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Washington has adopted four new laws addressing workplace harassment and discrimination.

On April 26, 2018, Puerto Rico's Fiscal Oversight and Management Board sent, for the first time since its creation, a proposed employment law reform bill to the Puerto Rico Legislature.

Washington State has joined a number of other jurisdictions, including the Washington cities of Seattle and Spokane, by passing a “ban-the-box” law, known as the Washington Fair Chance Act (HB 1298).

Jurisdictions with ban-the-box laws have only been increasing the restrictions on employers—as evident with the recent amendments in Massachusetts and San Francisco.

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