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Illinois Prohibits Discrimination Because of Family Responsibilities

Illinois has enacted legislation that prohibits employers from discriminating against employees because of their family responsibilities. The changes take effect Jan. 1, 2025. The Details The law defines family responsibilities as an employee’s actual or perceived provision of ...

Illinois Adds New Work Protections for Minors Under Age 16

Illinois has enacted legislation that sets new standards for working conditions for employees under 16 years of age, including limiting hours of work and updating the list of jobs minors are prohibited from holding. The changes were enacted via Senate Bill 3646 and take effect on Jan.  1, ...

Illinois Establishes Guardrails Against Discrimination from AI

Illinois has enacted legislation that expressly prohibits discrimination by employers that deploy Artificial Intelligence (AI) to help them make employment decisions. The law (House Bill 3773) also requires employers that use AI to provide a notice to applicants and employees. House Bill 3773 ...

Illinois Enacts New Pay Statement Requirements

With the enactment of SB 3208, Illinois has implemented new pay statement requirements for employers.   The details:  Effective Jan.  1, 2025, Illinois employers must meet certain pay statement requirements in relation to recordkeeping and employee requests for copies of pay ...

Illinois Bars Mandatory Employer-Sponsored Meetings on Religious or Political Matters

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

Illinois Amends Law on Employee Access to Personnel Records

Illinois has enacted legislation that amends and clarifies the state’s Personnel Record Review Act. The new law (House Bill 3763) takes effect Jan. 1, 2025. The details Here’s a summary of the changes made by House Bill 3763 to the Personnel Record Review Act. ...

Colorado Supreme Court Rules Holiday Incentive Pay Must be Included When Calculating Overtime Payments

The Colorado Supreme Court issued a decision, finding that the “regular rate of pay” under Colorado law includes holiday incentive pay for purposes of calculating overtime. The Court’s decision significantly impacts how Colorado employers calculate overtime rates for employees ...

Connecticut To Expand Paid Sick Leave Law

Connecticut has enacted legislation that will expand the state's paid sick leave law to eventually cover all employers and employees and make other changes. Currently, the state's paid sick leave law applies to employers with 50 or more employees in the state, and only "service workers" are ...

Minnesota Amends Paid Family and Medical Leave Program

As we previously reported, Minnesota has enacted legislation that amended the state’s paid family and medical leave program beginning Jan. 1, 2026.   The purpose of this communication is to focus on wage detail reporting requirements of the underlying law and the extent to which ...

New Hampshire Bans Hairstyle Discrimination

New Hampshire has enacted legislation (House Bill 1169), which expressly prohibits employers from discriminating against individuals on the basis of traits associated with race, including hair texture and hairstyles. House Bill 1169 takes effect on Sept. 1, 2024. The Details New ...

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