On February 11, 2018, the Maryland Healthy Working Families Act went into effect. Since then, the Maryland Office of Small Business Regulatory Assistance has received more than 2,000 emails from employers and employees with specific questions about complying with the law. The most common of ...

On March 1, 2018, the Massachusetts Office of the Attorney General issued its much-anticipated guidance on the state’s new pay equity law, set to take effect on July 1, 2018. The Massachusetts pay equity legislation amended the state’s Massachusetts Equal Pay Act (MEPA). Among other ...

Mississippi’s expanded law provides that military service members and veterans will have reemployment protections when performing duties or receiving training with armed forces of other states. Effective Date: July 1, 2018 Details: Mississippi law provides employment protections ...

Overview: Governor Jim Justice of West Virginia has signed into law House Bill 2546 (H2546). House Bill 2546 amends the Wage Payment and Collections Act to provide that if an employee fails to return an employer's property, the employer may withhold or deduct from the employee's final wages an ...

Summary: The Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination (MCAD) on February 28, 2018, issued questions and answers (Q&A) to provide additional interpretive information about the Massachusetts Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA or the “Act”). PWFA became effective on April 1, ...

Overview: New Jersey has enacted legislation that significantly expands the state’s equal pay law. Specifically, the legislation amends the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (LAD) to prohibit employers from paying an employee who is a “member of a protected class” less ...

Overview: The United States Supreme Court has ruled that “service advisors” are exempt from overtime under the FLSA’s “automobile dealer” exemption applicable to salesmen, partsmen, and mechanics. Effective Date: April 2, 2018 Details: After years of ...

Overview: Utah amends its civil rights law to prohibit discrimination based on pregnancy in places of public accommodation. The amendment also creates the Utah Breastfeeding Protecting Act, which provides that a woman may breastfeed in any place of public accommodation. Effective Date: ...

Overview: Virginia repeals the requirement that an employer request that each new employee disclose whether the employee has an income withholding order. Effective Date: 07/01/2018 Details: Virginia recently repealed the requirement, enacted in 1993, that an employer request that each ...

Overview: Effective June 7, 2018, Washington will implement “ban the box” legislation restricting employers from inquiring about a job applicant’s criminal background during the initial stages of the application process. Effective date: June 7, 2018 Details: Governor ...