{"id":5038,"date":"2023-10-17T09:26:08","date_gmt":"2023-10-17T14:26:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.employco.com\/blog\/?p=5038"},"modified":"2023-10-17T09:26:11","modified_gmt":"2023-10-17T14:26:11","slug":"hr-newsletter-state-legislative-updates-9","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.employco.com\/blog\/2023\/10\/17\/hr-newsletter-state-legislative-updates-9\/","title":{"rendered":"HR Newsletter: State Legislative Updates"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.employco.com\/images\/newsletter\/HR\/Blog\/December20_State-and-Local-Updates.png\" alt=\"HR Newsletter: State Legislative Updates\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>California Extends Reach of Prohibition Against Restrictive Covenants<\/strong> &#8211; On Sept. 1, 2023, California adopted <a href=\"https:\/\/leginfo.legislature.ca.gov\/faces\/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=202320240SB699\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Senate Bill (SB) 699<\/a> and expanded noncompete employee protections by declaring that noncompete agreements that restrain individuals from engaging in a lawful occupation are void, regardless of where and when the contract was signed. SB 699 becomes effective on Jan. 1, 2024. <strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#b62e2e\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Read more<\/mark><\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.employco.com\/PDFs\/October2023_Legal-Update-California.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">California Legal Update<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.employco.com\/PDFs\/October2023_Legal-Update-California.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.employco.com\/images\/newsletter\/HR\/Blog\/October2023_Legal-Update-California-PDF.jpg\" alt=\"Legal Update: California\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>New York Prohibits Coerced Employee Participation in Political or Religious Meetings<\/strong> &#8211; On Sept. 6, 2023, New York amended its Labor Code to prohibit employers from coercing employees into attending or participating in meetings that are sponsored by their employer and concern the employer\u2019s views on political or religious matters. The new law, also known as <a href=\"https:\/\/nyassembly.gov\/leg\/?default_fld=%0D%0A&amp;leg_video=&amp;bn=sb+4982&amp;term=&amp;Summary=Y&amp;Actions=Y&amp;Text=Y\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Senate Bill (SB) 4982<\/a>, became effective on the date it was signed into law. <strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#b62e2e\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Read more<\/mark><\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.employco.com\/PDFs\/October2023_Legal-Update-NewYork-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">New York Legal Update<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.employco.com\/PDFs\/October2023_Legal-Update-NewYork-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.employco.com\/images\/newsletter\/HR\/Blog\/October2023_Legal-Update-NewYork-1-PDF.jpg\" alt=\"Legal Update: New York\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>New York To Increase Salary Threshold for White Collar Wage Payment Exemptions<\/strong> &#8211; On Sept. 15, 2023, New York <a href=\"https:\/\/nyassembly.gov\/leg\/?default_fld=%0D%0A&amp;leg_video=&amp;bn=sb+5572&amp;term=&amp;Summary=Y&amp;Actions=Y&amp;Text=Y\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">amended<\/a> its Labor Code to increase the salary threshold executive, administrative, and professional (EAP) employees need to meet in order to qualify for the state\u2019s wage payment exemptions. 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