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New Jersey employers generally cannot take adverse employment actions solely on the basis of an individual’s recreational use of marijuana.

;Employers are uncertain how to proceed.

Legal Landscape From a legal perspective, many employers have already been forced by state law to remove clauses in employment contracts that are too restrictive.

Colorado’s law requires employers to include Colorado-specific pay rates and does not allow ranges that reflect pay outside the state.

Back then, vaccination mandates were triggered by a health emergency declared by the government, so employers were within their rights to codify vaccination as a condition of employment.

Education Strategies The Voya Cares survey found that 60% of employment extenders need help understanding their retirement plans.

The second law is Title VII , which is the employment discrimination statute.

Minnesota passed its own law May 17 (effective Jan. 1, 2025), and Maryland updated its pay transparency law on April 25, requiring employers to provide salary ranges on job postings (effective Oct. 1, 2024).

Judging from the list of the 25 most-viewed articles during the past calendar year, particular subjects of interest included: ;Salary budget surveys for compensation planning; ;Employment law and regulatory compliance; ;Pay practices; ;Pay transparency; ;Job architecture; ;Hybrid and return to the office; Those are not really surprising considering prominent themes from 2024 included: ;A cooling job market; ;U.S. federal agencies issuing final rules; ;Employers and business organizations filing lawsuits against those final rules; ;American states proposing or passing pay transparency laws, as well as continuing momentum occurring at the global level; ;A tightening U.S. and global economy; ;The search for leading practices to maintain or enhance competitiveness in talent acquisition and retention; ;The continually changing state of the post-COVID-19 workplace; Check out the full most-viewed articles list below.

Employers should make sure they are in compliance with the minimum wage laws of all states (and, as applicable, municipalities) where they have employees — a growing concern with the rise of remote and hybrid work arrangements.