Hot off the press – here is Littler’s mid-year report! As federal regulators, states and cities continue to pass new workplace regulations through the calendar year, we summarize each state’s notable labor and employment law updates. Some states, like Maryland, have at least a dozen new laws and regulations taking effect this summer, tackling everything from vaping at work to pay discrimination. Other states have just one, such as the state of West Virginia, which now restrains employers from acting against employees who store firearms in their vehicles on company property.
The state of Washington is cracking down on warehouse employers, regulating worker performance quotas with a new law and regulations set to take effect July 1. Colorado has eight new laws ranging from regulation of noncompete agreement enforcement to Crown Act amendments. Other common themes among several states include changes to child labor regulations, mandating pay scales in job postings, and prohibiting mandatory employer-sponsored meetings at work.
Please note that many state legislatures are still in session, so additional laws taking effect this summer are bound to be enacted after publication. And new laws—particularly at the local level—are often subject to amendment or legal challenges. This Insight focuses on select generally applicable employment laws, so all new laws, including industry-specific regulations, might not be covered. This article is intended to provide insight on the types of laws state and local legislatures are enacting, some of which have effective dates right around the corner.
For an update on minimum wage-related changes taking effect this summer, please see Rates Up, Dude – Surfing the Wave of U.S. Minimum Wage, Tipped, and Exempt Employee Pay Increases that Will Occur on July 1, 2024.
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