Overview:  Maine has enacted legislation (Legislative Document 305) that will generally prohibit employers from seeking Social Security Numbers on employment application forms. Effective Date: January 1, 2020 Details: Effective January 1, 2020, employers are prohibited from ...

Overview:  Adhering to the “plain and ordinary” language of the state’s overtime statute and related regulations, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court has held that inside sales employees paid on a 100-% commission basis are also entitled to pay for overtime hours ...

Overview:  Minneapolis’ Sick and Safe Ordinance extends to any employee who performs at least 80 hours of work per benefit year in the City of Minneapolis, even if their employer is not located within the city’s limits, the Minnesota Court of Appeals has ...

Overview:  Nebraska has enacted legislation (Legislative Bill 217) that will prohibit employers from discriminating against applicants and employees because they inquired about, discussed, or disclosed information regarding employee wages, benefits, or other ...

Overview:  New York City has enacted an ordinance (Int. No. 1445-A) that will generally prohibit employers from requiring a prospective employee to submit to drug testing for marijuana. Effective Date:  May 10, 2020 Details: The ordinance makes it an unlawful discriminatory ...

Overview:  Oklahoma has amended its voting leave law by mandating that registered voters are entitled to two hours of paid time off to vote. Effective Date:  May 6, 2019 Details: Covered Employee:  An employee that is a registered voter who does not have 3 hours before or ...

Overview:  Tennessee has enacted legislation (House Bill 856) that provides an opportunity for private employers to shield themselves from lawsuits alleging bullying. Effective Date: April 23, 2019 Details: Background: In 2014, Tennessee enacted the Healthy Workplace Act, which ...

Overview:  Utah has enacted legislation (House Bill 173) that will provide employment protections for employees who are volunteer emergency responders.  Effective Date: May 14, 2019 Details: Employment Protections: House Bill 173 prohibits employers ...

Overview:  Washington has enacted legislation stating a  mother has the right to breastfeed her child in any place of public resort, accommodation, assemblage, or amusement. Discrimination against a mother breastfeeding her child is prohibited. Effective Date: July 28, 2019 Details: ...

Overview:  The state of Washington has enacted legislation (House Bill 1533) that will require employers to display a new poster in the workplace. Effective Date:  July 28, 2019 Details: House Bill 1533 requires the state’s Employment Security Department (ESD) to create a ...