This alert reviews key developments in Iowa labor and employment law from the prior year, as well as how these developments will impact employees and employers in 2023.

On January 12, 2023, Illinois House of Representatives member La Shawn K. Ford introduced House Bill 35, amending the Illinois Wrongful Death Act to allow for the recovery of punitive damages in wrongful death actions. If signed into law, the statutory change will allow heirs of decedents to recover punitive damages in wrongful death actions.

The Texas legislature operates under a biennial system and holds regular sessions every other year, in odd-numbered years. As the Texas legislature was out of session in 2022, this year-end review focuses on selected case law developments impacting employers in the Lone Star State.

On February 2, 2023, the Illinois Supreme Court issued its long awaited opinion in Tims v. Black Horse Carriers, ruling that the five-year, catchall statute of limitations period applies uniformly to claims brought under all provisions of the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA). 

The California legislature had another busy year passing employment regulations ranging from protecting employee leaves of absence to extending statutes of limitations. Judicial decisions also played a major role in shaping the employment world moving into 2023. This alert provides summaries of the most significant employment-related laws passed or altered in 2022 and caselaw updates that will impact employers and employees in the Golden State going forward.

2022 brought about several changes in labor and employment law that will have ramifications for employers across the State of Maryland. Next door in the nation’s capital, there were also several notable employment and labor regulatory amendments. This alert contains a summary of these significant changes.

Following up on our previous updates regarding the pending New York legislation known as the Grieving Families Act, just before the deadline on January 30, 2023, Governor Hochul vetoed the piece of legislation.

This alert discusses the major developments in New Jersey labor and employment law in 2022, including new legislation and key appellate decisions that will impact employers and employees in the Garden State.