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UK employment developments July 2025

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As we move into the second half of 2025, several important developments are emerging that HR, legal and compliance teams should have on their radar. Employment Rights Bill: strategic planning starts now - The Employment...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

10 New Bills Go Into Effect in July for Washington State Employers

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In its 2025 regular session, the Washington State Legislature passed 10 bills impacting employers that will come into effect this year. These legal changes affect compliance obligations, employee benefits, and protections...more

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Washington State Amends their Pay Transparency Law

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Washington State has further updated their Equal Pay and Opportunities Act (EPOA) to focus on increasing pay transparency efforts. While it initially prohibited sex- and gender-based pay discrimination, it has expanded upon...more

Buckingham, Doolittle & Burroughs, LLC

What Employers Need to Know About Cleveland’s New Salary Transparency Ordinance

The Cleveland City Council passed Ordinance No. 104-2025 on April 28, 2025, requiring employers with 15 or more employees located in the City of Cleveland to include salary ranges in all job postings. Additionally, the...more

Jackson Lewis P.C.

Washington State’s Amended Pay Transparency Law Includes Grace Period for Employers to Cure Job Postings

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Washington State has taken a significant step for employers under its pay transparency law by giving employers a five-business-day grace period to correct violations in job postings and limiting the damages plaintiffs can...more

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UPDATE: Washington Amends Wage Transparency Law, Offering Five-Day Window To Correct Job Postings

On Tuesday, May 20, Washington Gov. Robert Ferguson signed an important amendment to the Equal Pay Act that grants employers at least temporary reprieve from liability for a job posting that fails to comply with the act's...more

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Washington Lawmakers Cut Employers a Break for Job Posting Noncompliance: 7 Things You Should Do

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Washington employers will soon get some relief from the state’s strict job posting requirements after lawmakers unanimously passed a law to mitigate some of the more onerous parts of the key state statute. Starting July 27,...more

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Washington State Clarifies Its Pay Transparency Law

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The Equal Pay and Opportunity Act requires employers hiring in Washington state to publish in job postings a wage scale or salary range and a general description of benefits to be offered to hired applicants. The Washington...more

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Washington State May Ease Pay Transparency Rules

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Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson is considering a bill that would amend the state’s wage disclosure requirements in the Equal Pay and Opportunities Act (EPOA) and implement major changes regarding potential liability for...more

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Relief from Steep Pay Transparency Penalties for Businesses in Washington State

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In welcome news for the business community and a shining example of bipartisan cooperation, the Washington State Legislature has almost unanimously passed an amendment to its pay transparency law that led to hundreds of class...more

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Ohio Employers, Be Ready: The Paystub Protection Act Takes Effect Soon

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Beginning April 9, 2025, Ohio employers will be legally required to give employees access to their paystubs....more

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Employment Law in Canada: Recent and Upcoming Changes

The past year has brought significant changes to employment laws across Canada, with major legislative updates in Ontario, Alberta, British Columbia, Quebec, and at the federal level. With more changes set to come into force,...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

Being Clear with Your Employees’ Paychecks; Pay Transparency on the Rise

One trend we see continuing in 2025 is state and local laws requiring employers to be more transparent in how they pay their employees. These requirements come in two varieties. First, more states and cities are requiring...more

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Unlocking Ohio Pay Stub Transparency: New Requirements Employers Need to Know Before April 2025

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Beginning April 9, 2025, Ohio employers must produce detailed and accurate pay stubs under the new Pay Stub Protection Act (PSPA). Employers must provide employees with a statement, or access to a statement, of the...more

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Ohio Employers: New Pay Stub Protection Act Requirements

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Ohio businesses, take note: A new state law requires employers to provide employees with detailed earnings and deductions statements. Before this, Ohio was one of few states where employees did not have the right to receive...more

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Navigating 2025 Pay Transparency Laws: What Employers Need to Know Across States

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Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey and Vermont have each enacted pay transparency laws which are effective in 2025 and Illinois amended its Equal Pay Act to include pay transparency requirements effective as of January 1,...more

Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP

Ohio Requires Employers to Provide Employees With Pay Stubs

On January 8, 2025, Ohio Governor Mike DeWine signed the Pay Stub Protection Act. The law will take effect on April 8, 2025. It adds Ohio to the more than 40 states which require employers to provide their employees with pay...more

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Ensuring Compliance With Pay Transparency Laws in 2025

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As 2025 begins, multistate employers should be aware of several states where employers will now be required to include salary ranges in job postings. In 2025, new pay transparency laws will take effect in five states:...more

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New Illinois Employment Laws for 2025 and Beyond: What Every Employer Must Learn

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The Illinois Legislature was busy in 2024, passing a slew of new employment laws and amendments to existing laws, only one of which in any manner affirmatively helps employers. Below is a summary of the bills that were signed...more

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Massachusetts’ Salary Range Transparency Law: Key Requirements for Employers

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Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey signed into law An Act Relative to Salary Range Transparency (Chapter 141 of the Acts of 2024) on July 31, 2024. This law increases wage transparency requirements for employers with 25 or...more

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Employment Law Update: New Laws for 2025

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States and some cities were especially active this year passing workplace legislation, many of which create new compliance obligations for employers. Littler’s Workplace Policy Institute (WPI) has been tracking these laws as...more

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New Jersey Employers Must Disclose Pay and Benefits Information to Employees and Applicants

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Joining New York, California and several other states, New Jersey has a new wage transparency law, signed by Gov. Phil Murphy this week, that requires certain employers to disclose wage or salary ranges and general benefits...more

Fisher Phillips

Are You Ready for New Illinois Pay Transparency Rules? A Compliance Blueprint for Employers

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Illinois employers will soon be required to reveal salary information in job postings, thanks to a new law that will take effect on January 1. Amendments to the Illinois Equal Pay Act will require covered organizations to...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

The UK Employment Rights Bill

On 10 October 2024, the UK government published its Employment Rights Bill. This bill includes many of the measures previously set out in the Labour Party’s “Plan to Make Work Pay” and the King’s Speech. See our July 2024 UK...more

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Massachusetts Adopts Wage Equity and Pay Transparency Legislation: What Employers Need to Know

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On July 31, 2024, Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey signed into law the “Frances Perkins Workplace Equity Act” (H.4890 or the “Act”). The legislature drafted this new act to enhance wage equity and transparency across the...more

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