In 2022, there were several new developments in Massachusetts labor and employment law. These included new legislation prohibiting discrimination based on natural hair styles or textures historically associated with race, changes to minimum wage and Sunday/holiday premium pay requirements, updates to paid family and medical leave benefit rates, and noteworthy case law developments.

On December 30, 2022, Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) issued preliminary guidance on the implementation of a price cap exception to the ban on maritime transportation of Russian-origin petroleum products.

2022 was an exciting year for labor and employment law in the state of Michigan. The minimum wage was increased, but a key court ruling cleared the way for possible significant further expansion of the state’s minimum wage and sick leave laws. Conversely, it was a quiet year for Michigan’s neighbor, Indiana, when it came to developments in labor and employment law.

Private healthcare employers in California successfully challenged the Los Angeles minimum wage ordinance as part of the “No on Los Angeles Unequal Pay Measure” campaign.

This alert contains a summary of the major labor and employment law updates in North Carolina from the previous year, including the state’s Wage and Hour Act, its Occupational Safety and Health Act, and two key state Supreme Court decisions involving attorney-client privilege during workplace investigations and the limits of employee handbooks.

This alert discusses the major developments in Missouri labor and employment law from the previous year, including minimum wage changes and a constitutional amendment regarding legalized marijuana. We also discuss a bill working its way through the Missouri legislature that would amend the state’s Human Rights Act.

2022 was another busy year for labor and employment law in the state of Illinois, with multiple significant developments. These developments include a wide range of topics, from payroll to non-compete agreements to human rights, and are summarized in this alert.

Oregon saw a handful of new employment laws enacted this past year that employers should take note of. Additionally, the much-anticipated Oregon Paid Family Leave Act went into effect on January 1, 2023. Further, two recent Oregon cases interpreting state statutes related to employment discrimination claims and Oregon’s wage statutes will help define the new year for employers.