Employee Management

New and Updated

• Date:

  June 3, 2025

  Type:

  News

  DOL Brings Back Opinion Letters

  Although they do not carry the same legal weight as notice-and-comment regulations, opinion letters can help limit employers' liability in the event of a lawsuit or DOL investigation.

• Type:

  Legal Timetable

  Montana Amends Public Official Leave

• Type:

  Legal Timetable

  Iowa Requires Equal Treatment for Adoptive Parents

• Type:

  Legal Timetable

  Alaska Paid Sick Leave Employer Notice Requirements Begin

  Updated to clarify the implementation date.

• Type:

  Legal Timetable

  Vermont Amends the Parental and Family Leave Act

• Type:

  Employment Law Guide

  Drugs, Alcohol and Smoking: Montana

  Updated to reflect restrictions on the use of electronic smoking devices, effective May 8, 2025.

• Type:

  Employment Law Guide

  Training and Development: New York

  Updated to reflect the training requirements of the Retail Worker Safety Act, effective June 2, 2025.

• Type:

  Employment Law Guide

  Disabilities (ADA): Washington

  Updated to reflect forthcoming amendments to pregnancy accommodations law.  

• Type:

  Employment Law Guide

  Disabilities (ADA): Federal

  Updated to reflect a May 21, 2025, federal court order partially vacating the definition of related medical conditions in the PWFA Implementing Regulations.

• Type:

  Employment Law Guide

  Employee Discipline: New York

  Updated to reflect retaliation protections for warehouse worker injury reporting, effective June 1, 2025.