The US Department of Labor has published new Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) Guidance. The newly issued Fact Sheet explains when eligible employees may take FMLA leave to address mental health conditions and answers other leave issues. Epstein Becker Green:U.S. DOL Releases Guidance on FMLA Leave and Mental Health

Several state and local minimum wage rates will increase in the latter half of 2022, with most of these changes effective on July 1, 2022. Ogletree Deakins:Midyear 2022 State and Major Locality Minimum Wage Increases ADP:Minimum Wage Changes Coming July 1: What You Need to Know

On October 1, 2022, the District of Columbia will begin implementing a new non-compete law that prohibits the use of non-compete clauses in newly signed employment agreements affecting most everyone who works in the District of Columbia.  Also on October 1, 2022, due to a surplus in the District of Columbia’s Universal Paid Leave Fund, the […]

Illinois has enacted the Family Bereavement Leave Act (FBLA), an amendment to the Child Bereavement Leave Act, which expands the definition of family members covered by FBLA and includes fertility-related losses in the acceptable reasons an employee may use leave under the FBLA.  These amendments are effective January 1, 2023. Jackson Lewis:Illinois Expands Unpaid Child Bereavement Leave to […]

New EEOC guidance advises employers to ensure that any hiring tools based on algorithms or artificial intelligence (AI) do not negatively impact applicants with disabilities. Employers are responsible for vetting potential bias in AI-based hiring tools – even if the software is provided by a vendor. Other laws that aim at automated evaluation tools are […]

New York City: Effective November 1, 2022, all employers that have four or more employees are required to post minimum and maximum annual salary or hourly wage for positions in job listings. This law applies to positions that can or will be performed, in whole or in part, in New York City. Nationwide employers hiring […]

The Chicago City Council recently amended its sexual harassment ordinance. Effective July 1, 2022, employers in Chicago are required to have a written policy prohibiting sexual harassment, place a poster advising of this in a place that is visible to employees, and have their employees participate in mandatory annual training. Littler:Chicago Updates Its Anti-Harassment Law

Effective July 1, 2022, one new law will expand the types of workers who may be able to claim unemployment benefits. In another new law, local governments are precluded from enacting laws regulating work hours, scheduling, or employee output of private businesses. The measure became effective on May 5, 2022. Jackson Lewis:New Georgia Employment Laws […]

Effective July 1, 2022, the Mississippi Equal Pay for Equal Work Act follows the liability standard of the federal Equal Pay Act, prohibiting employers from paying workers of one sex less than they pay those of the opposite sex for work that “requires equal skill, education, effort and responsibility, and which is performed under similar […]

By June 30, 2022, if California employers with five or more employees do not offer a 401(k) plan, they must register under the CalSavers Retirement Program and provide employee census information in order for CalSavers to automatically enroll eligible employees in a retirement savings program. Fenwick & West LLP:Eligible California Employers with 5 or More […]