Vermont Midyear Update: Captive Audience Meetings Limited and Race Protections Expanded
The following Vermont employment laws are effective July 1, 2024, and apply to employers of all sizes. LIMITS ON CAPTIVE AUDIENCE MEETINGS Employers can’t take—or threaten to take—adverse action against an employee to get them to attend, or for not attending, an...
District of Columbia Minimum Wage Increase
On July 1, 2024, the District of Columbia minimum hourly wage will increase to $17.50. The minimum base wage for tipped employees will increase to $10 per hour
Maryland: Montgomery County Increases Minimum Wage
On July 1, 2024, the minimum hourly wage in Montgomery County will increase as follows: 1–10 employees: $15 11–50 employees: $15.50 51 or more employees: $17.15 11 or more employees and the employer is tax exempt under § 501(c)(3): $15.50 11 or more employees and the...
Nevada Minimum Wage Increase
Beginning July 1, 2024, the hourly minimum wage in Nevada will increase to $12 for all employers. As of that date, the tiered minimum wage rates currently allowed by the state based on whether employers offer qualifying health benefits will be eliminated, and a single...
Minnesota 2024 Midyear Update
LOCAL MINIMUM WAGE INCREASES On July 1, 2024, the following minimum hourly wages will take effect: Minneapolis The minimum wage will be $15.57 for employers of all sizes. St. Paul Employers with 1–5 employees: $12.25 Employers with 6–100 employees: $14 Employers with...
New York Requires Pay for Lactation Breaks
Starting June 19, 2024, New York State’s lactation break law will be updated to require employers to provide paid breaks. Specifically, employers of all sizes must provide employees with 30 minutes of paid break time and allow them to use other paid break or meal time...
Colorado Employment Law Updates
The following changes to Colorado employment law apply to employers of all sizes. APPLICANT AGE-RELATED INQUIRIES PROHIBITED Beginning July 1, 2024, employers will be prohibited from asking for an applicant’s age, birth date, or school attendance or graduation dates...
Oregon Minimum Wage, OFLA, PLO, and Predictive Scheduling Changes
The following changes to Oregon employment laws are effective July 1, 2024, and apply to employers of all sizes unless otherwise noted. MINIMUM WAGE INCREASES The hourly minimum wage in Oregon will increase as follows: Portland Metro (within Portland’s Urban Growth...
California Requires Workplace Violence Prevention Plans
Starting on July 1, 2024, employers of all sizes will be required to have a written workplace violence prevention plan, maintain a violent incident log, and provide workplace violence prevention training to employees. These requirements will apply to nearly all...
Washington: Captive Audience Meetings Limited and Local Minimum Wage Updates
CAPTIVE AUDIENCE MEETINGS Beginning June 6, 2024, employers of all sizes can’t take—or threaten to take—adverse action against an employee to get them to attend, or for not attending, a meeting if its primary purpose is to express the employer’s opinion on religious...
District of Columbia Wage Transparency and Voting Leave Laws Changes
EXPANDED WAGE TRANSPARENCY LAWS Beginning June 30, 2024, the District of Columbia will have a stronger wage transparency law, which applies to employers of all sizes. Screening and Salary Inquiries Prohibited Under the amended law, employers won’t be allowed to screen...
Federal: DOL Increases Exempt Employee Minimum Salaries
On April 26, 2024, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) published the much-anticipated final rule that will increase the minimum salary for many exempt employees. The increase will take effect in two steps. If you’d like to review the regulations yourself, they are...