Four of the world’s largest law firms—Kirkland & Ellis LLP, Latham & Watkins LLP, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, and A&O Shearman Sterling, LLC—recently entered into a settlement agreement with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) over DEI-practices. On ... Read More

Washington state currently requires every hotel, motel, retail, or security guard entity, or property services contractor that employs an individual who spends a majority of her or his working hours alone, or whose primary work responsibility involves working without another ... Read More

Utah has increased the civil penalty amounts for Occupational Safety and Health violations, as follows: The increases take effect on May 7, 2025. Find more here.

Kansas has amended the state’s Restraint of Trade Act, providing that restrictive covenants in certain contracts are enforceable and not considered a restraint of trade in certain circumstances. Specifically, the amended law states that a covenant in writing in which an ... Read More

As you know, on November 5, 2024, Missouri voters approved Proposition A, providing changes to the state’s minimum wage and establishing a new earned paid sick time benefit for employees. Earned paid sick time benefits are effective May 1, 2025. ... Read More

Under Virginia law, employers may not enter into, enforce, or threaten to enforce a covenant not to compete with any “low-wage employee.” Previously, a “low-wage employee” meant one who earns less than the average weekly wage in the Commonwealth. Now, ... Read More

In February, a federal judge for the U.S. District Court of Maryland issued a preliminary injunction, effective nationwide, blocking certain aspects of the current administration’s recent Executive Orders concerning diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI). The U.S. Court of Appeals for the ... Read More

Virginia has passed a new law requiring hospitals in the Commonwealth to establish a workplace violence incident reporting system to document, track, and analyze any incident of workplace violence reported. The bill requires each hospital to (i) report the data ... Read More

The Arkansas Code § 11-3-204(a)(1), concerning the information that may be disclosed by a current or former employer to a prospective employer, has been amended to include “a substantiated allegation of sexual abuse or sexual harassment by the employee, or the ... Read More

Illinois has amended the state’s One Day Rest In Seven Act, which requires employers to provide employees a minimum of 24 hours of rest within every consecutive 7-day period. The amendment adds retaliation provisions to the Act. Pursuant to the ... Read More

Wyoming has passed a new law that essentially bans the use of noncompete agreements. The ban applies to contracts entered into on and after July 1, 2025. The ban does not apply to: There are specific provisions dealing with noncompete ... Read More

Arkansas has amended its non-compete statute as it concerns physicians. Specifically, the amended statute states that a covenant not to compete agreement that restricts the right of a physician to practice within the physician’s scope of practice is void. “Physician” in this ... Read More