The City of Euless has officially repealed its Fair Overtime and Scheduling Standards Ordinance, Texas’ only predictive scheduling ordinance, which was initially passed in 2020. This ordinance required employers with more than 200 employees to provide their employees with work ... Read More

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has published the AI & Inclusive Hiring Framework to assist employers in using artificial intelligence (AI) for recruitment in a way that promotes inclusivity and avoids unintentional bias, particularly against disabled job seekers. This ... Read More

Currently, California’s paid family leave program — which provides wage replacement benefits to workers who take time off work to care for certain seriously ill family members, to bond with a minor child, or to participate in a qualifying exigency ... Read More

Effective November 21, 2024, Massachusetts will allow employees to use earned sick leave to address an employee’s own physical and mental health needs, and those of their spouse, if the employee or the employee’s spouse experiences pregnancy loss or a ... Read More

After a series of delays, the minimum wage for health care workers in California is set to increase on October 16, 2024. The amount of the increase depends on the type of health care facility. Employers can reference the state’s Department ... Read More

Recently, the Pittsburgh City Council passed Ordinance 2024-0705, which extends employment discrimination protections to medical marijuana patients, making their status a protected class under the city’s anti-discrimination laws. Employers with at least five employees must ensure their workplace policies comply with ... Read More

Effective immediately, Delaware has added “housing status” as a protected characteristic under the state’s anti-discrimination statute, making it unlawful for an employer to discriminate against an employee based on their housing status. “Housing status” means an individual, family, or youth’s ... Read More

Effective January 1, 2025, California has prohibited employers from requiring employees to attend an employer-sponsored meeting (or to participate in, receive, or listen to any communications with the employer) about the employer’s opinion on religious or political matters. “Political matters” in ... Read More

Currently, California’s Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) includes “race” as a protected class and defines the term to include traits “historically” associated with race, including hair texture and protective hairstyles. The state has amended the FEHA by eliminating the ... Read More

Under California’s Healthy Workplace Healthy Families Act, employers must provide sick leave for the following purposes: A new state law, effective January 1, 2025, expands the availability of sick leave for when an employee’s family member is a victim. The ... Read More

As you know, California’s Healthy Workplaces, Healthy Families Act of 2014 entitles an employee who works in California for the same employer for 30 or more days within one year from the commencement of employment to paid sick days. The ... Read More

As you know, based on a recent Michigan Supreme Court decision, the state’s minimum wage will be increasing in 2025 and beyond. The court has issued a clarifying order outlining those increases, as follows: Employers should monitor the state’s Overtime ... Read More