October 2024

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Rhode Island Requires Veterans Benefits and Services Poster

Rhode Island has enacted legislation (House Bill 7058), which will require employers with more than 50 employees to post a veterans’ benefits and services poster. House Bill 7058 takes effect on Jan. 1, 2025.

Rhode Island Expands Family Leave; Increases Unemployment Benefits

Rhode Island has enacted legislation (Senate Bill 2121A), which increases both the length of leave available to employees under the Temporary Caregiver Insurance (TCI) law and the minimum dependent allowance. The law is set to take effect in two parts: on Jan. 1, 2025, and on Jan. 1, 2026.

Rhode Island Makes Juneteenth a State Holiday

Rhode Island has enacted legislation (Senate Bill 0444A), which will make June nineteenth (Juneteenth) a state holiday. Senate Bill 0444A takes effect on Jan. 1, 2024.

Rhode Island Prohibits Provisions that Conceal Civil Rights Claims

Rhode Island has enacted legislation (Senate Bill 0342aa), which prohibits employers from requiring that an employee enter into a nondisclosure or confidentiality agreement that requires alleged civil rights violations to remain confidential. Senate Bill 0342aa is effective immediately.

Rhode Island Clarifies and Increases Penalties for Wage Theft and Independent Contractor Misclassification

Rhode Island has enacted legislation (Senate Bill 1079a), which clarifies and increases certain penalties for employers that are found to have violated certain payment laws or misclassified independent contractors. Senate Bill 1079a takes effect on Jan. 1, 2024.

Rhode Island establishes pregnancy special enrollment

Rhode Island has enacted legislation that mandates a special enrollment into health care coverage based on pregnancy.

Rhode Island adds employment protections for recreational marijuana users

Rhode Island has enacted the Rhode Island Cannabis Act (the Act), which adds and clarifies workplace protections related to cannabis use.

Rhode Island enacts COVID-19 emergency enforcement rules

Rhode Island has enacted emergency rules to help prevent the spread of COVID-19. The rules are in effect from Dec. 29, 2021 to April 21, 2022.

Rhode Island enacts wage protections

Rhode Island has enacted House Bill 5261A (the Act), which bans salary-history inquiries and adds pay-equity requirements. The law is effective January 1, 2023.

Rhode Island amends Whistle Blowers' Protection Act

Rhode Island has enacted legislation (House Bill 5855) that amends the state’s Whistle Blowers' Protection Act (the Act). House Bill 5855 is effective immediately.

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Compliance-Corner-, State-Compliance-Update, Washington,-D.C.

The District of Columbia has enacted an emergency ordinance that requires employers with 50-499 employees to provide paid leave to employees impacted by COVID-19. The emergency ordinance takes effect immediately and expires on July 9, 2020.

Compliance-Corner-, State-Compliance-Update, Washington-

Effective immediately, Seattle has expanded the reasons employees may take leave under its Paid Sick and Safe Time Ordinance.

Compliance-Corner-, State-Compliance-Update, California

San Jose, California has adopted an emergency ordinance that will require employers to provide paid sick leave to employees if they are exempt from the leave requirements under the federal FFCRA. The ordinance is in effect from April 7 through Dec. 31, 2020.

Compliance-Corner-, State-Compliance-Update, Pennsylvania-

Pennsylvania has enacted legislation (House Bill 68) that eases unemployment eligibility rules and requires employers to provide employees with an unemployment notice. House Bill 68 takes effect immediately.

Compliance-Corner-, State-Compliance-Update, New-York-

New York has enacted legislation (SB 7506B) that will require all employers in the state to provide employees with sick leave. The law takes effect on Jan. 1, 2021; however, employees begin accruing sick time on Sept. 30, 2020.

Compliance-Corner-, State-Compliance-Update, New-York-

The New York State Department of Labor has adopted an emergency rule that requires employers to provide an unemployment insurance notice to employees whose work schedule and/or employment status is impacted by COVID-19.

Compliance-Corner-, State-Compliance-Update, New-Jersey-

New Jersey has enacted legislation (Senate Bill 2374) that amends the state's Family Leave Act and the Temporary Disability Insurance program. Senate Bill 2374 takes effect immediately and is retroactive to March 25, 2020.

Compliance-Corner-, State-Compliance-Update, Michigan-

Michigan Governor, Gretchen Whitmer, has issued an executive order that expands protections for certain workers impacted by COVID-19. The executive order is effective immediately and will continue until the end of the states of emergency and disaster.

Compliance-Corner-, State-Compliance-Update, Louisiana-

The Louisiana Workforce Commission has adopted an emergency rule that expands the unemployment insurance notice requirements.

Compliance-Corner-, State-Compliance-Update, Texas-

Dallas and San Antonio, Texas enacted ordinances that require employers to provide paid sick leave to covered employees.

Compliance-Corner-, State-Compliance-Update, Connecticut-

The Connecticut Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities has announced that due to COVID-19, employers may request a 90-day extension to required anti-sexual harassment training for employees hired after Oct. 1, 2019.

Compliance-Corner-, State-Compliance-Update, Colorado

The CDLE has published an emergency rule that temporarily requires employers in certain industries to provide paid sick leave to employees with flu-like symptoms who are being tested for COVID-19. The emergency rule took effect immediately on March 11 and will remain in effect for 30 days, or ...

Compliance-Corner-, State-Compliance-Update, Colorado

The Colorado Department of Labor and Employment (CDLE) has published an emergency rule that temporarily requires employers in certain industries to provide paid sick leave to employees for certain COVID-19 related purposes. Employees may be entitled to leave if they have flu-like symptoms or ...

Compliance-Corner-, State-Compliance-Update, Arkansas

The Arkansas Division of Workforce Services has adopted an emergency rule that requires employers to provide an unemployment insurance notice to employees upon termination. The emergency rule takes effect April 27 and expires on Dec. 31, 2020.From April 27, 2020 to December 31, 2020, employers ...

Compliance-Corner-, State-Compliance-Update, Alaska

The Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development has adopted an emergency rule that expands the state's unemployment insurance notice requirements. The rule takes effect immediately and expires on Aug. 3, 2020, unless extended.

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