On June 14, 2025, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz signed legislation amending state laws regarding protections for pregnant and parenting students and campus sexual misconduct policies. ...more
6/30/2025
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On April 22, 2025, the state of Minnesota filed a lawsuit against President Trump, asking the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota to declare two Executive Orders issued by President Trump unlawful and to enjoin...more
5/7/2025
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On April 23, 2025, President Trump signed several education-related Executive Orders, including one titled, “Reforming Accreditation to Strengthen Higher Education” (the “Accreditation Order”)....more
President Trump has signed an Executive Order titled, “Improving Education Outcomes by Empowering Parents, States, and Communities,” directing the Secretary of Education to close the Department of Education to the “maximum...more
On April 23, 2024, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) announced the issuance of a final Noncompete Clause Rule that would, if it goes into effect, ban future employment noncompete agreements and render most existing...more
Employers should be aware of Colorado law changes that may impact their job postings and other practices, including some changes that are likely a welcome roll-back of some prior requirements. On January 1, 2024, the...more
As we have previously reported, the most recent Minnesota legislative session resulted in a number of new laws that affect employers with Minnesota-based employees. We have issued client alerts about Minnesota’s new law...more
The 2023 Minnesota legislative session was an active one and has resulted in a number of new employment law obligations for employers with Minnesota-based employees...more
On March 13, 2023, Governor Pritzker signed the Paid Leave for All Workers Act (the “Act”), which requires nearly all Illinois employers to provide employees up to 40 hours of paid leave annually to be used for any reason....more