March 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 March 2025 Legal Updates. Lastly, to view developments taking effect this month, click here.
National
- Littler Provides Executive Order Tracker and Rescinded Order Tracker
- New Executive Order Issued on AI; Prior AI Order Revoked
- Legal Challenge to PWFA Regulations by 17 States Revived by the Eighth Circuit
- President Trump Revokes 60-Year-Old Executive Order Requiring Equal Employment Opportunity in Government Contracting
- Acting Secretary of Labor Brings All OFCCP Activities Under Executive Order 11246 to a Halt
- Executive Order Targets Prohibitions Against Sexual Orientation and Gender Expression Discrimination
- U.S. Department of Education’s New “Dear Colleague” Letter Targets DEI Programs and Signals New Era of Title VI Enforcement
- IRS Ruling Clarifies Employment Tax Implications of Paid Family and Medical Leave Programs
- Higher Ed DEI Practices to Be Reviewed Under President’s New Executive Order
- EEOC Acting Chair Issues Statement on Gender Identity, Removes Guidance on Transgender Issues
- President Trump Relies on Executive Orders to Promote Anti-IE&D Policies
Florida
- Florida Enacts Two Sweeping Immigration Enforcement Laws
Illinois
- Illinois Eliminates Subminimum Wages for Disabled Employees
Michigan
- New Michigan Law Requires Veterans’ Benefits and Services Poster
- Michigan’s 11th-Hour Changes to Minimum Wage, Tip, and Paid Sick Leave Standards–Incudes New, Updated Policy Template
New Jersey
- New Guidance on Algorithmic Discrimination and the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination
New York
- New York Amends Retail Worker Safety Act
Ohio
- Ohio Enacts Pay Stub Protection Act
Oregon
- Oregon Adopts Final Rules on Workplace Harassment
- Oregon Increases Salary Threshold for Noncompetition Agreements
- Oregon Amends Paid Family and Medical Leave Rules–Now Includes Updated Policy
Washington D.C.
- Washington, D.C. Amends Requirements for Health Insurance Plans
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 March 2025 legal updates with effective dates.
California
- California to Require Venture Capital Firms to Report Demographic Information (effective Mar 01, 2025)
Michigan
- New Michigan Law Requires Veterans’ Benefits and Services Poster (effective Mar 31, 2025)
New York
- New York Indicates Individuals Cannot be Required to Provide a Copy of Their Criminal History to Employers (effective Mar 22, 2025)
- New York Enacts Law Requiring Retail Employers to Implement Workplace Violence Prevention Training and Policies and Provide Panic Buttons (effective Mar 03, 2025)
- New York Amends Retail Worker Safety Act (effective Mar 03, 2025)
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