On January 10, 2023, Governor Philip D. Murphy signed into law S3162 / A4768, which makes the 2020 amendments to NJ WARN effective 90 days from his signature, irrespective of whether a State of Emergency still exists.
The non-emergency COVID regulation adopted by the Cal/OSHA Standards Board at its meeting on December 15, 2022, will not become effective until approved by the Office of Administrative Law (OAL), which is expected to occur in January 2023.
On January 5, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission published a proposed rule that, if it became final, would ban all non-compete agreements with limited exceptions.
California’s Civil Rights Council has issued draft revisions to FEHA regulations governing an employer’s use and consideration of a job applicant’s criminal history in making employment decisions.
The Nevada Supreme Court has decided that a statute in the NRS Chapter on the Medical Use of Cannabis provides employees with a private right of action to claim an employer has failed to seek reasonable accommodations of off-work medical marijuana use.
An amendment to New York Labor Law Section 201 mandates that employers make notices required to be physically posted at a worksite under federal and state law or regulation available electronically as well.
