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

Fisher Phillips on 7/30/2025

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

Washington State Enacts New Legislation to Define Employee Access to Their Personnel Records and Termination Information

Littler on 5/23/2025

As many Washington employers are acutely aware, there exists sparse statutory guidance on how employers must respond to personnel file requests by their employees – and no statutory definition of what constitutes a “personnel...more

PEO Pointers: 2-Step Plan to Comply with Surprising New California Non-Compete Law

Fisher Phillips on 11/14/2023

Welcome to “PEO Pointers,” a regular series of quick-read alerts to keep PEOs and their client companies up to speed on the latest issues affecting the industry and what they can do to ensure compliance. Today’s topic: new...more

Rhode Island Legislative Update

Partridge Snow & Hahn LLP on 7/21/2023

It is that time of year again, when the Rhode Island legislature ends its session and passes a number of laws that affect businesses with Rhode Island based employees. 2023 was no different. Following is a short summary of...more

New Jersey Significantly Expands Rights and Protections of Temporary Workers Through the Recently Enacted Temporary Workers’ Bill...

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 5/26/2023

On February 6, 2023, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed the Temporary Workers’ Bill of Rights, significantly expanding the rights and protections afforded to the 127,000 temporary workers in New Jersey. The new law, which...more

Connecticut To Require Disclosure Of Employee Wage Ranges, Expand Pay Equity Law

Fox Rothschild LLP on 6/18/2021

Governor Ned Lamont signed into law June 7, 2021, the Act Concerning the Disclosure of Salary Range for a Vacant Position (Act). The Act, which goes into effect October 1, requires Connecticut employers to provide certain...more

Pay Equity in Connecticut: New Legislation Requires Disclosure of Salary Ranges

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 6/9/2021

In January of 2019, Connecticut implemented legislation that, among other things, prohibited employers from inquiring about an applicant’s prior salary history. The Nutmeg State took it a step further yesterday, when Governor...more

Pay Disparity Takes Center Stage with New Legislation

Benesch on 5/24/2019

On May 22, 2019, Colorado Governor Jared Polis signed into law the Equal Pay for Equal Work Act. The Act, first proposed nearly 40 years ago, will take effect on January 1, 2021....more

Freelance Isn’t Free Act Signed by Mayor De Blasio

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 12/5/2016

Seyfarth Synopsis: The Freelance Isn’t Free Act, granting protections for freelancers in New York City, was signed by Mayor De Blasio on November 16, 2016. The law, on which we previously reported in detail here, will go...more

New York City Passes Bill Prohibiting Employers From Requesting or Using Credit History in Employment Decisions

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 5/2/2015

On April 16, 2015, the New York City Council passed a bill to amend the New York City Human Rights Law (NYCHRL) to prohibit employers from requesting or using an individual’s credit history in making employment decisions. ...more

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