Minnesota Requires Pay Transparency in Job Openings

Minnesota employers must soon comply with strict salary disclosure requirements in job postings. Specifically, employers with at least 30 employees at one or more sites in Minnesota must disclose in each posting for each job opening: An employer that does ... Read More

Connecticut Expands Paid Sick Leave Law

Connecticut has expanded its paid sick leave law to include nearly all employers and all employees. Under the current law, employers with 50 or more Connecticut employees are required to provide paid sick leave to “service workers.” The revised law ... Read More

New Jersey Expands Civil Rights Protections to Remote Workers Nationwide

New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division on Civil Rights (DCR) have issued new guidance clarifying that the protections afforded by the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (LAD) apply to remote workers employed by New Jersey-based companies, even if ... Read More

EEOC’s New Enforcement Guidance on Harassment in the Workplace

The EEOC’s newly released enforcement guidance regarding harassment in the workplace marks a significant update, the first since 1999. This comprehensive guidance addresses various forms of harassment and sets out clearer standards for what constitutes illegal conduct under federal anti-discrimination ... Read More

District of Columbia Passes Final Rule on Voting Leave

Pursuant to the District of Columbia’s Leave to Vote Amendment Act of 2020, employers must post and maintain a notice, developed by the District of Columbia the Board of Elections in a conspicuous place in the workplace. The District of ... Read More

Connecticut Requires Employers to Provide Leave to Victims of Sexual Assault

Connecticut has added “sexual assault” as a qualifying reason for employees to take leave under the state’s family violence leave law. Employees who are victims of family violence or sexual assault will be eligible for leave for the following reasons: ... Read More

New EEOC Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination Is Illegal Poster

What’s New The new “Know Your Rights” poster includes these changes:   The poster is available in English and Spanish and will be available in additional languages at a later date. Posting Requirements The posters should be placed in a conspicuous ... Read More

Chicago Passes Final Regulations Implementing Paid Leave and Paid Sick and Safe Leave Ordinance

Chicago has published final regulations implementing the city’s Paid Leave and Paid Sick and Safe Leave ordinance. The regulations impose the following new requirements on employers: Chicago’s Paid Leave and Paid Sick and Safe Leave ordinance is effective July 1, 2024.

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Lehigh County Passes Human Relations Ordinance

Lehigh County, Pennsylvania has passed a Human Relations Ordinance. The ordinance prohibits employers from engaging in discrimination based on “actual or perceived race, ethnicity, color, religion, creed, national origin or citizenship status, ancestry, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical ... Read More

New York Adds Paid Break Time for Nursing Employees

The state of New York has passed a new budget bill that, in part, requires employers to provide paid breaks for breastfeeding employees to express milk. Currently, employers must offer reasonable unpaid break time for breastfeeding employees to express milk at least ... Read More

Vermont Bans Hair Discrimination

Vermont has amended its Fair Employment Practices Act to provides that the term “race” as a protected class includes traits associated with or perceived to be associated with race, including hair type, hair texture, hairstyles, and protective hairstyles. “Protective hairstyles” include hairstyles such as ... Read More

Maryland Passes Changes to Labor and Employment Laws

The Maryland state legislature has passed a flurry of laws affecting employers moving forward. Labor and employment-related changes include the following: Employers should review the above changes to ensure compliance by the laws’ effective dates.

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