California has enacted legislation to clarify a law that prohibits hairstyle discrimination. The clarification takes effect Jan.  1, 2025. The details Background In 2019, California enacted Senate Bill 188, which expressly stated that the prohibition on racial discrimination ...

      California has enacted legislation that clarifies that the California Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) prohibits discrimination on the basis not just of individual protected traits, but also based on the combination of two or more protected traits. The clarification ...

California has enacted legislation that expands the list of crimes for which employees are entitled to take time off and allows employees to take time off to help family members who are the victims of such crimes. The law (Assembly Bill 2499) takes effect Jan.1, 2025. The Details Under ...

California has enacted legislation that restricts employers from including in a job posting or advertisement that a candidate must have a driver’s license. The restriction is the result of enactment of Senate Bill 1100 and takes effect Jan. 1, 2025. The details Under Senate Bill ...

The Illinois Department of Labor has released guidance to clarify a recently enacted law, effective Jan. 1, 2025, that will prohibit employers from imposing work authorization or re-verification requirements that are greater than those required by federal law.  The guidance clarifies that ...

Massachusetts has enacted legislation that will entitle employees to use sick leave to address the employee’s or their spouse’s needs related to pregnancy loss or a failed assisted reproduction, adoption or surrogacy. The change takes effect Nov. 21, 2024. The Details Under ...

Voters in the city of Everett, Washington have approved Ballot Initiative 24-01, which will increase the minimum wage. The details: The minimum wage in Everett, WA will increase as follows: Employer Size ...

King County, Washington has enacted legislation that will increase the minimum wage in unincorporated King County. The Details:  The minimum wage in unincorporated areas of King County, Washington will increase, effective Jan.  1, 2025, as follows: ...

Missouri voters have approved Proposition A, which will increase the state’s minimum wage in phases. The Details:  Under the approved measure, the Missouri state minimum wage will increase as follows: Jan. 1, 2025 - ...

New Jersey has enacted legislation that will require greater transparency in pay and promotional opportunities. The law (Senate Bill 2310/Assembly Bill 4151) takes effect June 1, 2025. The details Covered Employers Under the law, a covered employer is one with 10 or more employees ...