orange to an equally bright blaze pink. and in the age of tweets and texts, the state of ohio is going retro. students there will now be required to learn how to write in cursive by the end of the fifth grade. just some of the new laws americans are waking up to this new year. >> and right here in new york, actually, foam containers are banned now because they cannot be recycled. so poppy, restaurants are going to have to find other ways for the take out. >> very good point. thank you, jean. happy new year. trump administration facing a class action lawsuit this morning from a federal employees group that are forced to work without pay. do they have a case? next.