Alabama

Alabama has enacted a new law aimed at improving access to employment for uniformed services personnel and their spouses.

Alabama has joined a growing number of states restricting the use of nondisclosure agreements in cases involving sexual abuse. On February 18, 2026, Governor Kay Ivey signed into law Senate Bill (SB) 30 , known as “Trey’s Law.”

Certain states have considered enacting legislation facilitating the creation of portable benefit accounts for independent contractors, including gig economy workers. These accounts attach to the individual worker rather than a specific employer, allowing them to pay for various expenses such as hea

On February 21, 2025, the Supreme Court of the United States ruled that an Alabama rule requiring claimants to first exhaust the state administrative appeals process before bringing due process claims over delays in their appeals of unemployment compensation claims unlawfully immunizes state officia

On February 13, 2025, Alabama Governor Kay Ivey signed into law Senate Bill 79 / Act 2025-3 , declaring that there are only two sexes, male and female. Originally introduced on February 4, 2025, the legislation amends Alabama Code § 1-1-1, which defines certain words used throughout the Alabama Code

On February 13, 2025, Alabama Governor Kay Ivey signed into law Senate Bill 79 / Act 2025-3 , declaring that there are only two sexes, male and female. Originally introduced on February 4, 2025, the legislation amends Alabama Code § 1-1-1, which defines certain words used throughout the Alabama Code

A new Alabama law clarifies the types of overtime wages exempt from state withholding, prompting the Alabama Department of Revenue to promulgate new rules.

In November 2023, Alabama enacted a law exempting, from Alabama state income tax, amounts received by full-time hourly wage-paid employees as compensation for overtime worked. On May 17, 2024, Alabama amended the Overtime Exemption Act, changing what overtime pay is exempt from Alabama state income

The Alabama Legislature has enacted 2024 Ala. Act 34 , limiting the diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) efforts of state agencies, public universities, and public boards of education. The new law goes into effect Oct. 1, 2024. Although the new law does not apply to private sector employers, emplo

Alabama has joined the growing list of states passing laws banning diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives in public institutions. On March 20, 2024, Governor Kay Ivey signed into law Senate Bill (SB) No. 129, a measure that limits DEI programs and offices and “divisive concepts,” and des

On November 9, 2023, Alabama Governor Kay Ivey signed into law a bill that beginning on January 1, 2024, will make compensation received by full-time hourly wage-paid employees for overtime work performed in excess of 40 hours in a workweek exempt from Alabama state income tax.

Three new rules will take effect this year that alter the overtime wages subject to Alabama withholding tax and employers’ requirements in reporting those newly exempt wages. On October 31, 2023, the Alabama Department of Revenue’s Income Tax Administration issued three final rules that take effect