Oregon: Age Inquiries Prohibited Until After Initial Interview

Beginning September 26, 2025, Oregon employers of all sizes won’t be able to ask or require applicants to provide their age, date of birth, or school attendance or graduation dates prior to completing an initial job interview. If there’s no interview, the employer...

Delaware Adds Military Status as a Protected Characteristic

Delaware recently updated its antidiscrimination law to include military status as a protected characteristic. The law applies to employers with four or more employees in the state. While employers of all sizes are already prohibited from discriminating on the basis...

Washington Limits Driver’s License Requirements

Beginning July 27, 2025, employers of all sizes are prohibited from requiring a driver’s license as a condition of employment or stating that applicants must have a driver’s license in a job posting. There’s an exception if driving is an essential function of the job...

Rhode Island Midyear Roundup 2025

The laws below were passed in the last week and took immediate effect. They apply to employers with four or more employees unless otherwise noted. GROUNDBREAKING PROTECTIONS FOR MENOPAUSE In a big move from the littlest state, Rhode Island now requires employers to...

Illinois Expands Equal Pay Registration Certificate Requirements

Illinois recently expanded its Equal Pay Registration Certification requirements to apply to all private employers that have 100 or more employees in the state. Previously, employers only had to file if they had 100 or more employees in the state and also had to file...