July 2024 Legal Updates

If you’re an existing ComplianceHR client, not only can you access these updates through the PolicySmart™ solution, but also robust links to learn more about each of these changes.

However, if you are not a subscriber to our solutions, we are pleased to provide you with abbreviated July 2024 Legal Updates. Lastly, to view developments taking effect this month, click here.

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National

• Texas District Court Narrowly Enjoins White-Collar Overtime Regulations
• U.S. Supreme Court Rolls Back “Deference” to Federal Agencies and Opens Up More Challenges to Regulations
• DOL Shifts Wage Data Source for Occupations
• Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation Publishes New Rule on Valuing Pension Liabilities
• DOL Issues Artificial Intelligence Principles
• Littler Insight Addresses Politics in the Workplace
• OSHA Adopts Final Rules Updating Hazard Communication Standard

Alabama

• Alabama Amends Child Labor Law to Eliminate Certain Eligibility Form Requirements
• Alabama Makes Tax Exemption for Overtime Pay Permanent
• Alabama Passes New Law on Economic Development Incentive Eligibility and Employer Conduct Related to Labor Organizations

Arizona

• Arizona Amends Law on Occupational Safety and Health Inspections

California

• “New PAGA” Brings Guarded Optimism to California Employers
• California Restaurants Must Identify Service Fees as Part of Listed Prices

Colorado

• Colorado Adopts New Protections for Living Organ Donors
• Colorado Amends Workers’ Compensation Provisions on Offers of Modified Employment
• Colorado Expands Privacy Act Protections for Biometric Data–Includes Written Policy Requirement
• Colorado Amends its CROWN Act to Include Hair Length–Includes Updated Policy
• Colorado Enacts Law Establishing Delivery Network Driver Protections
• Colorado Amends Child Labor Law to Increase Penalties
• Colorado Passes Law Establishing Requirements for Recovery of Certain Training Costs
• Colorado Amends Tax Law on Withholding Requirements
• Colorado Enacts New Law on AI Algorithmic Discrimination in Employment–Includes Notice Requirement

Connecticut

• Connecticut Amends Tax Law on Deductions
• Connecticut Clarifies Paid Family and Medical Leave Insurance Appeals Procedure
• Connecticut Expands Paid Sick Leave–Policy Updates Forthcoming

Florida

• Florida Amends Human Trafficking Law, Revising Hotline Information for Required Signage

Hawaii

• Hawaii Increases Minimum Wage Exemption Threshold

Illinois

• Chicago Finalizes Interpretive Rules in Advance of July 1, 2024, Effective Date of New Paid Leave and Paid Sick Leave Ordinance–Now Includes Chicago Paid Leave and Chicago Sick Leave Policy Templates
• Illinois Finalizes Regulations Interpreting Paid Leave For All Workers Act Four Months After Law Takes Effect–Now Includes Updated Policy

Louisiana

• Louisiana Amends Law on Meal Breaks for Minors–Includes Updated Policy
• Louisiana Becomes Latest State to Prohibit Nondisclosure Clauses Related to #MeToo Claims
• Louisiana Amends Law on Final Payment of Wages

Minnesota

• Minnesota Omnibus Bill Includes Changes to Expand Paid Leave Act
• Minnesota Eliminates Alternative Minimum Wages
• Minnesota Amends its Earned Sick and Safe Time Act and Paid Family Leave Laws–Includes Updated Sick Leave Policy
• Minnesota Bans Restrictive Covenants Between Service Providers and Their Customers
• Minnesota Omnibus Bill Includes Pay Transparency Provisions
• Minnesota Omnibus Bill Includes Changes to Pregnancy and Parental Leave and Pregnancy Accommodation Laws–Now Includes Updated Policy
• Minnesota Amends Law to Clarify Provisions on Cannabis Testing
• Minnesota Enacts Consumer Data Privacy Act
• Minnesota Enacts New Law on Misclassifying Employees
• Minnesota Amends Antidiscrimination Law
• Minnesota Amends Voting Leave Law–Now Includes Policy Updates

Mississippi

• Mississippi Defines “Sex” for Purposes of Construing State Law

New Hampshire

• New Hampshire Prohibits Registered Sex Offenders from Working with Children
• New Hampshire Passes New Employment Protections for Volunteer Firefighters and EMTs–Includes New Policy Template

New York

• New York Paid Lactation Break Amendment Takes Effect–Includes Updated Policy

Pennsylvania

• Pennsylvania Amends Law on Distracted Driving, Expanding Scope of Prohibited Activities–Policy Update Forthcoming Closer to Effective Date

Rhode Island

• Rhode Island Amends Temporary Caregiver Benefits Law, Incrementally Increasing Leave Amounts–Policy Update Forthcoming Closer to Effective Date
• Rhode Island Enacts New Law Requiring Poster on Veterans’ Benefits and Services–Includes Posting Requirement
• Rhode Island Amends Workers’ Compensation Law
• Rhode Island Issues Workers’ Comp Rule

South Carolina

• South Carolina Adopts New Definition of Antisemitism for Purposes of Antidiscrimination Law
• New South Carolina Law Authorizes Insurers to Offer Paid Family Leave Insurance Policies
• New South Carolina Law Regulates Earned Wage Access Services

Tennessee

• New Tennessee Law Addresses Liability Related to Cybersecurity Events

Vermont

• New Vermont Law Prohibits Employers from Compelling Attendance at Meetings Intended to Communicate the Employer’s Religious or Political Opinions
• Vermont Passes Pay Transparency Law Requiring That Job Advertisements Include Compensation Information

Washington

• Washington Amends Paid Family and Medical Leave Rule–Now Includes Policy Updates
• Renton, WA Passes Ordinance on Offers of Additional Hours to Part-Time Employees — Now Includes Sample Policy

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Developments Taking Effect This Month

Without doubt, employment law policies are ever changing, with some going into effect this month. Below is a reminder of July 2024 legal updates with effective dates.

