Alabama

• Alabama Department of Labor modifies unemployment compensation rules
  3.24.20
• Alabama's new equal pay law
  7.8.19

Alaska

• Year-end employment law roundup
  Employment & Labor Insider, 1.4.19

Arizona

• Year-end employment law roundup
  Employment & Labor Insider, 1.4.19

Arkansas

• Year-end employment law roundup
  Employment & Labor Insider, 1.4.19

California

• Five must-watch areas for California employers in 2022
  1.12.22
• Five must-watch areas for California employers in 2022
  California Snapshot , 1.11.22
• California mandates COVID vaccine boosters for all health care workers at certain facilities
  1.7.22
• FAQs about California’s vaccine mandate for health care workers
  9.20.21
• Regular rate must be paid for missed meal-rest periods, CA Supreme Court says
  California Snapshot , 8.12.21
• New CA law gives recall priority to workers laid off because of COVID
  4.27.21
• California employment law round-up Q1 2021
  4.26.21
• CA agency guidance addresses employer-mandated COVID vaccinations
  4.5.21
• California extends, expands COVID-related supplemental paid sick leave
  3.25.21
• Nine areas for CA employers to watch in 2021
  California Snapshot , 2.3.21
• California adds benefits and protections for “qualifying exigency” leave related to military service
  12.10.20
• Think your commission-only plan is good?
  California Snapshot , 12.3.20
• Cal/OSHA Board adopts Temporary Emergency Standard to protect workers from COVID-19
  12.2.20
• Californians take another step toward European-style privacy protection with the CPRA
  11.24.20
• CA employers face yet more requirements on COVID and leave
  California Snapshot , 9.28.20
• UPDATED - CA expands supplemental COVID-19 paid sick leave
  California Snapshot , 9.21.20
• Will California give time off to more employees?
  California Snapshot , 9.3.20
• California mandates supplemental paid COVID-19 leave for food workers
  California Snapshot , 4.24.20
• LA tries to close gap left by Families First
  California Snapshot , 4.8.20
• City of San Francisco rolls out its own paid sick leave program
  California Snapshot , 3.30.20
• All of California now in shelter-in-place mode
  California Snapshot , 3.20.20
• Local governments try to mitigate virus spread
  California Snapshot , 3.18.20
• San Francisco and state EDD rally to aid employers, employees 
  California Snapshot , 3.18.20
• Governor suspends 60-day notice requirement in Cal-WARN
  California Snapshot , 3.18.20
• Security checks are compensable "work" time, Court says
  California Snapshot , 2.17.20
• Employers need to start caring about arbitrator disclosure.
  California Snapshot , 11.19.19
• Employers can start an arbitration program after being sued . . .
  California Snapshot , 11.12.19
• Mandatory arbitration agreements may no longer be enforceable
  California Snapshot , 11.5.19
• Employers OTO get ready.
  California Snapshot , 10.31.19
• It's time for California employers to get their check-ups
  California Snapshot , 10.23.19
• New law lets employees sue for late payment of wages
  California Snapshot , 10.17.19
• CA bill would limit use of independent contractors
  Constangy FYI, 9.13.19
• CA Supreme Court "OTO" learn by now
  California Snapshot , 9.3.19
• What’s on the horizon for independent contractors in California?
  California Snapshot , 8.7.19
• "Accent bias" plus ethnic hostility can be constructive discharge
  California Snapshot , 8.5.19
• California becomes first state to ban “hair discrimination”
  California Snapshot , 7.9.19
• Local minimum wage increases in CA take effect Monday
  California Snapshot , 6.27.19
• CA independent contractor decision applies retroactively
  California Snapshot , 5.6.19
• Welcome to the California Snapshot!
  Employment & Labor Insider, 4.23.19
• Continued employment is "acceptance" of an arbitration agreement
  California Snapshot , 4.16.19
• Phone call triggers employer's "reporting pay" obligations
  California Snapshot , 4.16.19
• California Snapshot: Payroll company not liable for alleged wage-hour violations of employer
  California Snapshot , 3.12.19
• CALIFORNIA SNAPSHOT: New year, new minimum wage increases
  California Snapshot , 1.8.19
• Year-end employment law roundup
  Employment & Labor Insider, 1.4.19
• CALIFORNIA SNAPSHOT: Seven questions employers should ask in 2019
  California Snapshot , 12.19.18
• California’s Gov. Brown signs and vetoes several pieces of #MeToo legislation
  10.2.18
• New FEHA regulations widen the scope of national origin discrimination
  8.9.18
• California rejects de minimis standard on state wage and hour claims
  8.8.18
• Minimum wages to increase July 1 - are you ready?
  Employment & Labor Insider, 6.15.18
• Use of alternative work schedules in California requires careful oversight
  6.7.18
• Employee, or independent contractor? Probably “employee,” California Supreme Court says
  5.4.18
• 50 states, 50 sexual harassment training requirements
  Employment & Labor Insider, 4.20.18
• Happy new year! A summary of the significant new laws that will apply to California employers starting January 1
  10.18.17
• California rules on transgender employees take effect
  7.3.17
• California Supreme Court clarifies “day of rest” statutes
  5.11.17
• An employer’s guide to California meal and rest break requirements
  3.30.17
• Employers can compel arbitration of PAGA claims, Ninth Circuit says (but California courts beg to differ)
  3.14.17
• San Jose retailers, are you ready? “Predictive scheduling” ordinance takes effect Monday
  3.10.17
• Commission plan for non-exempt sales employees must separately compensate for rest periods, California appeals court says
  3.9.17
• 2017 California Legislative Update
  12.22.16
• Sinking Deep Into That "Suitable Seating" Decision
  4.25.16
• Bipartisan CA Paycheck Fairness Bill Aims to Enhance Pay Equality and End Salary Secrecy
  10.6.15

