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Virginia Restricts Firearm Storage in Employer Lots

Highlights Impacted Employers:Virginia employers Effective Date:July 1, 2026 Summary:Virginia has enacted legislation that will require secure vehicular storage of handguns in certain employment areas. ...

Virginia Codifies and Announces Minimum Wage Increases

Highlights Impacted Employers:Virginia employers Effective Dates:January 1, 2026; January 1, 2027; and January 1, 2028 Summary:Virginia has enacted legislation that sets the state minimum hourly wage rate, and ...

Oregon Court Rules Wage Law Protections Extend to Employee Inquiries

Highlights Impacted Employers:Oregon employers Effective Date:Effective immediately. Summary:The Oregon Court of Appeals has ruled that employee wage inquiries to management are protected under state law. ...

New York Codifies Disparate Impact Protections

Highlights Impacted Employers:New York employers Effective Date:Immediately Summary:New York state has enacted legislation that codifies disparate impact protections. Next Steps:Review ...

Maine Adds Requirements for Violators of Its Employment Laws

Highlights Impacted Employers:Allemployers with employees in Maine Effective Date:July 13, 2026 Summary:Maine has enacted legislation requiring employers who violate ...

Illinois Supreme Court State Law Doesn’t Include Federal Exception to Pay Requirement

Highlights Impacted Employers: All employers that require employees to complete health screenings and other pre-shift and post-shift activities in the state of Illinois. Effective ...

Is Pay Required for ‘Sleep Time?’ What About ‘On-Call Time?’

The federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) requires employers to compensate non-exempt employees at least the minimum wage for each hour worked and pay them overtime (at 1.5 times the employee’s regular rate of pay) whenever they work more than 40 hours in a workweek. The amount ...

Washington State Adds Domestic Worker Protections

Highlights Impacted Employers:Certain employers that provide payment to a domestic worker. See below for further details. Effective Date:July 1, 2027. Summary: The State of Washington has enacted legislation ...

Washington Expands Work Hours for Minors in an Approved Career and Technical Education Program

Highlights Impacted Employers:Washington state employers who employ minors. Effective Date:July 1, 2026. Summary:The State of Washington has enacted legislation that provides employers greater scheduling ...

Updated: New York Amends Trapped at Work Act

Highlights Impacted Employers: Public and private New York employers Effective Date: Feb. 13, 2027 Summary: New York has amended its Trapped at Work law to clarify the repayment ...

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