Colorado Eases Some Job Posting Requirements for Remote Employers
by Colorado has amended its job posting requirements for all employers and has eased at least one compliance challenge for out-of-state employers with only remote employees. Back …
Category: State Laws
Minnesota Passes New Laws Affecting the Workplace
By the time the Minnesota state legislature completed its session on May 22, 2023, it had successfully passed significant new laws that affect every employer …
Protecting Intellectual Property When You Can’t Use Non-compete Agreements
There is an undeniable trend to limit or ban the use of non-compete agreements by employers. The Federal Trade Commission has proposed a nationwide ban, …
Right-to-Work v. At-Will Employment
Recently Michigan became the first state in more than fifty years to repeal its right-to-work law. Some news commentators were criticized for confusing right-to-work with …
New Fact Sheet Issued on Minnesota’s CROWN Act
As reported in our February 2, 2023, posting Minnesota Amends Human Rights Act to Include Protection for “Traits Associated with Race,” employment discrimination due to race-based natural …
Minnesota Amends Human Rights Act to Include Protection for “Traits Associated with Race”
Minnesota has joined Colorado, Nebraska, and more than a dozen other states in enacting a law prohibiting discrimination based on an individual’s hair texture and …
Upper Midwest Employers Don’t All ‘Wish They Could Be California Employers’
Many employers have expanded employee options to include the ability to work remotely outside the employer’s home state under some circumstances. This can work well …
Recently Enacted Pay Transparency Laws May Affect Out of State Employers
A few weeks ago New York City began requiring employers with 15 or more employees to include pay ranges for every posted or advertised job …
Where Marijuana Use is Legal Under State Law: How Does an Employer Establish Impairment?
The state legalization of marijuana creates employer challenges regarding how to maintain safe workplaces, free of employees who are impaired by marijuana, without violating state …
U.S. Supreme Court Did Not Settle the Issue of Medical Marijuana and Workers Compensation
The U.S. Supreme Court recently had the opportunity to decide the issue of whether an employer can be required to pay for medical marijuana when …