About a dozen new Illinois laws set to take effect Jan. 1 impact employers. House Bill 5561 prohibits employers from taking retaliatory action against an employee who discloses information related to an activity,

Time to study up, Illinois. When the clock hits midnight on New Year's Day, 293 new state laws will take effect. Those include some of the defining bills of the 2024 legislative session and others that will change how people get IDs,

About 300 laws will take effect in Illinois on New Year’s Day. Laws that change the rules for driver’s licenses, job listings and artificial intelligence are among them. The laws are set to begin January 1,

Gas stations won’t be able to sell hemp products anymore. Laid-off workers won’t get as many unemployment benefits and Louisiana will have a new income tax rate when a slew of bills become law on Jan.

Hundreds of new laws are set to go into effect in California in the new year affecting a range of issues including medical debt, zoning and drinking alcohol in public spaces. KTLA's Chip Yost reports on Dec.

For some in Illinois, hospital bills may begin to look a little different in the new year. Beginning in January, hospitals will be prohibited from directly billing a patient that is 138% below the federal poverty line.

The state of Tennessee is enacting some new legislation at the beginning of the new year. Below are examples of several of the new laws going into effect. Protecting Children From Social Media Act: This act requires a social media company to verify the age of a person who attempts to create an account,