Minnesota: Effective Jan. 1, 2024, Pay History Ban Employers in Minnesota may no longer ask a job applicant about their pay history beginning Jan. 1, 2024. This law is being implemented, overseen, and enforced by the Minnesota Department of Human Rights....
Employers in Texas Must Post a Notice Regarding Reporting Workplace Violence or Suspicious Activity? House Bill No. 915 adds Chapter 104A, “Reporting Workplace Violence,” to the Texas Labor Code, requiring all employers, regardless of size, to “post a notice to employees of the contact information for...
Effective January 17, 2023, OSHA increased its minimum and maximum penalties for workplace safety and health violations by 7.7 percent. Going forward, a “serious violation can cost up to $15,625.00, and a “willful” or “repeat” violation can cost up to $156,259.00....
New York Enacts Law on Worker-Rights Poster Requirements - Late in 2022, Gov. Hochul signed Bill A7595/S6805 into law, which went into effect immediately and imposes new requirements for posting worker-rights posters in the digital age....
Minnesota Now Prohibits Discrimination Based on Hair Style? - On February 1, 2023, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz signed a law commonly referred to as the “CROWN Act.”...
