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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Dec. 8, 2025 -
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 Caroline Colvin • Dec. 5, 2025 -
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 -
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 -
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 Katie Clarey • Updated June 14, 2022 -
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 Kate Tornone • Updated April 30, 2025 -
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 Kathryn Moody • Updated April 26, 2024