Legal Updates

Michigan Senate Bill 40, recently passed, extends how long Michiganders can receive unemployment benefits from 20 to 26 weeks. Michigan has been one of only a handful of states that only offers unemployment benefits less than 26 weeks. The bill ... Read More

In Wisconsin, state law protects an employee from workplace discrimination because of an arrest or conviction record under certain circumstances. However, it is not employment discrimination under state law when the arrest or conviction is substantially related to the employment. ... Read More

The EEOC has published a fact sheet that identifies some ways the federal equal employment opportunity laws may apply to the use of wearable devices in the workplace. Directing employees to use wearable devices in order to obtain health-related information ... Read More

As you know, beginning January 1, 2025, Connecticut’s sick leave law applies to workers of nearly every occupation, not just those in retail and service jobs. The threshold for coverage will be lowered in three phases, beginning with employers that ... Read More

Alaska: Alaska’s minimum wage will increase from $11.73 to $11.91 effective January 1st, 2025. This change also affects salaried employees who are exempt from overtime requirements under Alaska Statute 23.10.055(b). The minimum salary for these workers will increase from $938.40 /week ... Read More

E‑Verify employers have until January 5, 2025, to download records for E‑Verify cases last updated on or before December 31, 2014. On January 6, 2025, USCIS will dispose of these E‑Verify records that are more than 10 years old. Program administrators ... Read More

As you know, starting January 1st, 2025, any employer with at least one Maine-based employee must begin payroll withholdings for their employees. Employers with 15 or more employees will contribute 1 percent of wages and may deduct up to half ... Read More

In January 2026, Minnesota is launching a new Paid Leave program. It provides paid time off when a serious health condition prevents an employee from working, when an employee needs time to care for a family member or a new ... Read More

Recently, the National Labor Relations Board issued its decision in Endurance Environmental Solutions, LLC and restored the “clear and unmistakable” waiver standard for evaluating employers’ contractual defenses to allegations that they have unlawfully changed the working conditions of union-represented employees ... Read More

The following states and localities will see minimum wage increases on January 1, 2025: Note that certain states and localities will see minimum wage increases later in the year. Notably, Michigan increases again on February 21, 2025, and Alaska, Nevada, ... Read More

As you know, Illinois’ new pay transparency additions to the state’s Equal Pay Act require employers with 15 or more employees to tell applicants at the time a specific job opportunity is published what compensation and benefits the employer will ... Read More

A new Iowa rule protects employees from retaliation when employees make a work safety complaint to the Iowa Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Additionally, if an employee, with no reasonable alternative, refuses in good faith to be exposed to a ... Read More