Beginning January 1, 2024, the Maryland minimum wage will increase to $15 per hour for all employers. Until then, small employers pay $12.80 per hour and large employers pay $13.25 per hour. Employers continue to be permitted to pay 85% of that rate to employees that...

Effective July 1, 2023, employers may not require that employees, current or prospective, agree to or renew any part of a nondisclosure or confidentiality agreement, including a nondisparagement provision, that conceals details about sexual harassment or an assault...

Changes to New Jersey’s mini-WARN law, which applies to employers with 100 or more employees, take effect on April 10, 2023. As amended, the state’s mini-WARN notice and severance requirements are triggered when an employer terminates or lays off 50 or more employees...

On March 20, 2023, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued a final rule which, among other things, updates their Summary of Your Rights Under the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) and replaces the 2018 version. The summary details the major rights...

Beginning January 1, 2024, employees in Illinois will accrue Paid Leave, which they’ll be able to use for any purpose. We’ll send another alert closer to the effective date. In the meantime, here are the highlights. Applicability The new law applies to employers of...

On March 20, 2023, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued a final rule which, among other things, updates their Summary of Your Rights Under the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) and replaces the 2018 version. The summary details the major rights...

Effective July 1, 2023, employers may not require that employees, current or prospective, agree to or renew any part of a nondisclosure or confidentiality agreement, including a nondisparagement provision, that conceals details about sexual harassment or an assault...

Effective March 10, 2023, U.S. Reservists and Colorado Nation Guard members may take leave for military training for the equivalent of three weeks of work on the employee’s regular work schedule each year. Previously, reservists and national guard members could only...

Effective July 1, 2023, the minimum wage in Montgomery County will increase to: $16.70 per hour for large employers (those with 51 employees or more); $15 per hour for mid-sized employers (those with 11 to 50 employees); and $14.50 per hour for small employers (those...

On February 9, 2023, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued Field Assistance Bulletin (FAB) No. 2023-1, addressing the following topics for employers and their teleworking employees: The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), ensuring teleworking employees are paid...

The exempt salary requirement for Colorado employees has increased for 2023. If an exemption status has a salary requirement, for Colorado employees the salary requirement is $961.54 a week or $50,000 per year in 2023. This applies to all CO for-profit employers...