Colorado

• Colorado’s new equal pay law will take effect January 1. Are you ready?
  12.18.20
• Colorado’s expansive paid sick leave law begins to take effect
  7.21.20
• COLORADO DIRECTS RESIDENTS TO STAY AT HOME
  3.26.20
• Colorado Employers Ordered to Reduce In-person Workforce by Fifty Percent
  3.24.20
• Denver Issues a Stay-at-Home Order Requiring All Non-Essential Businesses to Cease In-Person Activities
  3.24.20
• Colorado Bans the Box
  6.24.19
• Amendments to Colorado Wage Act increase employers’ exposure to criminal and civil personal liability
  5.31.19
• Colorado enacts one of the toughest pay equity laws in the country
  5.30.19
• Year-end employment law roundup
  Employment & Labor Insider, 1.4.19
• Colorado Supreme Court Beats the Reefer
  6.16.15

Connecticut

• Federal judge in Connecticut confirms medical marijuana protection
  Employment & Labor Insider, 9.11.18
• Is the sexual harassment "groundswell" starting?
  Employment & Labor Insider, 9.6.18
• 50 states, 50 sexual harassment training requirements
  Employment & Labor Insider, 4.20.18

Delaware

• Year-end employment law roundup
  Employment & Labor Insider, 1.4.19
• Delaware enacts new sexual harassment provisions – with mandatory training!
  8.30.18

District of Columbia

• Minimum wages to increase July 1 - are you ready?
  Employment & Labor Insider, 6.15.18
• D.C. Wage Theft Prevention Act Goes Live
  3.11.15

Florida

• Vax mandate FAQs!
  Employment & Labor Insider, 12.3.21
• Florida governor signs anti-mandate legislation
  11.22.21
• Florida expands requirement for reporting new hires, independent contractors to Department of Revenue
  10.12.21
• Year-end employment law roundup
  Employment & Labor Insider, 1.4.19
• Is the sexual harassment "groundswell" starting?
  Employment & Labor Insider, 9.6.18

Georgia

• Governor Kemp Signs Georgia COVID-19 Pandemic Business Safety Act
  8.7.20
• Georgia legislature passes “COVID-19 Pandemic Business Safety Act”
  6.29.20
• Georgia and Atlanta Issue Executive Orders Advising Residents to “Stay at Home”
  3.25.20
• What GA employers need to know about the hands-free driving law
  Employment & Labor Insider, 7.2.18
• Georgia’s SB 201 will require sick leave to be used for “family” reasons
  5.25.17
• Medical marijuana extracts approved in Georgia
  4.21.15

