A first-of-its-kind law allowing employees to use paid sick leave to attend immigration-related proceedings could serve as a template for other states and localities to expand their own leave requirements.
Just as court-ordered changes to Michigan's paid sick leave and minimum wage laws were set to take effect, legislators passed a last-minute compromise intended to respond to the concerns of small businesses and tipped workers.
Missouri voters have approved a ballot proposition that will raise the state minimum wage to $15 by 2026 and require employers to provide employees one hour of paid sick leave for every 30 hours worked.
The Michigan Supreme Court has struck down the state's current minimum wage and paid sick leave laws and replaced them with earlier versions of the laws that are significantly more beneficial to employees.
Amendments to the Healthy Workplaces, Healthy Families Act (HWHFA) will increase the number of paid sick and safe days to which employees are entitled from three to five starting in 2024.
Under the Texas Regulatory Consistency Act, a number of local laws in Texas - including anti-discrimination ordinances in Austin, Dallas, Fort Worth and San Antonio - will be preempted September 1.
Following an active legislative session in Colorado, employers in the Centennial State will soon have a range of new compliance obligations to manage in areas including age discrimination, harassment and nondisclosure agreements.