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Midyear Roundup: California Edition 2025

The following changes to California employment law apply to employers of all sizes, unless otherwise noted, and take effect on July 1, 2025. Additional details about these laws are available in the law alerts available on the platform and will be added to the laws...

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Midyear Roundup: Vermont Edition 2025

The following changes to Vermont employment law take effect on July 1, 2025. Additional details about these laws are available in the law alerts on the platform and will be added to the laws pages no later than their effective dates. PAY RANGES REQUIRED IN JOB...

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Georgia Eliminates Subminimum Wage

Starting July 1, 2025, Georgia will begin phasing out the subminimum wage for employees with disabilities.  Employers with a valid U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) certificate that allows this practice and was issued on or before July 1, 2025, can continue to pay...

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Ohio Allows Electronic Notice Posting

Starting July 21, 2025, Ohio employers will be allowed to post certain employee notices on the internet instead of physically in the workplace. Specifically, employers will be allowed to post the following state law notices on the internet, but only if they will be...

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Midyear Roundup: West Virginia Edition 2025

The following changes to West Virginia employment law apply to employers of all sizes and take effect in July 2025. HIRING PREFERENCES FOR MILITARY SPOUSES Starting July 9, 2025, employers can grant hiring preferences to a military spouse without violating the state...

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Minnesota: St. Paul Minimum Wage Increase

Effective July 1, 2025, St. Paul’s minimum wages for small and micro business will increase as follows: $15 per hour for small businesses (6–100 employees) $13.25 per hour for micro businesses (5 employees or fewer) The minimum wage for employers with 101 or more...

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Indiana Introduces Limited School Leave

Starting July 1, 2025, all Indiana employees will be able to take unpaid job-protected leave once per calendar year for each of the following types of school meetings for their child: Attendance conferences Case conference committee meetings to develop an...

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New Hampshire Adds Lactation Protections

Starting July 1, 2025, employers with six or more employees in New Hampshire will be required to provide employees with certain lactation accommodations unless doing so would be an undue hardship (i.e., a significant difficulty or expense). We’ve included the...

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Wyoming Bans Many Noncompete Agreements

Beginning July 1, 2025, Wyoming will prohibit new noncompete agreements. Agreements entered into before that date won’t be affected. While the ban will apply broadly, exceptions will be allowed for noncompete agreements that are any of the following: Contained in a...

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Minnesota Amends Cannabis Protections

Minnesota has broad protections for cannabis in general (namely, you can’t fire someone solely for having a positive drug test for THC) and has added a few details to its law. The changes took effect on May 24, 2025, a day after the governor signed the law. Adverse...

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