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Illinois has enacted legislation that prohibits employers from taking adverse action against employees because they refuse to attend an employer-sponsored mandatory meeting that communicates the opinion of the employer about religious or political matters. The changes take effect Jan.  1, 2025.

Illinois has enacted legislation that amends and clarifies the state’s Personnel Record Review Act. The new law (House Bill 3763) takes effect Jan. 1, 2025.

The federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) requires employers to compensate non-exempt employees at least the minimum wage for each hour worked and pay them overtime (at 1.5 times the employee’s regular rate of pay) whenever they work more than 40 hours in a workweek. The amount employees should receive in pay cannot be determined accurately without knowing the number of hours worked. This can be especially tricky when the employee has waiting time or on-call time during the workweek. To help you navigate these situations, here’s a summary of the federal rules and guidance.

Connecticut has enacted legislation that will expand the state's paid sick leave law to eventually cover all employers and employees and make other changes.

Currently, the state's paid sick leave law applies to employers with 50 or more employees in the state, and only "service workers" are entitled to receive paid sick leave. The expansion will occur in phases, with the first phase effective Jan. 1, 2025.