National

• DOL Shifts Wage Data Source for Occupations (effective Jul 01, 2024)
• Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation Publishes New Rule on Valuing Pension Liabilities (effective Jul 08, 2024)
• OSHA Adopts Final Rules Updating Hazard Communication Standard (effective Jul 19, 2024)

Arizona

• Arizona Amends Professional Employer Organization Requirements (effective Jul 20, 2024)
• Arizona Repeals Abortion Ban (effective Jul 20, 2024)

California

• California Enacts Nation’s First General Industry Workplace Violence Prevention Safety Requirements for Employers (effective Jul 01, 2024)
• “New PAGA” Brings Guarded Optimism to California Employers (effective Jul 01, 2024)

Connecticut

• Connecticut Clarifies Paid Family and Medical Leave Insurance Appeals Procedure (effective Jul 01, 2024)

Florida

• Florida Amends Child Labor Laws (effective Jul 01, 2024)
• Florida Passes Law Preempting Local Heat Safety and Employee Scheduling Regulations (effective Jul 01, 2024)
• Florida Passes the Florida Digital Bill of Rights Act (effective Jul 01, 2024)
• Florida Amends Human Trafficking Law, Revising Hotline Information for Required Signage (effective Jul 01, 2024)

Georgia

• Georgia Amends Law on COVID-19 Liability, Repealing Warning Requirement (effective Jul 01, 2024)

Idaho

• Idaho Amends Employer Immunity Provisions of Law on Firearms in the Workplace (effective Jul 01, 2024)
• Idaho Establishes Requirements for Payment of Wages to Prisoners (effective Jul 01, 2024)

Illinois

• Chicago City Council Delays Paid Leave Changes to July 1, 2024 (effective Jul 01, 2024)
• Chicago Finalizes Interpretive Rules in Advance of July 1, 2024, Effective Date of New Paid Leave and Paid Sick Leave Ordinance–Now Includes Chicago Paid Leave and Chicago Sick Leave Policy Templates (effective Jul 01, 2024)

Indiana

• Indiana Amends Amends Child Labor Laws (effective Jul 01, 2024)

Kansas

• Kansas Enacts Earned Wage Access Services Act (effective Jul 01, 2024)

Kentucky

• Kentucky Requires Certain Health Benefit Plans to Provide Coverage for Pregnancy, Childbirth and Pregnancy-Related Conditions (effective Jul 15, 2024)

Maine

• Maine Amends Forthcoming Paid Family and Medical Leave Law (effective Jul 16, 2024)

Maryland

• Montgomery County, Maryland Prohibits Employers from Requesting or Considering a Job Applicant’s Sexual or Reproductive Health Information (effective Jul 17, 2024)
• Maryland Amends Clean Indoor Air Act to Prohibit Vaping in Places of Employment–Includes Updated Policy (effective Jul 01, 2024)

Minnesota

• Minnesota Bans Restrictive Covenants Between Service Providers and Their Customers (effective Jul 01, 2024)
• Minnesota Enacts New Law on Misclassifying Employees (effective Jul 01, 2024)
• Minnesota Amends Voting Leave Law–Now Includes Policy Updates (effective Jul 01, 2024)

Nebraska

• Nebraska Enhances Penalties for Child Labor Law Violations (effective Jul 18, 2024)

Nevada

• Nevada Voters Eliminate Two-Tier Minimum Wage System (effective Jul 01, 2024)

New Jersey

• New Jersey Enacts “Bill of Rights” for Domestic Workers (effective Jul 15, 2024)

Oregon

• New Guidance Permits Oregon Employers to Rescind Previously Protected Unpaid Family and Medical Leave Effective July 1, 2024–Now Includes Updates to Paid Sick Leave, PFML, Family and Medical Leave and Scheduling Policies (effective Jul 01, 2024)

South Dakota

• South Dakota Amends Law on Medical Cannabis, Enhancing Protections for Employers (effective Jul 01, 2024)
• South Dakota Amends Human Relations Act to Include Definition of Antisemitism (effective Jul 01, 2024)

Tennessee

• Tennessee Amends Wage and Hour Laws, Adding a Definition of “Work” (effective Jul 01, 2024)
• Tennessee Issues Final Rule on Workplace Injuries and Illnesses Reporting Requirements (effective Jul 01, 2024)
• Tennessee Passes Tennessee Information Protection Act (effective Jul 01, 2024)

Vermont

• New Vermont Law Prohibits Employers from Compelling Attendance at Meetings Intended to Communicate the Employer’s Religious or Political Opinions (effective Jul 01, 2024)
• Vermont Expands Discrimination Prohibitions to Encompass Discrimination on the Basis of Characteristics Associated with or Perceived to be Associated with Race–Includes Updated Policy (effective Jul 01, 2024)

Virginia

• Virginia Amends Workers’ Compensation Act to Require Notice of Right to Dispute Rejected Benefit Claims (effective Jul 01, 2024)
• Virginia Increases Penalties for Child Labor Law Violations (effective Jul 01, 2024)
• Virginia Adds “Ethnic Origin” as a Protected Category–Includes Updated Policy (effective Jul 01, 2024)

Washington

• Renton, WA Passes Ordinance on Offers of Additional Hours to Part-Time Employees — Now Includes Sample Policy (effective Jul 01, 2024)

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