{"id":5426,"date":"2024-06-19T09:14:15","date_gmt":"2024-06-19T14:14:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.employco.com\/blog\/?p=5426"},"modified":"2024-06-19T09:16:19","modified_gmt":"2024-06-19T14:16:19","slug":"hr-newsletter-state-legislative-updates-17","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.employco.com\/blog\/2024\/06\/19\/hr-newsletter-state-legislative-updates-17\/","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: Preparing for the New Workplace Violence Prevention Law<\/strong> &#8211; On Sept. 30, 2023, California enacted the California Workplace Violence Prevention Law (WVPL), enforced by the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal\/OSHA). The WVPL takes effect on July 1, 2024, and requires most employers in the state to comply with expansive workplace violence prevention requirements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#a41919\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Read more<\/mark><\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.employco.com\/PDFs\/June2024_California.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">California HR Compliance Bulletin<\/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\/June2024_California.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.employco.com\/images\/newsletter\/HR\/Blog\/June2024_California-PDF.jpg\" alt=\"California HR Compliance Bulletin\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ub-divider ub_divider ub-divider-orientation-horizontal\" id=\"ub_divider_3510352c-ddf9-4299-bd71-7e79c9518856\"><div class=\"ub_divider_wrapper\" style=\"position: relative; margin-bottom: 2px; width: 100%; height: 2px; \" data-divider-alignment=\"center\"><div class=\"ub_divider_line\" style=\"border-top: 2px solid #000000; margin-top: 2px; \"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>Colorado Enacts Comprehensive AI Legislation<\/strong> &#8211; On May 17, 2024, Colorado enacted <a href=\"https:\/\/aboutblaw.com\/bd9C\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Senate Bill (SB) 24-205<\/a>, becoming the first state to pass comprehensive artificial intelligence (AI) regulation. The law, effective on February 1, 2026, will require businesses to use reasonable care to avoid discrimination when using AI for consequential decision-making (such as hiring, termination and other employment decisions).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#a41919\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Read more<\/mark><\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.employco.com\/PDFs\/June2024_Colorado.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Colorado Legal Update<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.employco.com\/PDFs\/June2024_Colorado.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.employco.com\/images\/newsletter\/HR\/Blog\/June2024_Colorado-PDF.jpg\" alt=\"Colorado Legal Update\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ub-divider ub_divider ub-divider-orientation-horizontal\" id=\"ub_divider_3510352c-ddf9-4299-bd71-7e79c9518856\"><div class=\"ub_divider_wrapper\" style=\"position: relative; margin-bottom: 2px; width: 100%; height: 2px; \" data-divider-alignment=\"center\"><div class=\"ub_divider_line\" style=\"border-top: 2px solid #000000; margin-top: 2px; \"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>Connecticut Enacts Significant Expansion of Paid Sick Leave<\/strong> &#8211; Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont has signed into law <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cga.ct.gov\/asp\/cgabillstatus\/cgabillstatus.asp?which_year=2024&amp;selBillType=Bill&amp;bill_num=5005\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">amendments<\/a> to the state\u2019s paid sick leave (PSL) law that require paid sick leave for nearly all Connecticut workers by 2027. The amendments phase in coverage in stages, applying the leave mandate to successively smaller employers year by year. The revisions also modify the PSL law in other ways, including increasing employees\u2019 accrual rate and adding to the law\u2019s reasons for taking leave. These additional changes take effect Jan. 1, 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#a41919\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Read more<\/mark><\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.employco.com\/PDFs\/June2024_Connecticut.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Connecticut Legal Update<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.employco.com\/PDFs\/June2024_Connecticut.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.employco.com\/images\/newsletter\/HR\/Blog\/June2024_Connecticut-PDF.jpg\" alt=\"Connecticut Legal Update\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ub-divider ub_divider ub-divider-orientation-horizontal\" id=\"ub_divider_3510352c-ddf9-4299-bd71-7e79c9518856\"><div class=\"ub_divider_wrapper\" style=\"position: relative; margin-bottom: 2px; width: 100%; height: 2px; \" data-divider-alignment=\"center\"><div class=\"ub_divider_line\" style=\"border-top: 2px solid #000000; margin-top: 2px; \"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>Minnesota Amends Sick Leave, Paid Family and Medical Leave<\/strong> &#8211; Minnesota has enacted the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.revisor.mn.gov\/laws\/2024\/0\/Session+Law\/Chapter\/127\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2024 Transportation, Housing and Labor Omnibus Budget Bill<\/a>, which makes numerous changes to the state\u2019s earned sick and safe time (ESST) and paid leave laws. The paid leave law created a paid family and medical leave (PFML) insurance program that takes effect Jan. 1, 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#a41919\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Read more<\/mark><\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.employco.com\/PDFs\/June2024_Minnesota-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Minnesota Legal Update 1<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.employco.com\/PDFs\/June2024_Minnesota-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.employco.com\/images\/newsletter\/HR\/Blog\/June2024_Minnesota-1-PDF.jpg\" alt=\"Minnesota Legal Update 1\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ub-divider ub_divider ub-divider-orientation-horizontal\" id=\"ub_divider_3510352c-ddf9-4299-bd71-7e79c9518856\"><div class=\"ub_divider_wrapper\" style=\"position: relative; margin-bottom: 2px; width: 100%; height: 2px; \" data-divider-alignment=\"center\"><div class=\"ub_divider_line\" style=\"border-top: 2px solid #000000; margin-top: 2px; \"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>Minnesota Passes Wide-ranging Labor and Employment Policy Bill<\/strong> &#8211; On May 17, 2024, Minnesota enacted the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.revisor.mn.gov\/laws\/2024\/0\/Session+Law\/Chapter\/110\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2024 Omnibus Labor and Industry Policy Bill<\/a>, which makes several important changes to the state\u2019s employment laws. This law will (1) require employers to disclose pay ranges in job postings; (2) prohibit certain employers from entering into restrictive employment covenants and require employees to notify employees concerning prohibited restrictive employment covenants; (3) eliminate the state\u2019s minimum wage rate tiers for large and small employers; and more\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#a41919\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Read more<\/mark><\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.employco.com\/PDFs\/June2024_Minnesota-2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Minnesota Legal Update 2<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.employco.com\/PDFs\/June2024_Minnesota-2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.employco.com\/images\/newsletter\/HR\/Blog\/June2024_Minnesota-2-PDF.jpg\" alt=\"Minnesota Legal Update 2\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>California: Preparing for the New Workplace Violence Prevention Law &#8211; On Sept. 30, 2023, California enacted the California Workplace Violence Prevention Law (WVPL), enforced by the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal\/OSHA). 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