Pennsylvania Legal Updates

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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.

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Pennsylvania Legal Updates:

April 2025

• Pennsylvania Amends Law on Distracted Driving, Expanding Scope of Prohibited Activities–Now Includes Updated Policy

January 2025

• Pennsylvania Enacts Law Banning Certain Non-Compete Agreements with Healthcare Providers (effective Jan 01, 2025)

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December 2024

• Pennsylvania Amends Workers’ Compensation Provisions on Payments by Self-Insured Employers (effective Dec 29, 2024)

September 2024

• Pennsylvania Enacts Law Banning Certain Non-Compete Agreements with Healthcare Providers

August 2024

• Pittsburgh Updates Paid Sick Leave Rules
• Pennsylvania Enacts Law Banning Certain Non-Compete Agreements with Healthcare Providers

July 2024

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

June 2024

• Philadelphia Ordinance Establishes Right of Recall and Right of Retention for Service Workers (effective Jun 01, 2024)
• Lehigh County, Pennsylvania Passes Antidiscrimination Ordinance, Including Salary History Ban and Ban-the-Box Provisions (effective Jun 01, 2024)

April 2024

• Lehigh County, Pennsylvania Passes Antidiscrimination Ordinance, Including Salary History Ban and Ban-the-Box Provisions

January 2024

• Philadelphia Amends Ban-the Box Ordinance (effective 01/19/24)

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September 2023

• Pennsylvania Expands Protected Categories Under Human Relations Act, Including CROWN Provisions–Includes Updated Policy

April 2023

• Philadelphia Issues Rules on COVID Paid Sick Leave, and Revises “During COVID” Rules for Regular and Healthcare Employee Paid Sick Leave--Policy Updates Forthcoming

February 2023

• Philadelphia Increases Privacy Protections for Reproductive Healthcare Information
• Philadelphia Establishes New Legal Protections Related to Reproductive Services
• Philadelphia Expands Discrimination Protections to Include "Reproductive Health Autonomy"

December 2022

• Pennsylvania Amends Law on Unemployment Insurance to Allow Benefits for Eligible Military Spouses
• Pennsylvania Expands Definition of “Personal Information” for Purposes of Data Security Breach Notification

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