Legal Updates

South Dakota has enacted clarifying language for its laws concerning cannabis in the workplace. Senate Bill 12 provides that employers are not prohibited from: Click here to access the full text of the bill.

Minnesota has added a new qualifying reason for eligible employees to take leave under the state’s Earned Sick and Safe Time law. Employees may now take such leave for the need to make arrangements for or attend funeral services or ... Read More

South Carolina has passed a Paid Family Leave Insurance Act, allowing South Carolina employees to receive up to two weeks of income replacement benefits for leave they take in connection with a qualifying family leave event. Such leave is voluntary, meaning ... Read More

Minnesota has passed a bill that prohibits employers from the following: Employers may be assessed a penalty of up to $10,000 for each violation of the law. This law is effective July 1, 2024.

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 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 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

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

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 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

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 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.