As we mentioned last week, the Department of Homeland Security recently announced that, rather than examining an employee’s identity and employment authorization documents in person, employers who participate in E-Verify and are in good standing will have the option to conduct verification ... Read More

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has announced it will publish a revised version of Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification, on August 1, 2023. The revised Form I-9: Employers can use the current Form I-9 (edition date 10/21/19) through Oct. 31, 2023. Starting ... Read More

On July 31, 2023, amendments made last year to New Jersey’s Unemployment Compensation Law will take effect.  For more information on the state’s Unemployment Insurance program, click here.

The Alabama Supreme Court recently ruled that non-compete agreements must be signed by employers in order to be valid.  Alabama’s existing statute regarding non-compete agreement validity requires them to be “reduced to writing, signed by all parties, and be supported ... Read More

Maine has passed a bill that grants up to 12 weeks of paid family and medical leave per year to all eligible employees of private and public employers, excluding the federal government.  This includes full-time and part-time employees, regardless of ... Read More

Georgia’s Court of Appeals recently held that, under Georgia’s Restrictive Covenants Act, an employee non-solicitation provision must contain an express geographic limitation to be enforceable. This clarifies the general language under the Act, which requires that restrictive covenants must be ... Read More

Montana has passed Senate Bill 458, which revises the state’s definition of “sex” to be strictly binary. The word’s definition is now reproduction-based, creating new definitions for only two options: “male” and “female.” These terms do not factor in an ... Read More

Connecticut has passed Senate Bill 9, titled “An Act Concerning Health and Wellness for Connecticut Residents.” The Act is designed to equalize access to physical, mental and behavioral health care in the state and to strengthen the state’s response to the fentanyl ... Read More

Hawaii recently passed a new pay transparency bill, which will require employers to disclose in job listings an hourly rate or salary range that reasonably reflects the actual expected compensation for the job. The bill also expands Hawaii’s equal pay law. ... Read More

Washington DC’s Cannabis Employment Protections Amendment Act of 2022 (CEPAA) Signed into law last year, Washington DC’s Cannabis Employment Protections Amendment Act of 2022 (CEPAA) is set to take effect on July 13, 2023. Pursuant to the CEPAA, a DC employer may ... Read More

On June 29, 2023, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that Title VII requires an employer that denies a religious accommodation to show that the burden of granting an accommodation would result in substantial increased costs in relation to the conduct of its ... Read More

Virginia has enacted House Bill 1895, an amendment to the state’s existing employment law regarding confidentiality, nondisclosure, and nondisparagement agreements.  The existing law, passed in 2019, disallows confidentiality or nondisclosure agreements that restrict an employee’s disclosure of sexual assault. House Bill 1895 ... Read More