{"id":4632,"date":"2023-05-15T13:05:52","date_gmt":"2023-05-15T18:05:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.employco.com\/blog\/?p=4632"},"modified":"2023-05-15T13:22:25","modified_gmt":"2023-05-15T18:22:25","slug":"hr-newsletter-state-legislative-updates-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.employco.com\/blog\/2023\/05\/15\/hr-newsletter-state-legislative-updates-4\/","title":{"rendered":"HR Newsletter: State Legislative Updates"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.employco.com\/images\/newsletter\/HR\/Blog\/December20_State-and-Local-Updates.png\" alt=\"HR Newsletter: State Legislative Updates\" width=\"1200\" height=\"545\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Delaware Legalizes Recreational Marijuana<\/strong> &#8211; Delaware\u2019s governor has allowed <a href=\"https:\/\/legis.delaware.gov\/BillDetail\/129970\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">House Bill 1<\/a> to be enacted without a signature, making Delaware the 22nd state to legalize marijuana for adult recreational use as of April 22, 2023. The governor also allowed <a href=\"https:\/\/legis.delaware.gov\/BillDetail\/129969\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">House Bill 2<\/a>, which regulates recreational marijuana sales in the state, to go into effect without a signature on April 26, 2023. Medical marijuana has been legal in Delaware since 2011. <span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>Read more<\/strong><\/span>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.employco.com\/PDFs\/May2023_Legal-Update-Delaware.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Delaware Legal Update<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.employco.com\/PDFs\/May2023_Legal-Update-Delaware.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.employco.com\/images\/newsletter\/HR\/Blog\/May2023_Legal-Update-Delaware-PDF.jpg\" alt=\"Legal Update: Delaware\" width=\"1057\" height=\"1200\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>District of Columbia Announces Minimum Wage Increase for 2023<\/strong> &#8211; The District of Columbia\u2019s (the District) Department of Employment Services Office (DOES) has <a href=\"https:\/\/does.dc.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/dc\/sites\/does\/publication\/attachments\/2023%20Minimum%20Wage%20Increase%20Notice%20FINAL.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">announced<\/a> that beginning July 1, 2023, the minimum wage in the District will increase from $16.10 to $17 per hour. The new rate will apply to all workers, regardless of employer size. <strong><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Read more<\/span><\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.employco.com\/PDFs\/May2023_Legal-Update-District-of-Columbia.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">District of Columbia Legal Update<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.employco.com\/PDFs\/May2023_Legal-Update-District-of-Columbia.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.employco.com\/images\/newsletter\/HR\/Blog\/May2023_Legal-Update-District-of-Columbia-PDF.jpg\" alt=\"Legal Update: District of Columbia\" width=\"997\" height=\"1200\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Oregon Minimum Wage Rate to Increase in July<\/strong> &#8211; On April 14, 2023, the Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries (BOLI) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oregon.gov\/boli\/about\/Documents\/Commissioner%20Stephenson%20Announces%20Oregon%20Minimum%20Wage%202023.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">announced<\/a> minimum wage rate increases across the state. The new rates become effective on July 1, 2023. <strong><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Read more<\/span><\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.employco.com\/PDFs\/May2023_Legal-Update-Oregon.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Oregon Legal Update<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.employco.com\/PDFs\/May2023_Legal-Update-Oregon.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.employco.com\/images\/newsletter\/HR\/Blog\/May2023_Legal-Update-Oregon-PDF.jpg\" alt=\"Legal Update: Oregon\" width=\"1093\" height=\"1200\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Delaware Legalizes Recreational Marijuana &#8211; Delaware\u2019s governor has allowed House Bill 1 to be enacted without a signature, making Delaware the 22nd state to legalize marijuana for adult recreational use as of April 22, 2023. 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