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The legalization of recreational marijuana in Ohio, recently enacted through the passage of An Act to Control and Regulate Adult Use Cannabis, allows adults 21 and

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Changes were recently made to a Washington state regulation regarding coverage and reimbursement for employee mental health services. The amendment expands the types of qualified providers for

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The White House has issued an executive order focused on ensuring the safe, secure, and trustworthy development and utilization of artificial intelligence (AI).  Generally speaking, the executive

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The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) have executed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to strengthen collaboration between the two

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The Employment Security Department of the state of Washington has made an amendment to their emergency rule concerning repayment requirements for pandemic unemployment overpayments.  In particular, the

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The City of Chicago has passed a new ordinance requiring employers to provide employees 10 days of paid time off per year — five sick

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The state of Texas has recently passed Senate Bill 7, which prohibits private employers from requiring an employee, contractor, or applicant to get the COVID-19 vaccine

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An emergency amendment to the District of Columbia’s Workers’ Compensation Recovery Act has been passed and will only remain in effect temporarily.  The amendment, known as the

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For the tax year beginning on or after January 1, 2024, overtime pay received by a full-time hourly wage paid employee for hours worked above

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As a reminder, the deadline for submitting and certifying 2022 EEO-1 Component 1 reports is Tuesday, December 5, 2023. To meet this deadline, the EEOC

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