October 2023 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 October 2023 Legal Updates
which have been added to the PolicySmart solution in the last month. To view developments taking effect this month, click here.

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Arkansas

• New Arkansas Law Prohibits State and Local Government from Mandating COVID-19 Vaccine

California

• California Clarifies Restrictions on Noncompetes
• California Amends Fast Food Accountability and Standards Recovery Act
• Governor Signs Amendments to Expand, and Better Align, Paid Sick Leave Requirements Throughout California–Policy Update Forthcoming
• California Enacts Nation’s First General Industry Workplace Violence Prevention Safety Requirements for Employers
• California Amends Law Regulating Licensure to Carry Concealed Firearms
• California Removes Hotel Exception from Law on Smoking

Delaware

• Delaware Passes Personal Data Privacy Act

Minnesota

• Minnesota Removes Employee Hours Eligibility Requirement from School Activities Leave Law–Includes Updated Policy

Missouri

• Missouri Passes Law Prohibiting Handheld Cell Phone Use While Driving–Includes New Policy

New Jersey

• New Jersey Amends Final Rule on Family Leave Insurance Benefits–Includes Updated Policy

New York

• New York Enacts New Law Prohibiting Employers from Requesting or Requiring Access to Certain Employee Online Accounts
• New York Law Requires Written Notice of Unemployment Benefits
• New York Enacts Ban on Certain Employer-Sponsored Meetings–Includes Notice/Posting Requirement
• New York Increases Salary Threshold for Eligibility for White Collar Worker Exemption
• New York City Amends Safe and Sick Time Regulations–Policy Updates Forthcoming
• New York Enacts New Law on Invention Assignment Agreements

Oregon

• Oregon Issues Temporary Family Leave Rules on Attestation of Familial Relationship

Texas

• Texas District Court Declares State Preemption Law Unconstitutional

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Developments Taking Effect This Month

To help keep you on track, below is a reminder of previously enacted laws taking effect in October 2023.

California

• California Amends Regulations Governing Criminal History Inquiries (effective 10/01/23)

Connecticut

• Connecticut Expands Paid Sick and Safe Leave Uses–Now Includes Updated Policy (effective 10/01/23)
• New Connecticut Law Creates Special Enrollment Period Following a Labor Dispute (effective 10/01/23)

Maryland

• Maryland Amends Law on Noncompetition Agreements (effective 10/01/23)
• New Maryland Law Imposes Limits on Carrying Weapons on Private Property (effective 10/01/23)

Montana

• Montana Adopts New Law Defining “Sex,” Including for Purposes of Employment-Related Laws (effective 10/01/23)
• Montana Amends Law on Independent Contractor Exemption Certificates (effective 10/01/23)
• Montana Amends Workers Compensation Act, Changing Ownership Exemption Provision (effective 10/01/23)
• Montana Creates Protections for Employees’ Expression on Personal Social Media Accounts (effective 10/01/23)
• Montana Enacts New Law Requiring Health Care Employers to Create and Maintain Certain Reports Regarding Acts of Violence Against Employees (effective 10/01/23)

Nevada

• Nevada Enacts New Law Regulating Earned Wage Access Providers (effective 10/01/23)

New Jersey

• New Jersey Establishes Employment Protections for Service Employees During Changes in Business Ownership (effective 10/23/23)

New York

• New York City Amends Safe and Sick Time Regulations–Policy Updates Forthcoming (effective 10/15/23)

Utah

• Utah Amends Background Check Law on Juvenile Delinquency Records (effective 10/01/23)

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