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

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,

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

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

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,

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:

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

President Trump has rescinded Executive Order 14026, “Increasing the Minimum Wage for Federal Contractors.”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

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

Federal Trade Commission Chairman Andrew N. Ferguson has directed the FTC to form a Joint Labor Task Force that will work to prioritize rooting out

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s (EEOC) Acting Chair Andrea Lucas recently announced that the agency will be “returning to its mission of protecting women from

As you know, Michigan enacted a new Earned Sick Time Act on February 21, 2025. The state legislature has now passed several (mostly) employer-friendly amendments