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New York upcoming Salary Transparency requirements - reminder

All state salary transparency requirements and amendments are set to take effect on Sept.  17, 2023. To prepare for the upcoming requirements and help ensure compliance with Senate Bill 9427A and Assembly Bill 999, covered employers should: Review: ...

Montana Establishes 30-Day Threshold for Income Tax withholding for Nonresidents

Effective for tax years starting on or after Jan. 1, 2024, employers are not required to withhold Montana state income tax from nonresident employee wages earned for work within the state until an employee spends more than 30 days performing work for the employer in Montana.   The ...

Maine Bars Mandatory Employer Meetings on Religious or Political Matters

Maine has enacted legislation that prohibits employers from taking adverse action against employees because they refuse to attend an employer-sponsored meeting that communicates the opinion of the employer about religious or political matters. The changes take effect Oct. 25, 2023. The ...

Illinois to Require Pay Scale in Job Ads

Illinois has enacted legislation (House Bill 3129), which requires employers with 15 or more employees to include in job postings the pay scale and benefits for the position. House Bill 3129 takes effect Jan. 1, 2025. The details The requirement for job postings only applies to positions ...

Illinois Expands Bereavement Leave Requirements

Illinois has enacted legislation that expands requirements for certain employers to provide bereavement leave to employees. The legislation (Senate Bill 2034) takes effect Jan. 1, 2024. The details Under the new law, an employee of an employer with 250 or more full-time employees in ...

Texas Adds Labor Law Protections

Texas has enacted legislation (House Bill 2459) to further protect certain employees from labor law violations. House Bill 2459 takes effect on Sept. 1, 2023. The Details As background, Texas labor laws cover and provide certain employment protections to employees, ...

Rhode Island Prohibits Provisions that Conceal Civil Rights Claims

Rhode Island has enacted legislation (Senate Bill 0342aa), which prohibits employers from requiring that an employee enter into a nondisclosure or confidentiality agreement that requires alleged civil rights violations to remain confidential. Senate Bill 0342aa is effective immediately. The ...

Rhode Island Clarifies and Increases Penalties for Wage Theft and Independent Contractor Misclassification

Rhode Island has enacted legislation (Senate Bill 1079a), which clarifies and increases certain penalties for employers that are found to have violated certain payment laws or misclassified independent contractors. Senate Bill 1079a takes effect on Jan. 1, 2024. The details As background, ...

New Hampshire Clarifies Tip Sharing and Pooling

New Hampshire has enacted legislation (Senate Bill 269), which clarifies the circumstances in which an employer may administer a tip pool or tip-sharing agreement. Senate Bill 269 takes effect on Sept.  26, 2023. The details As background, under New Hampshire law, a "tip" means ...

Maine Expands Equal Pay Law

Maine has enacted legislation that amends the state’s equal pay law to address race-based discrimination in pay. Previously, the state’s equal pay law addressed sex-based discrimination only. The changes take effect Oct. 25, 2023. The details Under the new law, employers are ...

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