BOP Newsletter

Effective January 1, 2024, Off-Duty Use of Marijuana is Excluded from Hiring Decisions in Washington Recognizing that Marijuana has been legal in WA since 2012, the new law aims to prevent restricting job opportunities to applicant’s due their past use of cannabis, which should now be...

Q: May I recoup an inadvertent overpayment of overtime pay in one pay period by not paying the employee for overtime worked in the next pay period?...

Montana Adds Free Speech as Basis for Wrongful Discharge Effective October 1, 2023, a discharge that is solely based on the employee's legal expression of free speech, including but not limited to statements made on social media, is now deemed wrongful in Montana. ...

California: New Law Prohibits Noncompete Agreements On September 1, 2023, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill 699 into law, which prohibits employers from entering into or attempting to enforce noncompete agreements. ...

Q: Is a terminated employee eligible for unemployment? A: Yes. Although this may vary by state, in general, unemployment benefits are available to a former employee who is out of work through no fault of their own....

Wages Due on Weekends or Holidays May Be Paid the Next Day, according to California High Court? The California high court declined to review the case Parsons v. Estenson Logistics, LLC, in which an employee had sought to pursue claims alleging he was consistently paid two...

Q: May an employer be sued for refusing to provide a post-termination reference? A: Probably not, depending on the way the refusal is worded and to whom the refusal is communicated....

Minnesota: Paid Sick Leave, Paid Family Leave, and State-Sponsored Retirement Paid Sick Leave Effective January 1, 2024 Applies to all businesses with 1 or more employees All employees will earn 1 hour for every 30 hours worked up to 48 hours in a year ...