Maine and Virginia have become the latest states to join the trend of enacting wage disclosure laws.
Maine
Effective July 29, 2026 in Maine, the new law will require employers with 10 or more employees to include a prospective range
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Paid Sick Leave and Paid Family and Medical Leave Coming to Virginia
Notable leave developments are coming to Virginia. The state has enacted a significant expansion of its existing paid sick leave law—which presently only applies to home health workers—to all employees statewide. In addition, under the state’s new Paid Family Medical
Connecticut Enacts New AI Law: What Employers Need To Know
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Connecticut has become the latest state to enact legislation regulating the use of artificial intelligence as it relates to employment. On May 27, 2026, Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont signed Senate Bill 5 (“SB 5”), formally titled the
Colorado’s AI Law Gets Major Rewrite – What Now For Employers?
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Colorado’s landmark artificial intelligence law, previously covered here, has been replaced before it ever took effect. After years of concern over the implications of Colorado’s Anti-Discrimination in AI Law (the “CO AI Law”), which was set to
DOL Makes It Official: 2024 Overtime Rule Is Gone
Well, that’s that.
The U.S. Department of Labor has issued a final rule, scheduled for publication in the Federal Register on May 15, 2026, formally removing the regulatory text from the now-vacated 2024 overtime rule and restoring the Part
Major Developments Put Colorado’s AI Law on Ice Ahead of Implementation
As the June 30, 2026 effective date of Colorado’s burdensome AI law rapidly approaches, there are new developments that complicate its implementation and raise questions about whether it will ever be implemented in its current form.
First, on April 27,
Second Circuit Joins Majority View Limiting Nationwide FLSA Collective Actions
On May 4, 2026, the Second Circuit joined the Third, Sixth, Seventh, Eighth, and Ninth Circuits in holding that a district court may not authorize notice to out-of-state potential opt-in plaintiffs in an FLSA collective action unless the court has
There and Back Again: DOL Proposes New Joint Employer Rule
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has reentered the joint-employer arena with a new proposed rule that aims to bring uniformity to a fractured legal landscape.
The April 23, 2026 Notice of Proposed Rulemaking would establish a single standard for
Colorado Takes a Major Step Towards Rewriting Its AI Law As Its Effective Date Approaches
Quick Hit: In 2024, Colorado enacted the Colorado Artificial Intelligence Act (the “AI Act”), the most comprehensive measure regulating the use of AI in the nation. As the law’s June 30, 2026 effective date approaches, and given the significant concerns raised about the
What President Trump’s AI Executive Order 14365 Means For Employers
On December 11, 2025, President Trump signed Executive Order 14365, “Ensuring a National Policy Framework for Artificial Intelligence” (the “EO”). The order identifies “excessive state regulation” as an obstacle to the Administration’s policy of “sustain[ing] and enhanc[ing] the United