Beginning January 1, 2026, New Hampshire employers with 20 employees or more must allow employees to take unpaid leave from work up to a total of 25 hours to attend the employee’s own medical appointments for childbirth, postpartum care, or the ... Read More
The California Civil Rights Council recently announced securing final approval for regulations to protect against potential employment discrimination as a result of the use of artificial intelligence, algorithms, and other automated-decision systems. The newly approved regulations provide increased clarity on ... Read More
As you know, in response to the outbreak of novel coronavirus (COVID-19), New York State implemented programs that guarantee workers job protection and financial compensation in the event they, or their minor dependent child, are subject to a mandatory or precautionary ... Read More
Missouri Governor Mike Kehoe has signed House Bill 567, which will repeal the state’s earned paid sick time statute and and minimum wage increases scheduled for 2027 and beyond. Earned paid sick leave was approved by voters at the end of ... Read More
Let’s review some parts of the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” that may have an effect on employers. You can access the OBBB ,here.
Ohio has passed a “mini-WARN” act, requiring employers with 100 or more employees who in the aggregate work at least four thousand hours a week to provide proper notice when laying off 50 or more employees at a single site ... Read More
Maine has amended the state’s Earned Paid Leave law to allow employees to continue accruing up to 40 hours of leave in addition to any accrued, unused leave that the employee carried over from the previous year. For example, an employee with ... Read More
As a reminder for New York City employers, the city has updated the notice to employees of their rights under the Paid Safe and Sick Leave ordinance. The notice has been updated to include information on the right to paid ... Read More
Under a new Texas law, employers may not develop or deploy an artificial intelligence system with the intent to unlawfully discriminate against a protected class in violation of state or federal law. “Protected class” means a group or class of ... Read More
Effective immediately, the Colorado Anti-Discrimination Act (CADA) has been updated to include an employee’s “chosen name” as part of the definition of “gender expression,” which is a protected class under the CADA. “Gender expression” is now defined as an individual’s ... Read More
Effective immediately, Florida has passed the CHOICE Act, which allows employers to enforce robust restrictive covenants against certain highly compensated employees. The Act concerns “garden leave agreements” and “noncompete agreements.” “Garden leave agreement” means a written agreement, or part of ... Read More
