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08/04/2025
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State and Local Laws
Several states and cities have mandatory or voluntary paid family leave programs that generally offer partial wage replacement to qualifying employees.
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Workspan Daily
10/01/2025
Twenty-one states and 50 cities and counties adjusted their minimum wage rates at the start of 2025.
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Workspan Daily
11/25/2025
But on a local level, a
widening cohort of states , as well as individual counties and cities, offer some form of safe leave, such as:
;Unpaid time off for legal proceedings for individuals who are victims of, or witnesses to, a crime.;
;Protected unpaid time off for a broader range of needs related to experiencing domestic or sexual violence.;
;Explicitly outlined paid safe leave for individuals experiencing violence.;
;Paid sick and safe leave allowing workers to use the time not only for general health-related needs but for any needs stemming from violence or abuse.;
;Paid
family and medical leave laws that provide access to cash benefits through insurance systems for longer-term leave; several of these have explicit safe-leave protections, but broader policies would cover similar leave needs in certain situations, such as when the time off is directly medical-related.;
Laws and policies spell out a variety of needs for which leave would apply, including seeking out medical
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Workspan Daily
09/24/2020
Arguably, the benefits of this approach include expanding the talent pool to candidates who wouldn’t consider moving to big cities no matter how prestigious the company.
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Workspan Magazine
11/28/2022
., California, Colorado, Connecticut, Washington, Nevada and New York City) have recently passed or are about to pass laws requiring organizations to disclose minimum and maximum salary ranges for job postings.
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Workspan Daily
02/18/2025
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;New York City’s
Local Law 144 (2023) prohibits employers and employment agencies from using automated employment decision tools unless they have been subject to a publicly available bias audit within one year of use and certain notices have been provided to employees or job candidates.;
Pending legislation:
;The California Privacy Protection Agency released
proposed regulations that would require certain businesses to conduct risk assessments and complete annual cybersecurity audits, and allow consumers to access and opt out of the use of automated decision-making technologies.
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Workspan Daily
02/02/2026
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Pay Attention to Pay Transparency
Currently, 15 states and seven counties/cities across the U.S. have
enacted pay transparency laws .
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Journal Article
01/01/2022
After all, if an employee can’t get their parking pass, what will they think about how more important details are handled?
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Workspan Daily
09/05/2025
Uber Eats to Fork Over $15M to Settle Pay Dispute
Seattle’s Office of Labor Standards (OLS)
announced Aug. 26 it had reached a $15 million settlement with Uber Eats after the city alleged the food delivery service violated multiple worker protection laws.
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Journal Article
06/02/2023
However, adding more metrics to executive compensation contracts to settle the agency problems might risk missing the forest for the trees as illustrated by the complexity dilemma we uncovered.
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