Effective date: Immediately Details: Tennessee has enacted a law that prohibits public and private employers from requiring an employee or prospective employee from executing or renewing a non-disclosure agreement with respect to claims of sexual harassment in the workplace as a condition ...

Effective date: May 18, 2018. Details: The Western Springs Board of Trustees has voted to opt into the Cook County sick leave ordinance effective May 18, 2018, reversing a previous decision to opt out of the Cook County ordinances. The Cook County sick leave ordinance requires ...

Overview: Oklahoma has passed a medical marijuana law that gives broad discretion to physicians in prescribing medical marijuana. The law restricts employers from taking action against applicants or employees solely based on their status as a medical marijuana license holder or due to a ...

Overview: Alaska issued amended regulations prohibiting employers from redistributing employees’ tips among other workers. The regulations also clarify who is considered a tipped employee. Effective Date: June 29, 2018 Details:  Alaska Employee Tips ...

Overview: Delaware raises minimum wage and permits employers to pay youth employees a “training wage” up to 50 cents less than the state minimum wage rate. Effective Dates: October 1, 2018 (minimum wage) and January 1, 2019 (youth training wage). Details: On July 1, 2018 ...

Overview: Hawaii governor signs into law a bill seeking to address the pay disparity between men and women who perform similar work. Effective Date: January 1, 2019. Details On July 5, Governor David Ige signed into law a bill seeking to address the pay disparity between men and women ...

Effective June 1, 2018, as a result of changes in federal law, the State of New Mexico has made changes to their state income tax withholding tables and exemption/allowance rules effective for tax year 2018. The annual allowance amount per exemption has increased from $4,050 to $4,150 for 2018. ...

Overview: Oklahoma has passed a medical marijuana law that gives broad discretion to physicians in prescribing medical marijuana. The law restricts employers from taking action against applicants or employees solely based on their status as a medical marijuana license holder or due to a positive ...

Overview: Employers operating in Oregon are reminded that Oregon’s predictive scheduling law, the Fair Work Week Act, took effect for covered employers on July 1, 2018. The law establishes certain requirements related to the scheduling of covered employees in certain industries. Some ...

Overview: Pennsylvania House Bill 1419 (“HB 1419”) has amended criminal background check statutes so as to limit access to certain criminal records and provide limited liability for employers in certain situations. Effective Date: June 28, ...