Regulations Listing: Engaging Employees

REGULATORY RADAR - Updates on US salary disclosure and transparency laws taking effect in Washington state, Massachusetts, and New York City...

REGULATORY RADAR - On April 11, 2022, Ontario’s Working for Workers Act became law, which, among other things, applies changes to how companies may monitor employees’ online behavior.

REGULATORY RADAR - Maryland and Virginia have joined the District of Columbia in enacting laws relating to paid family and medical leave for employees.

REGULATORY RADAR - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) recently issued guidance on how employers who use software, algorithms, and artificial intelligence (AI) will be treated by the Commission under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).

REGULATORY RADAR - On April 8, 2022, the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) published a new national emphasis program on indoor and outdoor heat-related hazards as part of the agency’s ongoing heat-related illness prevention campaign.

REGULATORY RADAR - IL Gov. J.B. Pritzker has signed the “Create a Respectful and Open Workplace for Natural Hair” Act, or CROWN Act, into law. The act prohibits hair discrimination and introduces protections by amending the Illinois Human Rights Act (IHRA)...

REGULATORY RADAR - Massachusetts and Louisiana join the ranks of 16 other U.S. states and territories that have adopted or enacted “Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair,” or CROWN, acts.

REGULATORY RADAR - On August 18, 2022, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit held that gender dysphoria is not excluded from the broad definition of “disability” protected under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).

REGULATORY RADAR - California Senate Bill 1162, which aims to increase pay transparency in the state, passed the Assembly Appropriations Committee on August 11, 2022.

On September 22, 2022, some 400,000 employees of UK businesses that have volunteered to pay the “Real Living Wage” got a record pay hike.

On November 3, 2022, the Mexican Senate unanimously approved an amendment to increase vacation allowance for all employees in Mexico.

Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell recently signed a law that entitles the city’s gig workers to paid sick leave and safe time.