State Employment Law Articles

On February 21, 2025, California Assemblymember LaShae Sharp-Collins (D), representing San Diego, introduced Assembly Bill (AB) No. 1371 (“Right to Refuse Unsafe Work With Pay”) in the California State Assembly. The measure, which is now pending before the Assembly’s Committee on Labor and Employmen

On February 26, 2025, the Wisconsin Court of Appeals, District II, determined that a program that provided taxpayer-funded educational grants to financially needy students of specific racial, national origin, and ancestry groups was unconstitutional.

On March 11, 2025, Nebraska passed a marketplace network platform statute that deems workers who use a marketplace network platform independent contractors under the state unemployment statute if certain conditions are met. The law goes into effect September 9, 2025.

On March 20, 2025, a New York Supreme Court Justice in Albany County issued a decision and order declaring the New York State Department of Health (NY DOH)’s August 2024 implementation of an administrative rate reimbursement change for Fiscal Intermediaries (FIs) participating in the state’s Consume

Covered entities regulated by the New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) must submit cybersecurity compliance forms by April 15, 2025. New sets of requirements for system monitoring and access privileges, enacted as part of 2023 amendments to the NYDFS cybersecurity regulations, wil

In a significant decision regarding workplace inspections, the California Occupational Safety and Health Appeals Board (OSHAB) upheld citations against a California employer after finding the employer had consented to an inspection when a third-party individual who was not an employee and did not ha

On March 4, 2025, the New York State Senate passed S1514 , which would empower the commissioner of labor to issue stop-work orders against employers that misclassify employees as independent contractors or provide false, incomplete, or misleading information to insurance companies regarding the numb

Several bills introduced by Florida legislators aim to strengthen Florida’s E-Verify law—particularly by eliminating the twenty-five–employee minimum for use of the database—and include increased penalties for noncompliance. They also add independent contractors to the definition of “employee.” Thes

Jennifer Shaw appeared on “The Afternoon News with Kitty O’Neal” to discuss Governor Newsom’s decision to force state works back into the office four days a week. You can listen to the interview here.

With a February 21, 2025, deadline to introduce new California legislation, several employment-related bills recently were unveiled. Although some of them may not make it to the Governor’s desk, they provide a snapshot of what

By: The “No Robo Bosses” Act (SB 7): How California’s New Bill Targeted at AI Could Impact the Workplace The newly introduced “No Robo Bosses Act” seeks to regulate the use of AI in the workplace and prevent automated decision-making processes in employment decisions. For employers, understanding th

The Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry (MNDOLI) recently issued proposed rules for governing Minnesota’s Earned Sick and Safe Time Law (ESST). The proposed rules are open for public comment through April 2, 2025.

In this episode, Jen explains the value of wage-hour audits.

Last year, the County of Los Angeles enacted the Fair WorkWeek Ordinance, which will take effect on July 1, 2025. It joins other municipalities, including the cities of Los Angeles, San Francisco, New York, and

With a new presidential administration and the start of the 2025 Regular Session of the Florida Legislature, Florida employers face a dynamic landscape of evolving workplace policies and legal requirements. From updates in discrimination and harassment prevention to new leave laws and medical mariju

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has been granted judicial leave to intervene in the American Alliance for Equal Rights’ (AAER) suit against the State of Illinois challenging the state’s diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) law requiring nonprofit organizations to make certain demographic data

On March 4, 2025, Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders signed into law Senate Bill 139, now Act 232 (the “Act”), which amends the state’s non-compete statute to provide that non-compete covenants that “restrict the right of a physician to practice within the physician’s scope of practice” are vo

The 2025 session of the North Carolina General Assembly is in full swing. Here is a list of proposed legislation that employers should pay attention to.