Regulations Listing: Corporate Citizenship

REGULATORY RADAR - Colorado voters passed a new paid family and medical leave program that creates a state-administered paid-leave benefit for employees in the state.

REGULATORY RADAR - On November 3, 2020, Florida voters passed a ballot initiative raising the state’s minimum wage from its current rate of $8.56 per hour to $15 per hour by 2026.

REGULATORY RADAR - California voters approved Proposition 24, which amended the state’s Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) to expand the privacy rights of California residents.

REGULATORY RADAR - Effective November 19, 2020, the Canadian government announced changes to its Canada Emergency Rent Subsidy and Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy act (Bill C-9) to extend its wage subsidy program through June 2021.

REGULATORY RADAR - On January 20, 2021, U.S. President Biden reversing ban on diversity and implicit bias training for federal contractors and grantees.

REGULATORY RADAR - On November 27, 2020, the Assemblée Nationale of France adopted a bill that made discrimination based on regional accents an actionable offense.

REGULATORY RADAR - The U.K. government has published an updated set of guidance for employers on gender pay gap reporting.

REGULATORY RADAR - Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam signed the Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act (VCDPA), which will give consumers certain rights to control how their personal data is used.

REGULATORY RADAR - Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed an amendment to the Illinois Equal Pay Act, which requires that employers with more than 100 employees in Illinois must certify compliance with the Equal Pay Act.

REGULATORY RADAR - On March 19, 2021, the Colorado state legislature was the latest in the U.S. to introduce a comprehensive consumer privacy bill.

REGULATORY RADAR - As the trend of state laws granting more privacy and greater control over personal information continues, privacy bills in Washington State, Oklahoma, and Florida have stalled.

REGULATORY RADAR - Italy is taking additional measures to fight gender inequality with the adoption of Law no.162.