{"id":5804,"date":"2025-05-15T10:02:41","date_gmt":"2025-05-15T15:02:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.employco.com\/blog\/?p=5804"},"modified":"2025-05-15T10:02:45","modified_gmt":"2025-05-15T15:02:45","slug":"hr-newsletter-state-legislative-updates-28","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.employco.com\/blog\/2025\/05\/15\/hr-newsletter-state-legislative-updates-28\/","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=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Kansas Clarifies Enforceability of Nonsolicitation Agreements<\/strong> &#8211; On April 8, 2025, Kansas <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kslegislature.gov\/li\/b2025_26\/measures\/documents\/sb241_enrolled.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">amended<\/a> the Kansas Restraint of Trade Act (KRTA) to create a presumption of enforceability of certain nonsolicitation agreements and require courts to modify overbroad restrictive covenants. The amendment takes effect on July 1, 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\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\/May2025_1-Kansas.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Kansas Legal Update<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.employco.com\/PDFs\/May2025_1-Kansas.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.employco.com\/images\/newsletter\/HR\/Blog\/May2025_1-Kansas-PDF.jpg\" alt=\"Kansas 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_ad842d39-8d0f-4831-82df-13d2e5d3d407\"><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<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Maryland Legislature Votes to Delay PFML Again<\/strong> &#8211; The Maryland General Assembly has passed a <a href=\"https:\/\/mgaleg.maryland.gov\/mgawebsite\/Legislation\/Details\/hb0102?ys=2025RS\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">bill<\/a> to establish new implementation dates for the state\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/paidleave.maryland.gov\/Pages\/default.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">paid family and medical leave insurance program<\/a>, known as FAMLI. 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His signature is expected in the coming weeks.<\/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\/May2025_2-Maryland.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Maryland Legal Update<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.employco.com\/PDFs\/May2025_2-Maryland.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.employco.com\/images\/newsletter\/HR\/Blog\/May2025_2-Maryland-PDF.jpg\" alt=\"Maryland 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_c0447dd6-356f-40b6-a68d-15b8677b388c\"><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<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Missouri Supreme Court Upholds Paid Sick Leave Law<\/strong> &#8211; The Missouri Supreme Court has issued a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.courts.mo.gov\/file\/SC\/Opinion_SC100876.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">decision<\/a> upholding the state\u2019s earned paid sick time (EPST) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sos.mo.gov\/CMSImages\/Elections\/Petitions\/2024-038.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">law<\/a>, which was passed by ballot initiative last November. 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