Each year, LP’s Employment & Executive Compensation Practice Group is pleased to provide a short checklist of steps that all companies should consider taking to measure their readiness for the coming year. We hope you find our 2025 Employment Law Checklist a helpful guide to best practices for the year ahead.

• Comply With Pay Disclosure Requirements. Pay transparency (giving employees and applicants visibility into what others are being paid and what is being offered) continues to be a hot topic across the country. Effective January 1, 2025, most employers with employees in Illinois are required to include the wage or salary range and a general description of benefits in all job postings and to provide that information to current employees within 14 days. Minnesota and New York implemented similar provisions effective January 1. Massachusetts implements their version of pay transparency on February 1, and the New Jersey and Vermont requirements will roll out this summer. Human Resources and recruiting teams need to make sure they understand and comply with the law in the states where they operate to avoid applicable penalties and claims.
• Make Sure Paid Leave Policies Comply With Expanding Laws. In the last year, many jurisdictions have updated their sick leave laws, while others (including Alaska, Missouri, and Nebraska) have implemented new requirements. Illinois’ Paid Leave for All Workers Act has been in effect since January 2024, but new Chicago-specific...

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