State Alerts

Virginia has enacted legislation (House Bill 2269), which requires hospitals in Virginia to create a system to help prevent violence in the workplace. House Bill 2269 takes effect July 1, 2025.

On May 9, 2025, Governor Kathy Hochul signed into law an amendment that modifies the penalties associated with employers failing to pay manual workers on a weekly basis. The amended law was effective as of the date of the Governor’s signature and is retroactive, applying to any pending legal claims.

The Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development (ADOL) has published the answers to frequently asked questions about a voter-approved ballot measure that will require employers to provide paid sick leave to employees beginning July 1, 2025.

Under current law, Alabama exempts amounts paid to nonexempt employees as overtime compensation in accordance with the U.S. Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) from state income tax.  This tax exemption is in effect through June 30, 2025.   

The New Jersey Supreme Court has ruled that workers’ commissions are counted as wages under the New Jersey Wage Payment Law. The ruling was issued on March 17, 2025.