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As of May 2025, the Cannabis Health and Safety Act (House Bill 1200) is pending in the Senate awaiting revisions by the Law and Justice Committee. The act proposes a wide swath of “decriminalization” of the production, sale,...more
In the weeks since Holland & Knight previously reported on challenges to California's Clean Air Act (CAA) preemption waivers on April 30, 2025, Congress has taken decisive action. Following the U.S. House of Representatives'...more
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The New York State Senate recently passed the No Severance Ultimatums Act (the “Act”) which would substantially change the law with regard to how employers pay severance to their employees working in New York....more
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On May 14, 2025, the Missouri General Assembly passed House Bill (HB) 567, which would repeal the Missouri paid sick time statute and eliminate Missouri employers’ obligation to provide earned paid sick time to all Missouri...more
Despite months of intense lobbying and a last-minute legislative scramble, Colorado’s sweeping AI anti-bias law is still set to take effect on February 1, 2026. But the tech industry isn’t done fighting. After lawmakers just...more
The Florida Legislature unanimously approved Senate Bill (SB) 232 on April 29, 2025, to update and clarify the Florida Consumer Collections Practices Act (FCCPA) by removing email communications from the list of prohibited...more
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The Ohio Senate passed House Bill 15 (Klopfenstein) unanimously on April 30, 2025, and the Ohio House later the same day concurred by a vote of 94 to 2. The legislation heads to Governor Mike DeWine for his approval....more
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We have written about the General Assembly’s Labor and Public Employees Committee’s final flurry of activity approving and advancing bills out of committee....more
On April 29, 2025, the Supreme Court of Missouri upheld Proposition A, the voter-approved initiative that mandates paid sick time and raised the minimum wage....more
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Employers must provide notice of Missouri’s new earned paid sick time (PST) requirements no later than April 15, 2025—ahead of the May 1, 2025, effective date of the state’s new PST law, or Proposition A, passed by voters in...more
The Beltway Buzz™ is a weekly update summarizing labor and employment news from inside the Beltway and clarifying how what’s happening in Washington, D.C., could impact your business....more
As detailed in our February 24, 2025 update, House Bill 123 continues the operations of the Alabama Board of Pharmacy (“the Board”) until October 1, 2026, with changes to the Board’s structure, operations, and practices....more
Our April 2025 Chat will cover what every Maryland employer needs to know about employment legislation pending in the Maryland 2025 legislative session. This informative webinar will include an update on Maryland's paid...more
Three years after Maryland’s Paid Family and Medical Leave Insurance Program (FAMLI) was established by the Time to Care Act of 2022 (TCA), the General Assembly on Monday passed House Bill 102, which delays certain dates...more
Cross Over Day at the West Virginia Legislature separates the living bills from those that are most likely dead for the session. At the conclusion of the floor sessions on April 2, all bills have to be out of their house of...more