News & Analysis

The United Kingdom recently enacted the Modern Slavery Act 2015, the first law in Europe aimed at eliminating modern slavery and human trafficking from supply chains.

The Montgomery County, Maryland Council recently passed two amendments to the County Code that impact employers.

On June 10, 2015, six federal agencies issued a joint policy statement establishing standards for assessing the policies and diversity practices of the entities they regulate.

Oregon recently took its password protection law to the next level by adding two categories of prohibited conduct not seen in any similar law to date.

On June 15, the Colorado Supreme Court provided good news to Colorado employers that prohibit employee marijuana use.

Continuing the trend by federal agencies toward greater protections for transgender employees, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) released “A Guide to Restroom Access for Transgender Workers” on June 1, 2015.

The Managing Directors Office for the City of Philadelphia has issued the notification poster for employers to use to comply with the new “Promoting Healthy Families and Workplaces” Ordinance.

On April 16, 2015, the New York City Council overwhelmingly passed a bill to make it unlawful for most

On April 2, 2015, Arkansas enacted a new law (the Act)1 that greatly expands the enforceability of noncompete

Effective April 1, 2015, a new Wage Theft Ordinance imposes specific wage and tip notice requirements