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  • Florida Enacts E-Verify Law With Strict Penalty Provisions

    Date:
    May 11, 2023

    Effective July 1, Florida will require all private employers with 25 or more employees to use the federal E-Verify system to check the immigration status of their workers.

  • Illinois Pay Transparency Bill Moving Rapidly Through Legislature

    Date:
    May 4, 2023

    A bill advancing quickly through the Illinois legislature would add the state to the growing list of jurisdictions that require employers to share pay range information with job applicants.

  • New York Minimum Wage on Path to $17.00 by 2026

    Date:
    May 2, 2023

    New York Gov. Kathy Hochul and key legislators have reached an agreement to gradually raise the state minimum wage over the next several years.

  • Recreational Marijuana Legalized in Delaware

    Date:
    April 27, 2023

    Delaware has become the 22nd state to legalize recreational marijuana, following the passage of a pair of bills that Gov. John Carney opposed but ultimately opted not to veto.

  • Missouri Restricts Gender-Affirming Care

    Date:
    April 24, 2023

    Individuals in Missouri will have to undergo therapy before seeking gender-affirming care under an emergency rule issued by the state attorney general.

  • Maryland Latest to Join $15.00 Minimum Wage Club

    Date:
    April 12, 2023

    Under a new bill, Maryland's minimum wage will increase to $15.00 for all employers starting January 1, 2024 - a year earlier for large employers and two and a half years earlier for small employers compared to the increases scheduled under previous law.

  • Several States Consider Pay Transparency, Pay Equity Laws

    Date:
    April 3, 2023

    At least eight states are currently considering legislative proposals that would require employers to disclose pay ranges, restrict employers from inquiring about prior salary history, or strengthen existing equal pay laws.

  • Michigan Repeals Right-to-Work Laws

    Date:
    March 27, 2023

    Michigan's has repealed its right-to-work laws, and will permit collective bargaining agreements to require employees to join the union or pay fees to support it.

  • Michigan Expands LGBTQ+ Rights

    Date:
    March 22, 2023

    Michigan employers may not discriminate based on sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression under a new law signed by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.

  • Docking Exempt Employees' PTO Not an FLSA Violation, 3rd Circuit Rules

    Date:
    March 16, 2023

    An employer may safely deduct PTO from a salaried employee without violating the FLSA or risking the employee's exempt status, according to a new ruling by the 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals.

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