered with filing with a state must report their Beneficial Ownership Information (“BOI”), unless exempted under one of the 23 specified exemption categories.

It was a busy year for labor and employment law in the State of Michigan. Here is a recap of some of the key developments in 2023.

Last month, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) settled with Privilege Underwriters Reciprocal Exchange (“PURE”) for $466,200 for its alleged violations of Ukraine/Russia-related sanctions.

In the second part of a two-part series, we explore more of the notable corporate and commercial decisions of Delaware courts in 2023, including a Court of Chancery ruling that rejected a former Twitter investor's request for a mootness fee in connection with the decision of Elon Musk to purchase the social media giant.