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Tennessee Expands Voting Leave

Tennessee has enacted legislation that extends the amount of time an employee can use for voting leave, effective on Nov. 6, 2024. The details As background, under state law, employees who are eligible to vote in Tennessee may currently use up to three hours on the day of the election to vote ...

Minnesota Enacts Law Impacting Pay Transparency and Minimum Wage

Minnesota has enacted an omnibus bill SF 3852 that makes numerous changes to the states labor law.  The details: The changes enacted by SF 3852 and their effective dates are as follows: Salary range for job postings:  Effective Jan.  1, 2025 Minnesota employers with 30 or ...

Minnesota Amends Paid Sick Leave Law

Minnesota has enacted legislation that amends a law requiring employers to provide paid sick leave to employees. Certain provisions of the new law (House File 5247) took effect on May 25, 2024, whereas others take effect July 1, 2024. The Details Here is a summary of the ...

Minnesota Amends Paid Family and Medical Leave Program

Minnesota has enacted legislation that amends a law that creates a paid family and medical leave program in the state beginning Jan. 1, 2026. The changes are a result of enactment of House File 5247. The Details Contributions As enacted, the law set the premium rate for the program ...

Maryland Expands Pay Disclosure Law

Maryland has enacted legislation that amends a law that requires employers to disclose wage-range information to applicants. The amended law takes effect Oct. 1, 2024. The details Here’s a summary of the changes. Current Law ...

Maryland Modifies Wage Statement Requirements and Adds New Hire Notice Mandate

Maryland has enacted legislation that modifies the required information that employers must provide on employee’s wage statements and creates a new hire notice mandate. The law is effective Oct.  1, 2024. The details:  On April 25, 2024, Maryland Governor Wes Moore signed into ...

Maryland Delays Paid Family and Medical Leave Program Again

Maryland has enacted legislation that will delay implementation of a program that will provide job protection and wage-replacement benefits to employees who need time off from work for certain family and medical reasons. The details By way of background, in 2022, Maryland enacted a law that ...

California OSHA Clarifies COVID-19 Rules That Are in Effect

The California Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) has clarified that the State Public Health Officer Order dated January 9, 2024 remains in place and continues to impact Cal/OSHA’s COVID-19 Prevention Non-Emergency Standards in particular with respect to isolation ...

Colorado Enacts Law Establishing Guardrails against Discrimination from AI Use

Colorado has enacted legislation that establishes guardrails against discrimination for employers that deploy certain Artificial Intelligence (AI) systems. The law (Senate Bill 24-205) takes effect Feb. 1, 2026. Review the details here. Next steps Colorado employers should: ...

California Minimum Wage Increase for Healthcare Workers Delayed to July 1, 2024

On May 31, 2024, the Governor of California signed into law (Senate Bill 828) which delays the implementation of California's health care worker minimum wage law by one month from June 1, 2024 to July 1, 2024. The original law required covered health care employees to be paid a minimum of ...

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