Minnesota Enacts Pay Transparency Law To Require Salary Range Disclosure In Job Postings

Minnesota joins the growing number of states to adopt statewide legislation requiring employers to disclose starting salary ranges and other forms of compensation and benefits in postings for open positions. The law becomes effective January 1, 2025 and applies to employers with 30 or more employees within the state.

Beginning January 1, 2025, Minnesota employers are required to include the starting salary range and a general description of benefits and other compensation in postings for […]

By | September 5th, 2024 ||

Employee-Created Intellectual Property: Protecting Employer Ownership

The rules governing the ownership of employee-created intellectual property are simple once you know them. A company’s human resources (HR) team is often in the best position to make sure these rules are followed so that the company owns all of the intellectual property it pays its employees to create.

Generally, employees own the inventions they make while employed, except where the employee was specifically hired or is later assigned the duty of making the […]

By | September 3rd, 2024 ||

New Illinois Law Restricts Use Of AI In Employment Practices

On Aug. 9, Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker signed House Bill 3773 into law, amending the Illinois Human Rights Act to address the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in employment decisions. This legislation, effective in 2026, places Illinois at the forefront of efforts to regulate AI in the workplace, setting a potential model for other states to follow.

As AI becomes increasingly prevalent in everyday life, legislators have taken notice, eyeing ways to regulate its use. […]

By | September 1st, 2024 ||