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Federal Government’s Penny Pinching Could Spur States to Set New Rounding Rules for Cash Sales Retailers are pushing for national rules to allow businesses to round cash sales to the nearest nickel...
OH Gov Vetoes Bill to Expand Youth Work Hours Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine (R) vetoed a bill ( SB 50 ) that would have allowed 14- and 15-year-olds to work until 9 p.m. year-round. DeWine said in his veto message...
Trump to Issue National AI Rule President Donald Trump said he would issue an executive order this week establishing a single national rule for artificial intelligence, presumably preempting various...
A legacy of the #MeToo Movement has been an increased focus nationwide on pay transparency. Pay transparency laws are perhaps most often thought of as requirements that employers disclose compensation...
States Continue to Target AI-Driven Rental Pricing Nineteen states are considering bills that would limit the use of third-party software relying on competitor data to set rental housing prices, according...
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State lawmakers are preparing to introduce a wave of measures in 2026 aimed at regulating AI chatbots, following the lead of California and New York, which enacted first-in-the-nation chatbot laws this year, SB 243 and budget bill SB 3008, respectively. Next year’s bipartisan legislation is expected to approach chatbots the same way as recent state legislation regulating social media, with age-gating of children and requirements that platforms regularly remind users they are interacting with AI. (PLURIBUS NEWS, LEXISNEXIS STATE NET)
A federal judge in Denver issued a preliminary injunction blocking a new Colorado law (HB 1136) that requires social media platforms to display warnings about the dangers of social media. U.S. District Court Judge William J. Martinez ruled the law likely violates the First Amendment. (DENVER POST)
—Compiled by SNCJ Managing Editor KOREY CLARK
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