US Jurisdictions
AB 1228 represents a more employer-friendly version of the Fast Food Accountability and Standards Recovery Act (FAST Recovery Act), which was passed in 2022 but then blocked earlier this year before it could go into effect.
New York will soon require employers to provide employees notice of unemployment benefits, prohibit employers from demanding social media or email logins, and increase the weekly salary threshold for exemptions from wage payment laws.
A new law makes New York the sixth state to prohibit employers from requiring employees to attend anti-union "captive audience meetings."
With the state's pay transparency law set to take effect on September 17, the New York Department of Labor has issued proposed regulations clarifying a number of points about the law's application and interpretation.
Prosecutors can now seek stronger penalties - including prison time - against employers who unlawfully withhold workers' wages in the Empire State.
Beginning July 1, 2024, Vermont will be the first state to mandate withholding for child care purposes.
With the signature of Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Friday, August 11, Illinois has joined the list of states requiring pay transparency in job postings.
Legislation recently signed into law by Gov. J.B. Pritzker will expand leave for bereaving a child and for mourning victims of violent crime; establish new leave for organ donation; and provide protections for freelance workers and temporary workers.
California's Attorney General is conducting investigative information-gathering on large employers' compliance with the state's employee data privacy law.
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.
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