Effective Date: July 4, 2018. Overview: A Federal Judge has put on hold parts of AB 450, which prohibited employers from voluntarily consenting to a Federal Immigration Agent’s request to enter nonpublic areas or voluntarily provide records. Details: On July 4, 2018, a Federal ...

Overview: On June 14, 2018, the Vermont Office of the Attorney General published the Guide to Vermont’s Laws on Marijuana in the Workplace. The Guide provides employers with an overview of the changes to Vermont’s marijuana laws, and summarizes existing employment laws relating to ...

Overview: Rhode Island amends law to allow employers to provide all wage statements and records electronically. Effective Date: June 28, 2018. Details: On June 28, 2018, Governor Gina M. Raimondo signed into law Senate Bill 2597-a (SB 2597-a) allowing employers to provide wage ...

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, ...

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: 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 ...

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: 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 ...

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: 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 ...