Regulations Listing: Corporate Citizenship

REGULATORY RADAR - Canada has passed its first national accessibility law, entitled The Accessible Canada Act, with unanimous support in the House of Commons.

REGULATORY RADAR - Illinois has amended its Equal Pay Act to allow employees to discuss compensation and prohibit employer requests for previous salary information, as well as modify the criteria for assessing pay discrimination among roles.

REGULATORY RADAR - California has amended its ban on employment discrimination based on race to include traits historically associated with race, such as hair texture and protective hairstyles.

REGULATORY RADAR - President Trump has signed a bipartisan IRS reform bill, the Taxpayer First Act, that requires that nonprofits file tax returns electronically and that forms must be made public and available in a searchable, machine-readable format.

REGULATORY RADAR - Governor Brown signed new legislation enabling workers to receive up to twelve weeks of paid time off to for family leave, including for taking care of children—including foster children—family members, and those recovering from illness.

REGULATORY RADAR - New Jersey has banned employers from screening job applicants using candidate’s previous salary history, including wages and benefits.

REGULATORY RADAR - Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker has signed legislation creating additional sexual harassment protections for employees and contractors.

REGULATORY RADAR - At the end of August 2019, the Canadian government published a set of guidelines and policies on the newest amendments to the Canada Labor Code, which came into effect on September 1.

REGULATORY RADAR - The California State Senate has passed new requirements for gig economy workers.

REGULATORY RADAR - New Jersey’s Acting Governor, Sheila Oliver, has signed a new law strengthening penalties for employers that fail to pay wages, overtime, or benefits.

REGULATORY RADAR - The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the U.S. federal agency tasked with fighting workplace discrimination, has released new information on appropriately classifying employees who identify as non-binary for the purpose of completing EEOC filings.

REGULATORY RADAR - The California legislature has passed a series of amendments to the state’s Consumer Privacy Act.