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Washington State Workplace Law Roundup: Nearly 20 New Laws Taking Effect Within the Next Year – Starting Now

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Washington lawmakers were busy this year, and a wave of new laws will have a major impact on the workplace. Employers must be aware of significant workplace laws taking effect within the next year, including 11 new laws that...more

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Update #2: Waterloo, Iowa Enacts Ban the Box Restrictions

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Seyfarth Synopsis:  Waterloo, Iowa has enacted the state’s first “Ban the Box” Ordinance. UPDATE #2:  On April 3, 2020, the lawsuit brought by the Iowa Association of Business and Industry (the “Association”) against the...more

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Maryland General Assembly Overrides Governor’s ‘Ban-the-Box’ Veto

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Maryland employers with 15 or more employees are prohibited from inquiring about a job applicant’s criminal history during early stages of the hiring process. ...more

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Maryland Enacts a Statewide “Ban-the-Box” Law

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During the 2019 legislative session, Governor Larry Hogan vetoed the Criminal Records Screening (or “Ban-the-Box”) Act. On January 30, 2020, however, the Maryland General Assembly overrode the governor’s veto, making it...more

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WPI State of the States: New Year, New Legislative Trends

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The year 2020 is already shaping up to be quite active on the employment law front, and a quarter of U.S. states have yet to convene their 2020 legislative sessions. In January, over 800 labor and employment-related bills,...more

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Big Changes for California’s Labor, Employment Laws

Californians are starting to feel the effects of new labor and employment laws passed in 2016 that raise the state’s minimum wage, aim to erase wage gaps, protect immigrant and disabled workers, as well as establish...more

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