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2022 Emp't & Lab. Rel. L. [1] (2022)

handle is hein.aba/emlare2022 and id is 1 raw text is: Employment and Labor Law Update: State Legislative Developments Jerry M. Cutler Mar 31, 2022 l 2 min read kali9 via Getty Images Attorneys need to be aware of the growing number of new employment and labor laws enacted at the state level. These laws typically provide expanded protections as compared with their federal-law counterparts. They cover issues ranging from discriminatory practices and pay equity, to independent-contractor classification and criminal-history checks. Ban the Box Nearly one-third of all states have enacted ban the box legislation that bars employers from asking job applicants about their criminal backgrounds. These include California, Colorado, Connecticut, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, New Mexico, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont, and Washington.