April Legal Updates
If you’re an existing ComplianceHR client, you can access these updates and robust links to learn more about each of these changes through the PolicySmart™ solution.
The below list contains April Legal Updates, which have been added to the PolicySmart solution in the last month. To view developments taking effect this month, click here.
National
- OSHA and DOL Issue Final Rule on Procedures for Handling Retaliation Claims Under Taxpayer First Act
- Littler Publishes Guide: What COVID-19 Leave is Left?
- Congress Further Relaxes Hiring Restrictions for Banking Personnel with Criminal Histories
- DOL Issues Guidance on Tracking Hours Worked by Teleworkers Who Take Breaks
- NLRB Decision Addresses Interaction between Confidentiality and Nondisparagement Provisions in Severance Agreements and Section 7 Rights
- OFCCP Again Extends Deadline for Submitting Objections to EEO-1 Disclosure, But New Wrinkles Added
- Supreme Court Holds Day Rate Pay Cannot Satisfy the Salary Basis Test
- Littler Spotlights Trends in Pending Legislation
Arizona
- Arizona Amends Regulations Implementing the Fair Wages and Healthy Families Act, Revising Paid Sick Leave Recordkeeping Requirements
Arkansas
- Arkansas Amends Child Labor Law
- Arkansas Defines Antisemitism for Purposes of Antidiscrimination Law
California
- New San Francisco Law Requires Supplemental Compensation During Military Leave–Now Includes Sample Policy
- Los Angeles, California Passes Fair Workweek Ordinance Applicable to Retailers–Now Includes Sample Policy
- Los Angeles Enacts Freelance Worker Protections Ordinance
- California Regulations Updated to Reflect New Agency Name and Recent Amendments to California Laws
- Cal/OSHA’s Non-Emergency COVID-19 Regulation Is Approved and in Effect for Next Two Years
- Ninth Circuit Eliminates Obstacles to Enforcement of Employment Arbitration Agreements in California
- San Francisco Issues Paid Military Leave FAQs
- Berkeley, California Adopts Fair Work Week Measures–New Policy Forthcoming
Colorado
- Colorado Passes Rules Implementing Privacy Act
- Colorado Amends Paid Family Leave Law
District of Colombia
- D.C. Makes Paid Family Leave Act Regulations Permanent
Illinois
- Illinois Passes New Law Requiring Paid Leave–New Policy Forthcoming
Michigan
- Michigan Repeals Right-to-Work
- Michigan Adds Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity and Gender Expression as Protected Categories–Includes Updated Policy
Minnesota
- New Minnesota Law Establishes Right to Reproductive Health
- Bloomington, MN Amends Sick and Safe Time Ordinance Before it Takes Effect
- Minnesota Enacts the CROWN Act, Prohibiting Discrimination Based on Natural Hair–Includes Updated Policy
- St. Paul Minnesota Amends Sick and Safe Time Ordinance–Now Includes Updated Policy
New Jersey
- New Jersey Enacts Temporary Workers’ Bill of Rights — Includes Notice Requirement
- New Jersey Amends Temporary Disability Benefit Regulations
New Mexico
- New Mexico Passes Reproductive and Gender-Affirming Health Care Freedom Act
New York
- New York Passes Law on COVID-19 Vaccine Confidentiality
- New York Delays and Limits Regulation of “Quotas” for Warehouse Workers
- New York Amends Law on Pay Transparency
- New Law in New York Prohibits Cooperation with Out-of-State Abortion Investigations
North Dakota
- North Dakota Expands Definition of Pregnancy for Pregnancy Accommodation Requirements–Includes Updated Policy
Ohio
- Ohio Amends Law on Crime Victim Leave — Now Includes Updated Policy
Oregon
- Oregon Issues Final Paid Family and Medical Leave Rule on Employer Size
Pennsylvania
- Philadelphia Issues Rules on COVID Paid Sick Leave, and Revises “During COVID” Rules for Regular and Healthcare Employee Paid Sick Leave–Policy Updates Forthcoming
South Dakota
- South Dakota Amends Law on Electronic Delivery of Health Insurance Plan Documents
Utah
- Utah Amends Law on Veterans Hiring Preference
- Utah Enacts Law Allowing Employers to Obtain Workplace Violence Protective Orders
- Utah Amends Background Check Law on Juvenile Delinquency Records
- Utah Enacts Law Restricting Use of Vaccination or Immunity Status in Employment Decisions
Virginia
- New Virginia Law Prohibits Employer Use of Social Security Numbers
Washington
- Seattle Becomes the First U.S. Jurisdiction to Prohibit Caste Discrimination
Wisconsin
- Wisconsin Employers Can Insist Upon Unpaid Lunch Breaks, Seventh Circuit Rules
Wyoming
- Wyoming Passes Law Prohibiting Most Abortions
Developments Taking Effect This Month
To help keep you on track, below is a reminder of previously enacted laws taking effect in February 2023.
California
- Los Angeles, California Passes Fair Workweek Ordinance Applicable to Retailers–Now Includes Sample Policy (effective 04/01/23)
New Jersey
- New Jersey Implements Long-Delayed Landmark WARN Law (effective 04/10/23)
New York
- New Law in New York Prohibits Cooperation with Out-of-State Abortion Investigations (effective 03/03/23)
Ohio
- Ohio Amends Law on Use of Electronic Devices While Driving–Includes Updated Policy (effective 04/04/23)
- Ohio Amends Law on Crime Victim Leave — Now Includes Updated Policy (effective 04/06/23)
Pennsylvania
- Pennsylvania Expands Definition of “Personal Information” for Purposes of Data Security Breach Notification (effective 03/03/23)
Washington
- Seattle Becomes the First U.S. Jurisdiction to Prohibit Caste Discrimination (effective 03/25/23)
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