Legal Updates

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

Kentucky has amended its minimum wage statute to no longer classify professional baseball players as covered employees under the statute. Specifically exempted are “Any individual employed to play baseball who is compensated pursuant to the terms of a contract and ... Read More

The Iowa state legislature has amended the Iowa Civil Rights Act to remove “gender identity” as a protected class. The effective date of the amendment is July 1, 2025. Employers should keep in mind, however, that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of ... Read More

Utah has increased the range of civil penalties for violations of the Utah Occupational Health and Safety Act. Employers may be assessed the following penalties: You can access the enacted bill here. The increases take effect on May 7, 2025.

To help educate the public about how well-established civil rights rules apply to employment policies, programs, and practices—including those labeled or framed as “DEI”—the EEOC and the DOJ recently released a joint one-page technical assistance document, “What To Do If ... Read More

President Trump has rescinded Executive Order 14026, “Increasing the Minimum Wage for Federal Contractors.” The minimum wage for federal contractors had recently increased to $17.75 per hour. The rescission is one of several made pursuant to a recent executive order titled ... Read More

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s (EEOC) Acting Chair Andrea Lucas recently announced, “The EEOC is putting employers and other covered entities on notice: if you are part of the pipeline contributing to our immigration crisis or abusing our legal immigration ... Read More