US Jurisdictions
The NLRB has announced a final rule restoring prior policies and processes that make it easier for unions to achieve or retain recognition.
The Massachusetts legislature has passed a bill that would require employers to include pay information in job postings. The bill now goes to Gov. Maura Healey, who has until August 3 to sign or veto it.
A Texas court has temporarily halted the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) rule banning noncompete agreements and could permanently block it before August 30.
Amendments to California's Private Attorneys General Act will allow employers to cure alleged labor violations and reduce penalties, while employees who file claims will see a larger portion of any civil penalties awarded.
The California Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board has voted unanimously to adopt the latest version of its proposed rule regulating indoor heat exposure.
If signed into law, the Retail Worker Safety Act would require employers with 10 or more retail employees to adopt violence-prevention policies; establish violence-prevention training programs; and, in the case of large retailers, provide access to panic buttons.
Boeing has agreed to pay $11.5 million in unpaid wages to about 500 workers to compensate them for time spent traveling out of town on business - the largest amount of back pay returned to workers in the history of the Washington State Department of Labor & Industries.
Starting in 2026, Colorado businesses that use artificial intelligence (AI) in certain employment decisions will be required to take reasonable care to protect employees and job applicants from "algorithmic discrimination."
Vermont and Minnesota may soon join the growing list of states that require employers to include pay information in job postings.
Pregnant employees in New York will soon be entitled to paid leave for prenatal care and paid lactation breaks, as a result of two new laws signed by Gov. Kathy Hochul.
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