On May 16 the Minnesota Legislature passed a bill (go to Article 6, page 66) that will ban new non-competition agreements between employers and employees, as well as independent contractors. Governor Walz is expected to sign...more
Pay transparency laws—which require employers to disclose compensation in an effort to improve pay equity—are on the rise across the U.S. Today, pay transparency laws are in effect in at least seven states (California,...more
An overwhelming majority of states have adopted what is widely known as “ban-the-box” laws or policies that generally prohibit employers from inquiring about an applicant’s criminal background until later in the hiring...more
7/22/2022
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