In an effort to reduce pay gaps between genders, Delaware has enacted a pay history inquiry ban that prohibits employers from screening job applicants based on their salary history and asking a current or former employer about an applicant’s compensation history.

The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court in Barbuto v. Advantage Sales & Marketing, LLC has ruled that handicapped employees, who have been prescribed medical marijuana, may be entitled to a reasonable accommodation and employers, at the very least, have an obligation to engage such employees in an interactive process to assist in making this determination. 

As we previously reported, the Nevada Pregnant Workers’ Fairness Act makes it an unlawful employment practice for an employer to refuse to provide a reasonable accommodation to a female employee or applicant for a condition relating to pregnancy, childbirth or a related medical condition The Act also includes certain notice requirements.

On August 28, 2017, Missouri House Bill (HB) 1194 will take effect and the (1) City of St. Louis’ minimum wage will decrease from $10.00 per hour to the state minimum wage of $7.70 per hour and (2) Kansas City’s minimum wage, which was previously scheduled to increase from $7.70 to $8.50 per hour on September 18, 2017, will remain unchanged.

Texas is the 47^th state to join the fray of states enacting statewide bans on texting while driving. The new law prohibits drivers from reading, writing, or sending electronic messages unless the vehicle is stopped.