Idaho

• Is the sexual harassment "groundswell" starting?
  Employment & Labor Insider, 9.6.18

Illinois

• Illinois Biometric Act has been a class action nightmare, but things may get better
  7.19.21
• Illinois issues model harassment training program
  Employment & Labor Insider, 5.5.20
• Employment-related COVID-19 Litigation Has Begun
  4.22.20
• Illinois Enacts Measures to Address COVID-19
  3.23.20
• Illinois employers, get ready!
  Employment & Labor Insider, 1.14.20
• Illinois minimum wage to increase to $15 by 2025
  Employment & Labor Insider, 2.19.19
• Illinois Supreme Court’s “biometrics” decision has wide implications for employers
  1.29.19
• Minimum wages to increase July 1 - are you ready?
  Employment & Labor Insider, 6.15.18

Indiana

• New Year's resolutions for employers
  Employment & Labor Insider, 1.10.20

Kentucky

• The $450,000 workplace birthday party
  Employment & Labor Insider, 4.22.22

Maine

• Year-end employment law roundup
  Employment & Labor Insider, 1.4.19
• Is the sexual harassment "groundswell" starting?
  Employment & Labor Insider, 9.6.18
• Minimum wages to increase July 1 - are you ready?
  Employment & Labor Insider, 6.15.18
• 50 states, 50 sexual harassment training requirements
  Employment & Labor Insider, 4.20.18

Maryland

• Minimum wages to increase July 1 - are you ready?
  Employment & Labor Insider, 6.15.18

Massachusetts

• New minimum wage, paid leave changes take effect in Massachusetts
  1.5.22
• Massachusetts Emergency Paid Sick Leave for COVID-19 is extended until April 1, 2022
  10.1.21
• Massachusetts COVID-19 Emergency Paid Sick Leave law takes effect 
  6.4.21
• Emergency regulations issued on MA Paid Family and Medical Leave law
  12.31.20
• Creating a “leave administrator” under Massachusetts Paid Family and Medical Leave program
  12.29.20
• Massachusetts releases amended proposed Paid Family and Medical Leave regulations
  7.24.20
• Massachusetts may have relief for some unemployed H-1B workers
  4.9.20
• Massachusetts orders closure of all non-essential businesses and implements emergency unemployment regulations to combat COVID-19
  3.23.20
• Massachusetts rings in the new year with new employment laws
  1.7.20
• Deductions for Paid Family and Medical Leave suspended for three months
  6.12.19
• Massachusetts’ Paid Family and Medical Leave Act notices are now available
  4.30.19
• Not again! Massachusetts issues “second draft” of Family and Medical Leave regulations
  4.11.19
• Draft regulations interpreting Massachusetts Paid Family and Medical Leave law provide help, but some questions unanswered
  2.12.19
• Massachusetts releases proposed regulations on paid leave
  Constangy FYI, 1.24.19
• Massachusetts “Grand Bargain” is not so “grand” for employers
  1.14.19
• Year-end employment law roundup
  Employment & Labor Insider, 1.4.19
• Massachusetts governor signs into law comprehensive non-competition agreement reform
  8.13.18
• The new Massachusetts Paid Family Medical Leave Law
  7.18.18
• Massachusetts “Grand Bargain” is signed into law
  7.11.18
• Massachusetts AG issues guidance on new pay equity law
  3.9.18
• Accrued, unused sick leave pay is not a “wage” under Massachusetts Wage Act
  2.19.18
• Massachusetts expands employers' obligations to accommodate pregnant employees
  8.7.17
• Massachusetts employers may have to accommodate use of medical marijuana, court says
  Client Bulletin #622, 7.21.17
• Franchisor not liable for franchisee’s tip policy that allegedly violated Massachusetts law
  6.8.17
• Massachusetts employees can sue under Sunday blue laws and win triple damages
  4.10.17
• Massachusetts beefs up its pay equity law
  8.2.16
• The Massachusetts Wage Act: A New Incentive for Employers to Pay Up
  8.7.15
• Massachusetts Attorney General Issues Final Earned Sick Time Regulations
  6.22.15
• SOME EMPLOYERS TO GET SIX-MONTH “SAFE HARBOR” UNDER MASSACHUSETTS SICK LEAVE LAW
  5.20.15
• New Sick Leave Rights For Massachusetts Employees Raise Concerns For Employers
  11.11.14
• Massachusetts Enacts Domestic Violence Leave Law
  9.24.14
• Recent Amendments to the Massachusetts Wage Act
  9.23.14

