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States Sue to Block H-1B Visa Fee The attorneys general of 20 states, led by California and Massachusetts, filed a federal lawsuit aimed at blocking the Trump administration’s new $100,000 fee...
Florida House Speaker Daniel Perez (R) unveiled a two-bill healthcare package aimed at aligning the state with President Trump’s new federal framework. HB 693 would tighten eligibility for Medicaid...
President Donald Trump has waded into one of the most pressing and prevalent issues in state capitols these days: regulating artificial intelligence. In early December, the president said on his Truth...
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...
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The state budget (HB 259) approved largely along party lines this month in North Carolina’s Republican-controlled legislature includes a provision that would prohibit local governments and municipalities from setting a minimum wage or imposing other employment-related mandates on private businesses. Gov. Roy Cooper (D) said he would allow the bill to become law without his signature. (CAROLINA JOURNAL, PLURIBUS NEWS, STATE NET)
A bill (SB 553) passed by the California Legislature and sent to Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) on Sept. 20 would require employers to develop workplace violence prevention plans, maintain records on workplace incidents and provide workers training on violence prevention. Kacey Riccomini, a partner at the law firm of Thompson Coburn in Los Angeles, said she expected the governor to sign the measure. (SHRM, STATE NET)
—Compiled by SNCJ Managing Editor KOREY CLARK