April 2025 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 April 2025 Legal Updates. Lastly, to view developments taking effect this month, click here.
National
- Federal District Court Temporarily Enjoins DEI Certification Provision for DOL Grant Recipients
- EEOC and Department of Justice Issue Technical Assistance on DEI
- USERRA Protections Broadened by Dole Act
Arkansas
- Arkansas Bans Physician Non-Compete Agreements
- New Arkansas Law Allows Employers to Disclose Substantiated Allegations of Sexual Abuse or Harassment to Prospective Employers
Georgia
- Georgia Passes Religious Freedom Restoration Act
Idaho
- Idaho Prohibits Mask Mandates
- Idaho Expands Law Prohibiting Required Vaccinations
Illinois
- Evanston, Illinois Passes Worker Retention Ordinance
- Illinois Amends One Day Rest in Seven Act to Prohibit Retaliation–Includes Updated Policy
- Cook County, Illinois Further Revises Mandatory Paid Leave Rules
Iowa
- Iowa Removes Gender Identity as a Protected Classification Under the Iowa Civil Rights Act–Includes Updated Policy
- Iowa Enacts New Law on Employment Status for Motor Carriers
Kansas
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Kansas Law Mandates Reformation and Strengthens Non-Solicitation Covenants
Kentucky
- Kentucky Amends Occupational Safety and Health Laws
Missouri
- Missouri Appears to Have Approved Paid Sick and Safe Time Ballot Measure as Rumors of Potential Challenge Circulate–Now Includes Policy Template
Nebraska
- Nebraska Amends Law on Veteran Hiring Preference
New Hampshire
- New Hampshire Passes Lactation Accommodation Law–Now Includes Sample Policy
New Mexico
- New Mexico Passes Law Allowing Psilocybin use in Approved Medical Settings
Pennsylvania
- Pennsylvania Amends Law on Distracted Driving, Expanding Scope of Prohibited Activities–Now Includes Updated Policy
Tennessee
- Tennessee Passes Law on Portable Benefit Plans for Independent Contractors
Utah
- Utah Amends Penalty Provisions of Child Labor Laws
- Utah Repeals and Replaces Notification Requirements in Artificial Intelligence Policy Act
- Utah Extends Repeal Date of Artificial Intelligence Policy Act
- Utah Passes Law Prohibiting Certain Mask Requirements
Virginia
- Virginia Enacts Law Requiring Reporting of Workplace Violence in Hospitals
- Virginia Amends Threshold Compensation Level for Ban on Non-Competes for “Low-Wage Employees”
Washington
- Seattle Passes Final Rules Implementing App-Based Worker Deactivation Rights Ordinance–Includes Notice Requirement
- Seattle Passes City Shield Law to Protect Certain Health Care Services
West Virginia
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West Virginia Enacts Law Defines the Term “Sex” for Statutory Construction
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West Virginia Provides New Definition of Sex Under State Law
Wyoming
- Wyoming Expands Definition of Service Animal
- Wyoming Prohibits Noncompetition Agreements, Adds New Restrictions on Non-Competes for Physicians
- New Wyoming Law Provides Statutory Definition of “Sex” Under State Law
- Wyoming Enacts Repeal Gun Free Zones Act
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 April 2025 legal updates with effective dates.
Georgia
- Georgia Passes Religious Freedom Restoration Act (effective Apr 04, 2025)
Ohio
- Ohio Enacts Pay Stub Protection Act (effective Apr 09, 2025)
Tennessee
- Tennessee Passes Law on Portable Benefit Plans for Independent Contractors (effective Apr 03, 2025)
Washington
- Seattle Passes City Shield Law to Protect Certain Health Care Services (effective Apr 30, 2025)
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