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  • Connecticut Enacts Wide-Ranging Employment Bill

    Date:
    May 12, 2026

    Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont signed into law a bill that will enhance pay transparency, strengthen lactation break protections and impose a number of other new requirements on employers.

  • DOJ Shifts Approach to Medical Marijuana

    Date:
    April 24, 2026

    In a move with potentially significant implications for employers' approaches to drug testing, reasonable accommodation under the ADA and other workplace policies, the Department of Justice recently issued an order that reclassifies certain medical marijuana products as Schedule III controlled substances.

  • Virginia Enacts Paid Family Medical Leave Program

    Date:
    April 24, 2026

    Virginia has enacted a new Paid Family and Medical Leave insurance program that will be required for all employers and employees.

  • DOL Looks to "Simplify" Joint Employment

    Date:
    April 22, 2026

    The US Department of Labor (DOL) will propose a new rule intended to establish a "clear, consistent understanding" of when employers are jointly responsible for complying with the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and the Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act (MSPA).

  • Lots of New Employment Laws Coming to Washington

    Date:
    March 16, 2026

    Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson has signed new laws involving employee microchips, domestic workers, wage-theft penalties and more.

  • NLRB Memo Signals Shift in Workplace Rule Enforcement

    Date:
    March 10, 2026

    An NLRB General Counsel memo signals a clear shift in how the agency will evaluate employer workplace rules, shifting to a more employer-friendly standard.

  • Maine Passes Employer Surveillance Law

    Date:
    January 26, 2026

    Business groups warned the new law could disrupt operations, limit oversight and compromise workplace investigations.

  • New Jersey Expands Family Leave Law

    Date:
    January 21, 2026

    Amendments to the New Jersey Family Leave Act (NJFLA) projected to take effect in July will extend employer coverage and employee eligibility.

  • Starbucks Agrees to Largest Worker-Protection Settlement in NYC History

    Date:
    December 2, 2025

    Starbucks will pay $39 million to settle charges that it violated New York City's Fair Workweek Law.

  • California Passes a Bunch of New Employment Laws

    Date:
    October 14, 2025

    New requirements involving pay data reporting, pay transparency, workplace notices, paid family leave, civil penalties for wage theft and more are coming soon to California.

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