Wednesday, February 15, 2017
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Arizona
Tuesday, February 7, 2017
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Tennessee
The Tennessee Lawful Employment Law Act (“E-Verify Act”) was recently amended in an effort to minimize the compliance burden on small businesses, and also to strengthen the authority of the Tennessee Department of Labor (TDOL) to pursue violators.
Wednesday, February 1, 2017
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Ohio
Wednesday, November 16, 2016
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Washington
On November 8, 2016, voters in Arizona and Washington were asked to consider Ballot Initiatives that would provide constituents in those states with paid sick leave, and both initiatives passed.
Wednesday, October 19, 2016
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Ohio
Ohio has joined the growing list of states legalizing the use of marijuana for medicinal purposes. Ohio’s law took effect on September 6, 2016, although the state must now go through the process of creating and implementing a regulatory program before its constituents can begin dispensing medical marijuana. That process is expected to take up to two years.
Wednesday, October 19, 2016
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Delaware
Delaware has passed a series of laws that will prohibit employers from discriminating against individuals because of their family responsibilities, their reproductive health decisions, or for discussing their wages with co-workers.
Wednesday, October 19, 2016
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Massachusetts
Transgender individuals in Massachusetts now have the legal right to use restrooms, changing rooms, and locker rooms that correspond to their gender identity, regardless of their biological sex.
Wednesday, October 19, 2016
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Massachusetts
Massachusetts is the latest state to pass expansive pay equity legislation to combat the gender wage gap, and is the first state ever to ban employers from requesting salary history as part of the pre-offer hiring process, and first ever to require posting of employee rights under its Equal Pay Act.
Wednesday, October 5, 2016
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Illinois
Senate Bill 2613, The Child Bereavement Leave Act, requires employers with 50 or more employees to provide child bereavement leave.