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What I've Been Reading This Week


This week's post focuses on several articles/developments I have noted over the past few months and how things have progressed since that point.  In particular, pay attention to some developments at the state level, including in both the Colorado and California legislatures. 

As always, below are a few articles that caught my eye this week.


End of Colorado Legislative Session: Let's Take a Look at What Did Not Pass

For those interested in what pending pieces of employment and labor law related legislation around the country came close to becoming law but ultimately did not pass, I wanted to highlight some recent bills that were pending in the Colorado legislature this past session.  The article highlights some of the more common bills such as minimum wage and overtime pay legislation, but also notes some lesser talked about employment law topics such as personnel file disputes and audits by the Department of Labor & Employment that were pending in the Colorado legislature.  Well worth a read.


Teamsters Fail to Unionize Con-Way

Cary Burke has a quick note on the Teamsters recent attempts to unionize Con-Way Freight in Buffalo and the Con-Way employees voting not to form a union.  As the article notes, this was the Teamsters' sixth organizing defeat at Con-Way.  If at first you don't succeed, try, try again...right?  Well, maybe not in this case. 


Philadelphia Sick Time Poster - A Timely Reminder!

Fox Rothschild has a good link to the new Philadelphia Paid Sick Time poster for the new law that went into effect this past Wednesday, May 13.  For those unfamiliar with the new law, employees in Philadelphia who work at least 40 hours in a year must earn 1 hour of sick time for every 40 hours they work.  In this instance, leave is paid if the employer has 10 or more employees.  For employers with less than 10 employees, employees will earn unpaid time.  Remember, that a maximum of 40 hours of sick time can be earned in a calendar year.


California Bill That Would Provide Minimum Wage to Cheerleaders Advances to Senate

This is a quick note from the ABC station in the San Francisco Bay area, via the AP, that AB 202 has been approved by the state Assembly this past Monday by a vote of 52 - 21.  (Note my original article on the bill from last month, AB 202 Advances From Committee on Labor & Employment).  The bill would provide cheerleaders be paid minimum wage and also be paid for overtime and sick leave.  At this point, the bill moves onto the Senate for a vote.  Stay tuned.

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