Overview: New Mexico has enacted legislation raising minimum wage in several phases. Effective Date: See below Details:   ...

Overview:  New Jersey has enacted legislation (Senate Bill 1567) that will require employers with 20 or more employees to offer employees the opportunity to use pre-tax income to purchase qualified commuter benefits. Effective Date: February 29, 2020 or the effective date of rules and ...

Overview:  A New Jersey appellate court has held that a disabled employee may sue his former employer under the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (“NJLAD”) for alleged discrimination based on the employee’s use of medical marijuana. Effective Date: March 27, ...

Overview:  As previously reported, Michigan’s Paid Medical Leave Act went into effect on March 29, 2019.  Michigan has now launched a website regarding the new Paid Medical Leave Act.  Among other things, the website includes a frequently asked questions section and a ...

Overview: Massachusetts has released a new guide for employers on the Massachusetts Paid Family and Medical Leave Act. It has also issued a mandatory workplace poster, and template notices employers may use to fulfill the ...

Overview:  Maryland has enacted legislation (Senate Bill 280) that will increase the state’s minimum wage in several phases.  Effective Date: See below Details: Minimum Wage: The scheduled increases will differ depending on the size of the employer. Small Employers: For ...

Overview:  Baltimore has enacted new lactation accommodation requirements, including a requirement for covered employers to adopt a lactation room policy. Effective Date: April 14, 2019  Details: Lactation Breaks: Employers of 2 or more employees must provide a reasonable amount ...

Overview: Maine has passed a new law prohibiting employers from inquiring about an applicant’s compensation history until after making an offer of employment. Effective Date: September 17, 2019 Details: ...

Overview:  Kentucky employers must provide reasonable accommodations to employees who are limited due to pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions, unless it would impose an undue hardship on the employer to do so. Effective Date: June 27, 2019  Details: The Kentucky ...

Overview: The California Labor Commissioner’s Office has issued guidance on the new pay schedule for agricultural workers under the Phase-In Overtime for Agricultural Workers Act of 2016 that took effect January 1, 2019. Effective ...