State Employment Law Articles

New California employment laws are scheduled to take effect on January 1, 2025. These laws address a variety of issues, including the state minimum wage, discrimination protections, paid time off, and employers’ messages about unionization.

TakeawaysAs of 1/1/25, all private-sector employers in New York, regardless of their size, must provide eligible employees 20 hours of paid prenatal leave.Paid prenatal leave may be used only by employees directly receiving prenatal healthcare services.New York employers should review and update the

Prohibition on Driver’s License Requirement in Hiring Decisions As we mentioned in an earlier blog post, SB 1100, which takes effect on January 1, 2025, makes it an unlawful employment practice for employers to include a

By: California’s Ban on Subminimum Wage for Disabled Workers Effective January 2025 and DOL May Soon Follow For years, Federal law authorized employers to pay wages below the federal minimum wage to incentivize employers to hire disabled employees who might not otherwise have been hired. To qualify,

The new Delaware WARN regulations specify that WARN notices must include detailed information about each affected worker, payouts, severance packages, and whether the employer is self-insured for workers’ compensation. The regulations introduce formal requirements for WARN notices, such as using off

California’s privacy agency has proposed regulations on automated decisionmaking technology, risk assessments, and cybersecurity that would pose heavy burdens on many employers regarding their California applicants, employees, or independent contractors. Common uses of automated decisionmaking techn

Even as temperatures cool, Nevada’s Division of Industrial Relations (DIR) was working to adopt a heat illness regulation. On November 15, 2024, the State

The New York State Department of Labor (NY DOL) has released highly anticipated guidance in the form of Frequently Asked Questions regarding the new January 1, 2025 requirement for employers to provide paid leave for pregnant employees to attend prenatal medical appointments and procedures.

On Nov. 25, 2024, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi blocked enforcement of the Department of Labor (DOL) rule granting

By: California Labor Commissioner Publishes New Whistleblower Protection Posting In July 2024, Governor Newsom signed AB 2299 into law. AB 2299 enacted sections 98.11 and 1102.8 of the California Labor Code. Section 98.11 requires the California Labor Commissioner to create a model list of employees

Maine joins 13 other states and Washington, D.C. in implementing a paid family and medical leave program. Maine’s program, which will provide up to 12 weeks of paid leave per year, covers all eligible employees of private and public employers, except employees of the federal government, in the state

California’s Assembly Bill (AB) 3234, which becomes effective on January 1, 2025, imposes new disclosure duties on employers conducting voluntary audits on child labor practices. The scope of the new law is unclear, and further guidance from state labor authorities is expected. Until such guidance i

The Nevada Division of Industrial Relations (DIR), the principal regulatory agency responsible for workplace safety and worker protections in the state of Nevada, recently adopted a heat illness prevention regulation to protect workers in indoor and outdoor places of employment from heat hazards. Th

Yes, the California minimum wage is going up again. Effective January 1, 2025, all employers, regardless of size, must pay workers at least $16.50 per hour. The Director of the CA Department of Finance determined and certified that

TakeawaysThe law goes into effect on Jan. 1, 2025, and makes it unlawful to fail to include the “pay scale and benefits” for a specific job in a job posting in Illinois.The law applies to employers with at least 15 employees, whether the employees are inside or outside of Illinois or full-time or pa

On November 25, 2024, the Indiana Court of Appeals ruled that a former chief operating officer (COO) at a medical fee collection company did not breach noncompete agreements and a nondisclosure provision when she took a job at a competitor.

A new Alabama law clarifies the types of overtime wages exempt from state withholding, prompting the Alabama Department of Revenue to promulgate new rules.

By: California’s Computer Professional Exemption Minimum Compensation to Increase by 2.5% Next Year Section 515.5 of the California Labor Code provides that certain California computer software professionals are exempt from the overtime requirements of state law outlined in the various wage orders a

Businesses that had employees working in Lower Manhattan and Western Brooklyn when the September 11th attacks occurred may need to notify those employees of their potential eligibility for benefits under two federal compensation funds.