New Employment and HR Laws by State:
State | Law Name | Description | Effective Date |
|---|---|---|---|
All States | The rule requires employers to pay employees time-and-a-half for all hours worked over 40 hours during a workweek, provided that the employees do not fall within certain exemptions. Salaries will be increased from $684.00 per week to $1,128.00 per week beginning January 2025 across all U.S. states. | January 1, 2025. | |
California | The bill outlines reporting requirements for employers that choose to conduct social compliance audits, and requires them to post the audit results to a conspicuous link on their website. | January 1, 2025. | |
Colorado | The bill implements new compliance measures, penalties, and protections to ensure the safety and rights of young workers. | January 1, 2025. | |
The bill amends the Colorado Privacy Act and requires state employers and controllers that collect and process biometric data or identifiers to comply with various disclosure, consent, and retention requirements. | July 1, 2025. | ||
The bill requires state employers deploying a high-risk artificial intelligence (AI) system to use reasonable care to avoid algorithmic discrimination of employees. | February 1, 2026. | ||
Connecticut | The bill allows for the accrual of paid leave (up to 40 hours each year) for employees working at least 120 days annually. Businesses that are already offering at least 40 hours of paid time off each year are exempt from the bill. | January 1, 2025. | |
Illinois | The bill states that employers may no longer require employees to attend employer-sponsored meetings whose primary purpose is to communicate the employer’s opinion concerning religious or political matters. | January 1, 2025. | |
Kansas | The bill indicates that the State Unemployment Insurance (SUI) rate for new employers will decrease from 6% to 5.55% for construction industry employers, and from 2.7% to 1.75% for all other employers. | January 1, 2025. | |
Maryland | The bill modifies provisions of the Family and Medical Leave Insurance Program, including changes to the definition of a "covered employee." The initial contribution amount will be determined by February 1, 2025, and benefits will begin July 1, 2025. | July 1, 2025. | |
Massachusetts | Employers seeking to hire in Massachusetts will be required to disclose salary ranges in job postings or the case of a promotion or transfer of a current employee. | July 31, 2025. | |
Minnesota | The bill requires employers with 30 or more employees at one or more sites in Minnesota to disclose salary range information for each job posting. It must also include a general description of all benefits, including health and retirement benefits. | January 1, 2025. | |
Employers are required to provide eligible employees with up to 12 weeks of paid family leave and 12 weeks of paid medical leave, with partial wage replacement for qualifying reasons. The leave is capped at 20 weeks total combined leave per benefit year. | January 1, 2026. | ||
Nebraska | Nebraska employers are obligated, except in limited circumstances, to withhold Nebraska state income taxes from their remote employees’ wages. | January 1, 2025. | |
New Hampshire | The bill prohibits eligible employers from banning employees' storage of firearms or ammunition in their locked vehicles. It also prohibits all employers from inquiring into or searching for firearms or ammunition in the locked vehicles. | January 1, 2025. | |
The law allows nursing mothers to take a break during work hours to express milk. Employers will need to ensure compliance with New Hampshire House Bill 358 and the associated policies relating to nursing mothers. | July 1, 2025. | ||
New York | The bill requires employers to provide their employees with up to 20 hours of paid prenatal leave in any calendar year, in addition to the leave they are entitled to under New York’s Paid Sick Leave Law. | January 1, 2025. | |
Pennsylvania | The Act prohibits employers from enforcing medical professionals, with limited exceptions, to sign employment noncompete clauses. | January 1, 2025. | |
Rhode Island | The bill makes recipients eligible for temporary caregiver benefits and increases the maximum temporary caregiver benefit weeks from 6 to 8 weeks over a period of 2 years. | January 1, 2025. | |
Vermont | The bill requires that written job advertisements include information concerning the type and range of monetary compensation the employer expects to offer the job applicant. | July 1, 2025. | |
Washington | The bill prohibits employers from discriminating against employees with regard to compensation based on an employee's membership in any protected class, as opposed to only gender. | July 1, 2025. |