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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

The Best of Intentions: State Law Protections for Employee Cannabis Use May Not Protect Them After All

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 12/20/2024

While not enough blogs these days quote Toad the Wet Sprocket lyrics, a recent decision from a federal appellate court holding that a would-be employee can suffer negative employment consequences for cannabis use even when...more

Drug Test Woes: State Law Protections for Employee Cannabis Use May Not Protect Them After All

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 12/17/2024

The changing landscape of the cannabis industry is keeping employers on their toes nationwide. As more and more states expand the legalization of cannabis products, we are also seeing a trend in the cannabis statutes for...more

Maryland WARN Act Does Not Provide a Private Right of Action to Workers Terminated in Violation of the Law

Littler on 9/24/2024

On August 26, 2024, the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland decided in Teamsters Local Union No. 355 v. Total Distribution Services, Inc., that the Maryland Economic Stabilization Act (“Maryland WARN Act” or...more

Massachusetts Mandates Wage, Salary Transparency

Fox Rothschild LLP on 8/19/2024

Massachusetts employers with 25 or more workers will soon be required to include pay ranges in all job postings under a new state law aimed at increasing salary transparency. The Commonwealth joined the wave of states and...more

New York Lawmakers Aim to Close Loopholes in NYC’s AI Bias Audit Law and Add Teeth to Workplace Protections

Fisher Phillips on 3/18/2024

At least two proposed bills pending before the New York State Legislature would force employers to conduct bias audits and provide high levels of transparency if they use AI-fueled automated employment decision tools for...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

Top 8 Takeaways from New Jersey’s Sweeping “Temporary Workers’ Bill of Rights”

Fisher Phillips on 2/10/2023

New Jersey is leading the movement to create affirmative protections for temporary laborers. On February 6, Governor Murphy signed the “Temporary Workers’ Bill of Rights,” which strengthens protections for temporary workers....more

10 Takeaways as New Jersey Set to Drastically Limit Non-Competes and Other Restrictive Covenants

Fisher Phillips on 6/1/2022

The New Jersey legislature is currently considering legislation that would add the state to the growing list of jurisdictions that have significantly limited the scope and enforceability of non-competition agreements and...more

Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Analyzes State's Domestic Violence and Abuse Leave Act

Holland & Knight LLP on 8/31/2021

The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) on Aug. 25, 2021, issued an opinion interpreting the Massachusetts Domestic Violence and Abuse Leave Act (DVLA) for the first time since its enactment in 2014. The SJC applied a...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

And the “Hits” Just Keep on Coming . . . Updates in the World of Medical Marijuana and the Workplace

McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC on 7/25/2019

What’s new in the world of medical marijuana, as it impacts your workplace? Quite a bit, actually. Here is the rundown. PA Medical Marijuana Act – Anxiety and Tourette’s Syndrome Added to List of Serious Medical...more

Toledo, Ohio Passes Ban on Salary History Inquiries

Proskauer - Law and the Workplace on 7/16/2019

Toledo, Ohio is the latest jurisdiction (and the second city in Ohio) to enact a law that will prohibit employers from asking job applicants about salary history....more

New York State Set to Enact Ban on Salary History Inquiries

Proskauer - Law and the Workplace on 6/25/2019

In a continuation of its recent legislative push to expand the reach of anti-discrimination laws, New York State is set to be the latest jurisdiction to prohibit employers from asking job applicants and employees about their...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

D.C. Fair Credit in Employment Amendment Act Sent To Mayor For Approval

Proskauer - Law and the Workplace on 2/11/2017

On December 20, 2016, the District of Columbia Council passed the Fair Credit in Employment Amendment Act of 2016 (B21-0244) (the “Act”) which, if enacted, would amend the D.C. Human Rights Act of 1977 to prohibit employers...more

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