April 2024
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Washington has enacted legislation (Senate Bill 5123), which prohibits employers from making a hiring decision based on an individual’s off-duty use of cannabis or certain positive pre-employment drug test results. Senate Bill 5123 takes effect on January 1, 2024.
Washington has enacted legislation (House Bill 1491), which prohibits an employer from searching an employee’s privately owned vehicle. House Bill 1491 takes effect on July 23, 2023.
The United States Department of Labor (DOL) has released updated posters regarding the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA), which must be posted in a conspicuous location in the workplace where employees can read them.