On December 14, 2022, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) signed and published a Memorandum of Understanding for Employment Tax Referrals.
Governor Hochul signed into law New York State Assembly Bill A6328A, amending the New York State Human Rights Law to prohibit employment discrimination against employees and job applicants based on citizenship and immigration status.
On December 12, 2022, the New York State Legislature passed a workplace safety bill known as “Carlos’ Law.” This bill would amend the Penal Law in relation to incidents involving the death or injury of a worker.
Effective January 1, 2023, regulations under Colorado’s Healthy Families and Workplaces Act (HFWA) will again change how employers calculate the rate of pay when employees use paid sick and safe leave and/or public health emergency leave.
In March 2022, Governor Kate Brown signed Senate Bill 1586 into law, which amends the OWFA effective January 1, 2023, and clarifies many of the provisions of the original OWFA.
On December 9, 2022, New York State amended the Nursing Mothers in the Workplace Act to provide additional specifications for lactation rooms and to impose new written policy requirements on all employers.
The New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development has announced what it calls a “comprehensive enforcement strategy” to target employers in specific industries—namely, commercial laundromats and multi-unit residential construction.
On December 12, 2022, Ontario published Regulation 559/22: Naloxone Kits, which provides additional information about the new employer naloxone kit requirement.
A new law renders unenforceable non-disclosure and non-disparagement clauses related to allegations of sexual assault and/or sexual harassment and that are entered into “before the dispute arises.”
