State & Local Laws


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    Trump calls for federal policy framework preempting state AI laws

    The executive order comes as Big Tech pushes back on local AI regulation while pouring billions into building out AI infrastructure and deploying new products.

    By Makenzie Holland • Dec. 12, 2025
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    Overcome the commute in the return-to-work era

    Commuter benefits, like vanpooling, have the potential to support a wide range of organizational goals like attendance, recruitment, retention and sustainability.

    Dec. 8, 2025
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    State laws regulating AI take effect in the new year. Here’s what HR needs to know.

    Employers will have to wrestle with tension between federal policy and state legislation.

    By Dec. 5, 2025
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    AI at work

    A running list of states and localities that regulate AI in hiring

    Colorado delayed the effective date of its AI hiring law from February to late June 2026. Meanwhile, an Illinois law prohibiting discriminatory AI takes effect Jan. 1, 2026.

    Updated Dec. 5, 2025
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    Pay transparency

    A running list of states and localities that require employers to disclose pay or pay ranges

    Cleveland’s law took effect on Oct. 27, 2025.

    Updated Nov. 12, 2025
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    A running list of states and localities with sexual harassment training mandates

    A Chicago mandate takes effect July 1, bringing the city into the fold of those requiring such training.

    By Updated June 14, 2022
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    A running list of states and localities that have outlawed pay history questions

    The City Council of Cleveland, Ohio, passed an ordinance prohibiting pay history questions with limited exceptions.

    By Updated April 30, 2025
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    A running list of states and localities with predictive scheduling mandates

    Los Angeles County passed a fair workweek ordinance in April that takes effect today.

    By Updated April 26, 2024