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State Law Roundup: 2022 Year-End Edition (US)

By Shennan Harris, Ariel Cohen and Scott Held on Posted in Artificial Intelligence, Benefits, Discrimination, Drug Testing, Employee Wellbeing, Employment Law, Employment Policies, Fair Labor Standards Act, FMLA, Harassment, Health & Safety, Hiring, Leave, Marijuana, Minimum Wage, Non-compete agreements, Paid Family Leave, Paid Sick Leave, Pay Transparency, Privacy, Sexual Harassment, Sick Leave, State Law Updates, Wage and Hour, Wages, Whistleblowing
State and local legislatures were active throughout 2022 in passing laws and ordinances that will impact employers of all sizes and all industries in 2023. Click HERE for our summary of these laws and related developments, including important developments in California, Colorado, Illinois, New York, and elsewhere! If you haven’t already, you might also want … Continue Reading

California Legislative Year-End Review (US)

By Cristen Hintze on Posted in California, COVID-19, Health & Safety, Leave, Marijuana, Paid Sick Leave, Pay, Pay Transparency
California’s active legislative year has finally come to a close, with Governor Gavin Newsom signing several new laws to further regulate the workplace. Summarized below are the laws expected to most significantly impact California employers. Unless otherwise stated, these new laws take effect January 1, 2023.… Continue Reading

Summer State/Local Law Round-Up, Part 2 of 2: Ohio through West Virginia (US)

By Shennan Harris, Ariel Cohen and Scott Held on Posted in Discrimination, Employment Policies, Equal Pay, Fair Labor Standards Act, Federal Contractors, Marijuana, Non-compete agreements, Overtime, Paid Family Leave, Pay, Sexual Harassment, State Law Updates, Wage and Hour, Whistleblowing
In our post earlier this week, we covered recent developments in state and local labor and employment laws in the states at the beginning at the alphabet. We now turn our attention to developments in the remaining states.… Continue Reading

State Law Round-Up: Year-End Edition (US) (Part 1 of 2)

By Shennan Harris and Scott Held on Posted in Accommodation, Background Checks, Discrimination, Equal Pay, FMLA, Independent Contractors, Leave, Marijuana, Minimum Wage, Non-compete agreements, Paid Family Leave, Paid Sick Leave, Pregnancy, Sexual Harassment, State Law Updates, Trade Secrets, Training
Welcome to the 2021 Year-End Edition of the State Law Round-Up! Due to the large number of updates, we will be splitting this State Law Round-Up into two parts, with each part organized alphabetically by state; today we will cover the first half of the alphabet, and tomorrow the remainder. Two exceptions: First – Minimum … Continue Reading

New Jersey Extends Employment Protections To Recreational Marijuana Using Employees (US)

By Ariel Cohen on Posted in Employment Law, Legislation, Marijuana, New Jersey, News, Regulation
On February 22, 2021, New Jersey’s governor signed the New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory, Enforcement Assistance, and Marketplace Modernization Act (“CREAMMA” or the “Act”), legalizing the recreational use of cannabis items, i.e., marijuana, for individuals age 21 and older. Importantly, the Act also provides job protections to recreational marijuana users and imposes new drug testing requirements … Continue Reading

Arizona and Three More States Approve Recreational Marijuana Use: Hashing Out What This Means for Employers (US)

By Daniel Pasternak and Melissa Legault on Posted in Arizona, Background Checks, Drug Testing, Employment Law, Health & Safety, Legislation, Marijuana, Misconduct, News, Regulation
For citizens of Arizona, Montana, New Jersey, and South Dakota, 11/3 may become another 4/20, as on Election Day, voters in those states approved initiatives to joining 11 other US states that previously decriminalized recreational adult use of marijuana.[1] Employers in those states however may not be as enthusiastic, since approval of recreational marijuana use … Continue Reading
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