Employers using timeclocks that use employee finger or hand scanning technology to clock in and out may have heard about a recent surge of class action litigation asserting that such technologies are covered by the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (“BIPA” or the “Act”).  Many lawsuits have been filed against employers operating in Illinois. 

New Jersey expanded its civil rights protections to include breastfeeding, expressing milk, and related medical conditions. Employers must also provide reasonable accommodations for breastfeeding women, including reasonable break time and a suitable location to express milk in private.

On January 12, 2018, the Maryland legislature overrode Governor Larry Hogan’s veto of the Healthy Working Families Act, which requires Maryland businesses to provide covered employees with paid sick and safe leave (PSSL). Maryland’s paid sick leave law takes effect on February 11, 2018.