The first half of 2025 is off and running with U.S. state and local jurisdiction employment law developments concerning topics such as paid sick leave, family leave, restrictive covenants, anti‑discrimination and AI, pay stub requirements, gender identity protections, and meal and rest breaks, to name a few. As always, minimum wages continue to increase in many jurisdictions and various posters have been updated. See our recent posts on U.S. state employment law developments regarding paid sick leave, family leave, pay transparency, biometric data collection, restrictive covenants, and worker safety acts located here, here, and here.

As always, our team will continue to monitor these and other state employment law developments. If you have questions or need guidance, please reach out to your SPB contact for more information or assistance with compliance.

Arkansas

• Disclosure of sexual harassment allegations – Effective August 4, 2025, H.B. 1643 addresses the circumstances under which current or former employers may disclose substantiated allegations of sexual abuse or harassment by a current or former employee to a prospective employer and limits employers to disclosing such information unless the employer obtains the individual’s written consent. The law also prohibits employers from disclosing that a former employee resigned during an investigation into allegations of sexual abuse or harassment against the former employee, unless that individual provides written...

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