Michigan

• Happy Friday, Michiganders!
  Employment & Labor Insider, 3.29.19
• Uh-oh. Michigan AG to review Paid Medical Leave Act politicking.
  Employment & Labor Insider, 2.13.19
• FAQs about Michigan's new Paid Medical Leave Act
  Employment & Labor Insider, 1.17.19
• Michigan does a 360 on LGBT rights
  Employment & Labor Insider, 7.27.18
• Michigan's civil rights law now includes LGBT protections
  Employment & Labor Insider, 5.25.18

Minnesota

• Year-end employment law roundup
  Employment & Labor Insider, 1.4.19
• Minimum wages to increase July 1 - are you ready?
  Employment & Labor Insider, 6.15.18

Missouri

• New Missouri law requires leave for victims of domestic violence
  9.22.21
• Missouri Enacts Stay-At-Home Order
  4.6.20
• LGBT bias claims could become viable under Missouri Human Rights Act
  Employment & Labor Insider, 3.5.19
• Year-end employment law roundup
  Employment & Labor Insider, 1.4.19
• Right-to-work in Missouri? Voters say “No” after legislature says “Yes”
  8.9.18
• Good News for Missouri Employers: New legislation should make climate more business-friendly
  7.7.17
• Missouri Appellate Court Strikes Down Another Arbitration Agreement
  2.16.15

Montana

• Year-end employment law roundup
  Employment & Labor Insider, 1.4.19

Nevada

• "This week (or thereabouts) in employment law" quiz
  Employment & Labor Insider, 7.3.19
• "Fat shaming" costs employer big bucks
  Employment & Labor Insider, 4.18.19

New Jersey

• New Jersey WARN Act now excludes mass layoffs caused by national emergency and delays effective date of 2019 amendments
  Constangy FYI, 4.15.20
• NJ ban on nondisclosure agreements: What does it mean for employers?
  4.10.19
• NJ minimum wage hike signed into law
  Employment & Labor Insider, 2.13.19
• Year-end employment law roundup
  Employment & Labor Insider, 1.4.19
• Less than a week to go! NJ Earned Sick Leave Law takes effect next Monday.
  10.23.18
• New Jersey “Marital Status” Protection Applies to All Types of Marital Status, State Supreme Court Says
  7.5.16
• Employers Can’t Contractually Shorten Time For Filing Claims Under N.J. Law Against Discrimination
  6.22.16

New York

• New York City issues guidance on new salary range law
  3.31.22
• Spring has sprung new employment laws in New York
  3.25.22
• New York State repeals vax-or-mask mandate
  2.16.22
• New York City to regulate use of AI in hiring and promotion
  1.7.22
• New York City Council passes bill requiring salary ranges in job postings
  1.7.22
• New York City provides guidance on vaccine mandate for private employers
  12.20.21
• New York City Council passes COVID child vaccination leave law
  12.15.21
• New York State imposes mask mandate on businesses and venues
  12.14.21
• New York City imposes vaccine mandate on all private employers
  Constangy FYI, 12.6.21
• New York Paid Family Leave Law expanded to include siblings
  11.5.21
• Employers in the Empire State: Time to activate your NY HERO Act safety plan
  9.24.21
• An Employer's Guide to the New York HERO Act
  5.11.21
• New York City set to end at-will employment for fast food workers
  12.28.20
• Federal court vacates part of DOL’s regs interpreting FFCRA
  8.4.20
• New York shortens paid time off for voting
  4.22.20
• Governor’s Office Issues Guidance on New York COVID-19 Quarantine Leave Law
  3.21.20
• Court strikes down New York anti-arbitration provisions
  7.18.19
• New York becomes second state to ban “hair discrimination” in the workplace
  7.18.19
• What New York employers need to know about the state's new equal pay and salary history laws
  7.16.19
• Big trouble in New York State: Legislation would further expand sexual harassment and other discrimination laws
  6.25.19
• NYC expected to ban marijuana tests to weed out job applicants
  Employment & Labor Insider, 4.11.19
• "This week in employment law" quiz!
  Employment & Labor Insider, 3.15.19
• Add “Hairassment” to your vocabulary: Guidance from NYC rights commission bans “hair discrimination”
  2.19.19
• Year-end employment law roundup
  Employment & Labor Insider, 1.4.19
• New York State sexual harassment training deadline is extended, but you’d better have your policy in place ASAP!
  10.2.18
• New York State releases proposed harassment materials
  9.5.18
• New York State releases proposed harassment materials
  Employment & Labor Insider, 9.5.18
• 50 states, 50 sexual harassment training requirements
  Employment & Labor Insider, 4.20.18
• Big Trouble in the Big Apple: New York State and NYC expand sexual harassment laws
  4.19.18
• Time is running out! Are you ready for the New York State Paid Family Leave law?
  11.29.17
• New York City retailers, get ready to change your employee scheduling practices
  6.15.17
• NYC salary history measure signed into law, will take effect October 31
  5.8.17
• New York City Council passes measure banning questions about salary history
  4.11.17
• New York State REVOKES rule on wage payment by direct deposit or debit card – would have taken effect March 7
  2.20.17
• New York Employment Law Update
  1.17.17
• New York City Council Passes Mayor De Blasio's Expansion to the Earned Sick Time Act and Leaves Many Small Businesses on Life Support
  3.3.14
• Mandatory Sick Leave Imminent for New York City Employers
  2.17.14

