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State-by-state HR guidance.
Every state page below layers the federal rule, the state statute, and any commonly-triggered city ordinance for the HR topics practitioners ask about most.
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Ask HR AI publishes a dedicated HR guidance page for every U.S. state plus DC.
Each state page layers the applicable federal rule with the state statute and any commonly triggered city ordinance for topics such as adverse action, ban-the-box, drug testing, pay transparency, and wage and hour rules. Visitors can browse directly by state or start from a specific HR topic instead.
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- FCRA adverse action — The two-step FCRA adverse action process: pre-adverse notice with a copy of the report and Summary of Rights, a reasonable waiting period, and the final adverse action notice.
- Ban-the-Box and Fair Chance hiring — When employers may ask about criminal history, individualized assessment requirements, and the state and city ordinances that add rules on top of federal EEOC guidance.
- Wage and hour — FLSA exempt vs non-exempt classification, overtime rules, meal and rest breaks, off-the-clock work, and state daily-overtime rules that overlay the federal floor.
- Leaves and accommodations — Coordinating FMLA, ADA reasonable accommodation, workers' comp, pregnancy accommodation, and state paid family and medical leave programs.
- Drug testing and marijuana — Pre-employment, reasonable-suspicion, and post-accident drug testing across states with off-duty cannabis protections and safety-sensitive carve-outs.
- Pay transparency and pay equity — State and city pay range disclosure laws, pay equity analyses, and how to respond to an applicant's compensation question.
- Harassment prevention and training — Mandatory sexual harassment training in CA, NY, IL, CT, DE, ME, WA — plus prevention policies, complaint channels, and Faragher/Ellerth defenses.
- Background check basics for HR — What a compliant employment background check includes, FCRA disclosure and authorization, and how to interpret common report components.