October Updates

This Short List addresses the following topics:

1. OFCCP Releases new FAQs on Independent Contractors, Compliance Evaluations, and AAP
2. Ninth Circuit: ERISA Claims May be Arbitrated
3. California: PAGA-only Claims May Not Seek Unpaid Wages
4. Petaluma, CA: Minimum Wage Increases on January 1, 2020
5. Colorado: Courts Are Not Required to Blue Pencil Noncompetition and Nonsolicitation Agreements
6. Massachusetts: Counting 1099-MISC Workers for Paid Family Medical Leave
7. New Jersey: Hairstyles are Protected under the Law Against Discrimination
8. Bernalillo County, NM: Enacts Wellness Act
9. New York: Hairstyles are Protected under the State Human Rights Law
10. Toledo, Ohio: Salary History Inquiries Banned
11. South Carolina: State Supreme Court Abolishes Common Law Marriage
12. Dallas and San Antonio, TX: Paid Sick Leave Update