North Carolina

• Employers with NC employees, take note: Wage payment requirements have changed
  8.4.21
• Gov. Cooper signs bill limiting business liability for COVID-19 claims
  7.6.20
• North Carolina eases requirements for unemployment claims due to COVID-19
  3.18.20
• NC “employee classification” legislation warrants caution but doesn’t change substantive law
  8.16.17

Oregon

• "HR basics" quiz!
  Employment & Labor Insider, 3.1.19
• Year-end employment law roundup
  Employment & Labor Insider, 1.4.19
• Minimum wages to increase July 1 - are you ready?
  Employment & Labor Insider, 6.15.18
• Oregon becomes first state to enact scheduling-protection laws for service industry
  8.14.17

Pennsylvania

• When monitoring employees' computer activity, don't overreach.
  Employment & Labor Insider, 3.22.19
• PA Human Rights Commission to treat LGBT bias as "sex" discrimination
  Employment & Labor Insider, 10.1.18

Rhode Island

• Year-end employment law roundup
  Employment & Labor Insider, 1.4.19

South Carolina

• South Carolina continues to expand availability of unemployment benefits
  4.13.20
• South Carolina enacts Pregnancy Accommodations Act
  6.8.18

South Dakota

• Year-end employment law roundup
  Employment & Labor Insider, 1.4.19

Tennessee

• In-person court proceedings in Tennessee suspended through April 30
  Constangy FYI, 3.26.20
• Tennessee encourages anti-bullying policies by providing immunity from related lawsuits
  4.29.19
• Tennessee's "Guns in Trunks" Law: What employers need to know now
  8.27.15

Texas

• Vax mandate FAQs!
  Employment & Labor Insider, 12.3.21
• Texas Governor issues "no-mandate mandate" on COVID-19 vaccines
  10.13.21
• EEOC takes a hit in criminal background case
  Employment & Labor Insider, 8.9.19
• Austin sick leave law brings local regulation of employers deep in[to] the Heart of Texas (and why you should care even if you’re in Lubbock or El Paso – or Tallahassee)
  3.12.18

Vermont

• Year-end employment law roundup
  Employment & Labor Insider, 1.4.19

Virginia

• Virginia is for lovers . . . of overtime litigation
  7.26.21
• Move over, California! A summary of new employee-friendly laws in Virginia
  12.29.20
• Virginia becomes first state to issue Emergency Temporary Standard comprehensively addressing COVID-19
  7.22.20
• Virginia Governor issues Executive Order closing recreational businesses, restaurants, and schools
  3.24.20

Washington

• "Stud-shaming" may be sex harassment, court says
  Employment & Labor Insider, 9.13.19
• Year-end employment law roundup
  Employment & Labor Insider, 1.4.19