On June 25, 2025, the Alaska Department of Labor & Workforce Development (Department) published proposed regulations interpreting Ballot Measure 1, Alaska’s new statewide Paid Sick Leave law, that took effect on July 1, 2025....more
On June 4, 2025, Nebraska Governor Jim Pillen signed LB 415, which modifies the Nebraska Healthy Families and Workplace Act (HFWA) in advance of its October 1, 2025 effective date. Nebraska’s HFWA was one of three paid sick...more
Legislatures across the United States continued to enact new employment laws in 2024, many of which require review and revision of current handbooks, including adding new policies and updating existing policies, for legal...more
12/6/2024
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In the November 5, 2024 election, a majority of Alaskans appear to have voted in favor of Alaska Ballot Measure No. 1 to create a new statewide paid sick leave law that would become operative on July 1, 2025 (and increases to...more
11/14/2024
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