Roundup: Noncompete agreements; NJ pay transparency; WA paid family leave; Menopause and wellness; Agents and liability
Salary.com Compensation and Pay Equity Law Review
Welcome to Salary.com's Compensation and Pay Equity Law Review.
Our editor, employment lawyer Heather Bussing, is tracking legislation, cases, and analysis to give you the latest critical HR topics. She and Kent Plunkett, CEO of Salary.com, also have a new book out on Pay Equity, Get Pay Right: How to Achieve Pay Equity that Works!
This week we're asking these questions and even answering some of them:
- How are states handling restrictions on noncompete agreements?
- What's new and cool about New Jersey's latest pay transparency law?
- Why is Washington state's new paid family leave law so weird?
- Do we really have to talk about menopause? Especially at work?
- What does it mean to be an agent or agentic? And who is liable when agents do stuff?
State Law Update on Noncompetes
Most new state laws restricting noncompetes involve eliminating noncompetes for healthcare workers because there currently a shortage of healthcare workers that is only going to get worse while demand grows as the population ages. Eliminating noncompetes doesn't create new healthcare workers, but it does make them easier to recruit.
New Jersey Employers, Time to Post the Pay
New Jersey's pay transparency laws went into effect June 1. The new laws require that employers post pay ranges and the types of benefits offered. It also requires employers to let their current employees know about openings for advancement.
New Paid Family Leave Law in Washington
Paid leave is difficult to figure out how to meet the practical needs of everyone involved. Employees need actual time off and employers still need to get the work done.
The reality about any kind of leave is that unless it's paid, most employees can't afford to take it.
The Menopause Enigma
Here are some more good reasons from Fisher Phillips to talk about menopause and what supporting employees in perimenopause and menopause looks like.
What Employers and Tech Needs to Know About Agents and Liability
The terms agents and agentic are everywhere these days. Does anybody know what they actually mean? The employment lawyers do.