Category: State and Local Law

CWC Interstate: January/February 2025 Update

The Center for Workplace Compliance (CWC), our affiliated nonprofit membership association, presents an update of state and local workplace compliance requirements that occurred since December. Three states had developments about paid leave: Michigan’s Earned Sick Time Acttakes effect February 21. It requires employers with 10 or more employees to allow their employees to accrue at least 1 hour of paid...

Notable State Workplace Laws That Went Into Effect on January 1, 2025

The Center for Workplace Compliance (CWC), our affiliated nonprofit membership association, has compiled a state-by-state digest of notable State and Local Laws Effective January 1, 2025, as well as a digest of Minimum Wage Increases Effective January 1, 2025. CWC’s digests show that many new state laws relate to various types of paid leave. Pay transparency and captive audience bans are...

CWC Interstate: November/December 2024 Update

The Center for Workplace Compliance (CWC), our affiliated nonprofit membership association, presents an Interstate memo, which covers developments since October 2024. Several states took actions related to paid leave laws: Alaska’s Ballot Measure 1 provides up to 56 hours of paid sick leave per year. Maine’s Department of Labor published final rules for the Paid Family and Medical Leave (PFML) Program....

CWC Interstate: October 2024 Update

The Center for Workplace Compliance (CWC), our affiliated nonprofit membership association, presents its latest update of state and local workplace compliance requirements, which covers developments that have occurred since the previous update in September. Issues include the following: Ban the box in San Diego, California, and Prince George’s County, Maryland Pay transparency in New Jersey Medical marijuana in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania...

CWC’s Reminder About State Voting Leave Laws

With election season approaching, companies should be aware that more than half of states have laws that give employees the right to take time off from work to vote. However, states vary on issues such as whether the leave must be paid or unpaid; the type of notice, if any, that the employee must give; and how much time must...

CWC Interstate: September 2024 Update

The Center for Workplace Compliance (CWC), our affiliated nonprofit membership association, presents its latest Interstate memo, which covers developments since August. Several state workplace laws will take effect January 1, 2025. These include: Illinois SB 3646, which limits the hours and occupations for workers under age 16 and requires adult supervision and 30-minute meal breaks after five consecutive hours. California AB 3234,...