On August 9, 2024, Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker signed HB 3773 into law, amending the Illinois Human Rights Act (IHRA) to expressly regulate the use of artificial intelligence (AI) for employment decisions....more
8/14/2024
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Automation Systems ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Illinois ,
Innovative Technology ,
Job Applicants ,
Labor Reform ,
Machine Learning ,
New Legislation ,
State Labor Laws
This week, we’re breaking down the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) Board’s new regulations impacting employers:
Last month, the CPPA Board met to discuss several new regulations that could impact employers in...more
On May 3, 2023, Maryland Governor Wes Moore signed into law SB 828, which amends the state’s Family and Medical Leave Insurance Program (the “Program”) that was originally established in April 2022. As we previously reported,...more
New York employers that monitor or otherwise intercept their employees’ electronic usage, access, or communication using any electronic devices or systems need to make sure they are following a state law enacted last year,...more
Effective July 1, 2021, Virginia employers must ensure that their pay practices comply with a new stand-alone overtime law called the Virginia Overtime Wage Act (“VOWA”). VOWA largely tracks the federal Fair Labor Standards...more
On October 1, 2020, numerous laws in Maryland providing expanded protections for both existing employees and job applicants addressing race and sex discrimination, pay equity, and wage transparency went into effect. As we...more
The time has come. As of July 1, 2020, almost a year after Washington, DC, started collecting an employer payroll tax to fund the city-run leave program, employees are now eligible to collect benefits....more
July 1, 2020 represents a milestone for Virginia employers. As we previously reported, nearly two dozen new employment laws take effect, including the Virginia Values Act. In addition, all of Virginia enters Phase Three of...more
The employment law landscape in Virginia will undergo a seismic shift effective July 1, 2020. Since April 2020, Governor Ralph Northam has signed roughly two dozen bills into law that will significantly impact employers,...more
6/3/2020
/ Employer Liability Issues ,
Gender Identity ,
Governor Northam ,
Human Rights ,
Labor Law Violations ,
Misclassification ,
New Legislation ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Private Right of Action ,
Sexual Orientation ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage and Hour ,
Webinars ,
Whistleblower Protection Policies ,
Whistleblowers
First of Many Anticipated Employment Changes in Virginia, Including Expanded Coverage and Remedies for the Virginia Human Right Act and Minimum Wage Increases....more
3/11/2020
/ Dress Codes ,
Employee Definition ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Employment Policies ,
Gender Discrimination ,
Gender Identity ,
Gig Economy ,
Hairstyle Discrimination ,
Independent Contractors ,
Labor Regulations ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Minimum Wage ,
Misclassification ,
New Legislation ,
Race Discrimination ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Sexual Orientation Discrimination ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage and Hour
Delaware is reminding its employers that a safe, drug-free workplace can pay. On February 1, the state’s Department of Insurance (the “Department”) amended its regulations to emphasize the availability of workers’...more
2/28/2020
/ Anti-Discrimination Policies ,
Credit ,
Decriminalization of Marijuana ,
Drug Testing ,
Employment Policies ,
Marijuana ,
Medical Marijuana ,
New Regulations ,
Recreational Use ,
State and Local Government ,
State Labor Laws ,
Workplace Safety ,
Zero Tolerance Policies
By February 1, 2020, District of Columbia (“DC”) employers must start providing employees with notice of the DC Paid Family Leave (“DC PFL”) law, D.C. Code § 32-541.01, et seq. The DC PFL Notice to Employees (“PFL Notice”)...more
1/17/2020
/ Employee Benefits ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Policies ,
Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) ,
Final Rules ,
Medical Leave ,
New Legislation ,
Paid Family Leave Law ,
Paid Leave ,
State Labor Laws ,
Unemployment Insurance ,
Wage and Hour
Increasingly, companies are using third-party digital hiring platforms to recruit and select job applicants. These products, explicitly or implicitly, promise to reduce or eliminate the bias of hiring managers in making...more
10/17/2019
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Biometric Information Privacy Act ,
Data Collection ,
Data Retention ,
Disability Discrimination ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Governor Pritzker ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Human Resources Professionals ,
Interviews ,
Job Applicants ,
New Legislation ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
Recruitment Policies ,
State Labor Laws ,
Videoconference
On July 2, 2019, New Jersey joined Illinois, Nevada, New Mexico, New York City, and Oklahoma in enacting employment protections for authorized users of medical cannabis. New Jersey’s new medical cannabis law (“Law”), which...more
7/11/2019
/ Adverse Employment Action ,
Amended Legislation ,
Anti-Discrimination Policies ,
Drug Testing ,
Employee Rights ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Policies ,
Governor Murphy ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Marijuana ,
Medical Marijuana ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
State Labor Laws
The District of Columbia Office of Paid Family Leave (“OPFL”) recently launched a website to help employers and employees prepare for the new Paid Family Leave (“PFL”) benefit. On July 1, 2019, the OPFL will begin collecting...more
After nearly 16 years of legislative efforts, the New York State Legislature passed the Gender Expression Non-Discrimination Act (“GENDA” or “Law”), explicitly adding “gender identity or expression” as a protected class under...more
Recent headlines have highlighted changes occurring in the workforce. Generation Z will be entering the workforce in the new year, marking five generations working side by side. Therefore, as 2019 approaches, it will be...more
12/28/2018
/ #MeToo ,
Bias ,
Corporate Culture ,
Decriminalization of Marijuana ,
Employee Training ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Policies ,
Gender Discrimination ,
Gender Identity ,
Hostile Environment ,
NYCHRL ,
Pay Equity Laws ,
Sexual Harassment ,
State Labor Laws