Effective August 13, 2024, employers of all sizes will be prohibited from taking adverse action against volunteer firefighters and emergency medical technicians (EMTs) for reporting late to work because they are responding, in their official capacity, to an emergency...
Starting September 1, 2024, New Hampshire law will prohibit employers of all sizes from discriminating against applicants and employees based on their protective hairstyle. Protective hairstyles are defined as hair type or style, including braids, locs, tight coils or...
Beginning July 2, 2024, employers of all sizes can’t take—or threaten to take—adverse action against an employee for not attending or participating in an employer-sponsored meeting that communicates the employer’s opinion on political matters. The same applies to...
Effective September 30, 2024, Florida’s minimum wage will increase to $13 per hour. The minimum base wage for tipped employees will increase to $9.98 per hour.
The Supreme Court of Colorado recently ruled that holiday incentive pay (extra pay for hours worked on a company holiday) is a type of shift differential compensation, and therefore must be included in the calculation of an employee’s regular rate of pay (RROP) for...
The state’s employment discrimination law, which applies to employers with four or more employees in the state, now includes housing status as a protected characteristic. Housing status means a person or family’s overnight residence, regardless of permanence or...
