The state of Washington has enacted legislation (Senate Bill 5525, Securing Timely Notification and Benefits for Laid-Off Employees Act (the Act)), which adds employer requirements surrounding mass layoffs and business closures. The Act is set to take effect on July 27, 2025. The ...

The State of Washington has enacted legislation (Senate Bill 5408), which amends its Equal Pay and Opportunities Act. Senate Bill 5408 takes effect on July 27, 2025. The Details In 2023, the State of Washington began requiring employers with 15 or more employees to provide salary ...

Cleveland, Ohio, has passed an ordinance (Ordinance 104-2025) that bans an employer from inquiring about an applicant's salary history and requires employers to include salary ranges and scales when advertising job openings. Ordinance 104-2025 takes effect on Oct. 27, 2025. The Details Pay ...

New York has enacted legislation (Senate Bill S3006C), which adds child labor protections to the law. The penalties portion for child labor violations is effective immediately, with the changes to certification and working paper requirements of Senate Bill S3006C set to take effect on May ...

Spokane, Washington has passed Ordinance C36666 (the Ordinance), which adds restrictions on how employers use an applicant’s address in the hiring process. The Ordinance takes effect on May 25, 2025. The details The Ordinance provides the following definitions: ...

The state of Washington has enacted legislation (House Bill 1875), which amends its paid sick leave law to allow employees and transportation network company drivers to use paid sick leave to prepare for or participate in a judicial or administrative immigration proceeding. House Bill 1875 takes ...

Background The Washington Fair Chance Act provides protections (in job advertisements, job applications and the hiring process) to job applicants with criminal records to provide them the opportunity to fairly compete for job opportunities for which they are otherwise ...

Virginia has enacted legislation (House Bill 2269), which requires hospitals in Virginia to create a system to help prevent violence in the workplace. House Bill 2269 takes effect July 1, 2025. The Details As background, the law defines workplace violence as an act of violence or threat of ...

On May 9, 2025, Governor Kathy Hochul signed into law an amendment that modifies the penalties associated with employers failing to pay manual workers on a weekly basis. The amended law was effective as of the date of the Governor’s signature and is retroactive, applying to any pending ...

The Details Under the Act, a covered employer (one that directly or indirectly employs 100 or more employees at a single warehouse distribution center or 1,000 or more employees in at least one or more warehouse distribution centers in New York State) must: Develop a ...