New Mexico has enacted legislation (House Bill 20), also known as the Healthy Workplaces Act ("the Act"), that requires employers to provide paid sick and safe leave to employees. The Act takes effect on July 1, 2022.   The Details   Accrual:   Employees must accrue at ...

Illinois has enacted legislation (Senate Bill 3120) expanding the requirement that employers with 50 or more employees provide bereavement leave. Senate Bill 3120 takes effect January 1, 2023. The Details: Existing Law ...

Chicago has established an ordinance that will require employers to have a written policy on sexual harassment, provide harassment training annually, and display a poster in the workplace beginning July 1, 2022. The Details: Covered Employers and Employees: The changes cover any employer that ...

Florida has enacted legislation (Senate Bill 7) that prohibits employers with 15 or more employees from subjecting an individual to training that endorses certain concepts about discrimination. Senate Bill 7 takes effect July 1, 2022. The details: Senate Bill 7 establishes that covered ...

Connecticut has enacted legislation (Senate Bill 163) that prohibits employers from disciplining employees for refusing to attend an employer-sponsored meeting concerning religious or political matters. Senate Bill 163 takes effect July 1, 2022. Notably, the law’s definition of ...

On May 16, 2022, the West Hollywood, California City Council approved amendments to the City’s minimum wage and leave ordinance that took effect Jan. 1, 2022. The Details: Minimum wage: Under the ordinance, the minimum wage in West Hollywood increased on Jan. 1, 2022,  and will ...

The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that employers may compel employees to arbitrate individual claims raised under the California Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA). Click here for more details. Next Steps: If you have employees in California and use (or intend to use) arbitration ...

The U.S. Supreme Court has held in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, No. 19-1392 (June 24, 2022) that there is no federal protection of abortion rights, overturning nearly 50 years of precedent from the Court’s decision in Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood Pennsylvania ...

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has announced an adjustment to rates used to calculate the deductible costs of operating an automobile for business purposes for calendar year 2022.  The Details: On December 17, 2021, the IRS stated via Notice 22-03 that the 2022 optional standard ...

Washington has enacted legislation (Senate Bill 5649), which, among other things, adds bereavement leave for child loss and clarifies conditions for postnatal leave. Senate Bill 5649 takes effect on June 9, 2022. Background: The state of Washington’s Paid Family and Medical Leave program ...