Legal Updates

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).

Iowa has passed a new bill relating to the treatment of adoptive parent employees. Employer must now treat an employee who chooses to adopt a child up to six years of age in the same manner as an employee who is the ... Read More

Washington state has updated several aspects of its pay transparency law: The updates go into effect on July 27, 2025.

A federal district court judge for the Western District of Louisiana has struck down part of a final rule implementing the Pregnant Workers’ Fairness Act (PWFA). The PWFA requires a covered employer to provide a reasonable accommodation to a qualified ... Read More