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Takeaways

  1. Starting July 1, Los Angeles will gradually increase the minimum wage for airport and hotel workers.
  2. Eligible employees will also receive a healthcare benefit payment.
  3. LAX concessionaires with 50 or fewer employees may be eligible for a hardship exemption.

Starting in July of this year and continuing through 2028, Los Angeles is poised to implement incremental increases to its minimum wage for airport and hotel workers, impacting businesses throughout the city. The new wage adjustments are part of ongoing efforts to address the anticipated increase in tourism for the FIFA World Cup in 2026, Super Bowl LXI in 2027, and the Summer Olympics in 2028 and ensure fair compensation for workers impacted by these impending events.Continue Reading Attention L.A. Employers: Minimum Wage Increases Ahead for LAX and Los Angeles Hotel Workers

At the end of the 2024 legislative session, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz signed several bills into law, which amended several employment-related statutes addressing paid sick and leave time, pregnancy accommodation and leave, restrictive covenants, and employee misclassification.Continue Reading 2025 Minnesota Labor and Employment Legal Updates

Institutions of Higher Education Can No Longer Establish or Maintain DEI Offices

Texas is one of several states that have implemented laws aimed at eliminating DEI offices and initiatives for publicly funded institutions.

Effective January 1, 2024, Texan institutions of higher education (e.g., the University of Texas) are no longer permitted to establish or maintain diversity, equity, and inclusion (“DEI”) offices or hire/assign employees (or officers or contractors) to perform any DEI-like job duties. Further, Texas institutions may not require applicants or employees to provide DEI statements or give preference to any applicants or employees on the basis of race, sex, color, ethnicity, or national origin. And finally, the law requires these institutions to “adopt policies and procedures for appropriately disciplining, including by termination, an employee or contractor” who violates the law.Continue Reading 2025 Texas Labor and Employment Legal Updates

On Wednesday, July 31, 2024, the Michigan Supreme Court handed down its opinion in Mothering Justice et al. v. Attorney General et al. In this case, community organizations challenged the State Attorney General’s determination that the Michigan Legislature could adopt a citizen initiative ballot proposal and later amend it in the same legislative session. The two laws at issue, the Improved Workforce Opportunity Wage Act (the Wage Act) and the Earned Sick Time Act (the ESTA), were contained in ballot initiatives which were adopted by the Michigan Legislature in September of 2018. The Legislature’s adoption precluded the initiatives from appearing on the November 2018 ballot. The following December, however, the Legislature significantly amended the adopted proposals, including extending the time a new state minimum wage requirement would increase to $12 per hour and reinstating the tip credit at 38 percent of the regular minimum wage.Continue Reading Employers Take Note: Michigan Supreme Court Imposes a February 2025 Deadline to Drastically Overhaul Key Employment Policies Statewide