innesota has made several changes to its Earned Sick and Safe Time (“ESST”) law, Paid Leave program, and meal and rest break rules, as follows: You can access the enacted bill here.

Under Chicago’s Paid Leave and Paid Sick Leave ordinance, a medium employer (i.e., anyone with 51 – 100 eligible employees) has only had to pay out a maximum of 16 hours of unused, accrued paid leave upon an employee’s termination, resignation, ... Read More

As you know, Section 196-b of the New York state Labor Law was amended in 2024 to require, on and after January 1, 2025, that every employer provide its employees twenty hours of paid prenatal personal leave during any fifty-two-week calendar period. ... Read More

A you know, last year, Nebraska passed the Healthy Families and Workplaces Act, bringing paid sick time to the state effective October 1, 2025. Now, Nebraska has amended the Act in the following ways: The state’s Healthy Families and Workplaces Act FAQ has been updated ... Read More

Colorado has passed a new bill regarding limitations on restrictive covenants (e.g., noncompete agreements), specifically in the healthcare industry. Under current Colorado law, restrictive covenants are generally banned, but several exceptions exist, including for individuals in the healthcare industry. For example, there ... Read More

A newly passed Washington law protects employees from coercion in the workplace based on immigration status. Employers are prohibited from coercing an employee in furtherance of the employer committing a violation of wage payment, condition of labor, or agricultural labor requirements ... Read More

Starting October 1, 2025, Nevada employees who are volunteer members of the Nevada Wing of the Civil Air Patrol are entitled to a leave of absence from employment without loss of position, seniority, accrued leave or benefits on all days ... Read More

Colorado has made changes to the state’s paid family and medical leave insurance program. A newly passed bill extends the duration of paid family and medical leave, up to an additional 12 weeks, for a parent who has a child ... Read More

Oregon has expanded the qualifying reasons to use leave under the state’s sick leave law to include taking leave “for blood donation that is made in connection with a voluntary program for the donation of blood that is approved or ... Read More

Oregon has amended its anti-employment discrimination statute to make it illegal for an employer, prior to completing an initial interview (or if there is no initial interview, prior to making a conditional offer of employment) to request or require disclosure of the ... Read More

Maryland has passed an earned wage access law, allowing employees to access their earned wages before their scheduled payday. You can access a letter written by Governor Wes Moore explaining his decision to allow the law to go into effect. The law covers ... Read More

A new Colorado law updates several rules regarding the enforcement of wage and hour laws in the state: This law is effective on the 91st day after final adjournment of the general assembly (likely August 6, 2025).