US Jurisdictions
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.
Employers across the US will soon be prohibited from entering or enforcing noncompete clauses under a new final rule approved by the Federal Trade Commission.
A La-Z-Boy dealership will rescind three work rules that the NLRB alleged unlawfully infringe on employees' rights under the National Labor Relations Act.
A Maryland bill that would require employers to include pay information in job postings has passed the state legislature and awaits signature by Gov. Wes Moore.
A federal court has issued a preliminary injunction prohibiting the Illinois Department of Labor (IDOL) from enforcing provisions of a law that would have required staffing agencies to provide temporary employees the same wages and equivalent benefits as their clients' comparable employees.
Employers in the unincorporated areas of Los Angeles County, California, will soon face stringent new limits on their ability to conduct criminal background screening of employees and job applicants.
Under a new Utah law, employers may no longer enforce confidentiality clauses relating to sexual assault or harassment.
The New York City Commission on Human Rights has brought complaints against at least 32 employers since October 2023 for failing to comply with the city's pay transparency law.
The EEOC has published new guidance on anti-Arab, anti-Middle Eastern, anti-Muslim, and antisemitic discrimination in response to the Israel-Hamas conflict.
California employers may continue to require employees to enter an arbitration agreement as a condition of employment now that the law that sought to ban the practice has been permanently enjoined.
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