September 2025

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Oregon Expands Paid Sick Leave to Include Blood Donation

Oregon has enacted legislation (Senate Bill 1108), which expands the reasons an employee may take paid sick leave. Senate Bill 1108 takes effect on Jan. 1, 2026.

Oregon Clarifies Hiring Protections Related to Age

Oregon has enacted legislation (House Bill 3187), which clarifies age-related nondiscrimination requirements. House Bill 3187 takes effect on Sept. 28, 2025.

Oregon Expands Lactation Protections

Oregon has enacted legislation (House Bill 2541), which expands lactation protections to agricultural workers. House Bill 2541 is effective immediately.

Oregon Enacts New Hire Notice Requirements

Oregon has enacted SB 906 creates a new hire notice requirement effective Jan. 1, 2026.

Oregon Adds Quota Protections for Warehouse Workers

Oregon has enacted legislation (House Bill 4127), which adds notice and recordkeeping requirements surrounding production quotas for warehouse workers. House Bill 4127 took effect on Jan. 1, 2025.

Oregon Expands Reasons for Safe Leave

Oregon has enacted legislation (House Bill 4156), which expands Oregon anti-stalking laws and adds covered reasons for employees to use safe leave. House Bill 4156 takes effect on July 1, 2024.

Oregon Aligns State Family Leave Act and Paid Leave Laws

Oregon has enacted legislation (Senate Bill 1515), which helps align the Oregon Family Leave Act (OFLA) to Paid Leave Oregon (PLO). Many changes under Senate Bill 1515 take effect on July 1, 2024.

Oregon Bolsters Worker Protections from Hazardous Conditions

Oregon has enacted legislation (Senate Bill 907), which further protects employees from hazardous work conditions. Senate Bill 907 takes effect on Jan. 1, 2024.

Oregon Adds Public Service Protections

Oregon has enacted legislation (House Bill 3028), which adds protections for an employee that is appointed to a board, commission, council, or committee. House Bill 3028 is effective immediately.

Oregon Extends Protections to Registered Apprentices and On-the-Job Training Workers

Oregon has enacted legislation (House Bill 3307), which extends certain workplace protections to registered apprentices and those in private employer on-the-job training programs. House Bill 3307 takes effect on Jan. 1, 2024.

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Regional Alerts

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

West Hollywood, California has enacted an ordinance that requires employers to provide paid and unpaid leave benefits. Leave benefits become effective on January 1, 2022 for “hotel workers.” The effective date for all other employers is July 1, 2022.

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

Update: Allegheny County has posted its paid sick leave ordinance, notice, guidelines and FAQs to its website. Although the Ordinance required employers’ notice obligations to begin immediately once the law was approved, and for the other provisions of the ...

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

New York has enacted legislation (Senate Bill 2928A) that expands the definition of “family member” under the New York Paid Family Leave (PFL) law to include siblings. The expanded definition takes effect on January 1, 2023.

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

New York City has amended its Earned Safe and Sick Time Act (Int. 2448-2021) to allow employees to use paid sick time for COVID-19 child vaccinations. The amendments are retroactive to November 2, 2021, and are set to expire on December 31, 2022.

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

New York City has enacted an Order that establishes worker COVID-19 vaccination requirements, creates recordkeeping obligations, and includes a posting requirement. The Order took effect on December 27, 2021.

Compliance-Corner-, State-Compliance-Update, Maryland-

Howard County, MD has enacted an ordinance that establishes a minimum wage rate for work performed in the county. The county’s minimum wage depends on whether the employer is a government employer, large employer, small employer, or paying a tipped employee.

Compliance-Corner-, State-Compliance-Update, Illinois-

Chicago has issued a public health order that requires certain employers to verify employees are fully vaccinated against COVID-19. If employees aren’t fully vaccinated, they must wear a mask when interacting with patrons and provide proof of a weekly negative COVID-19 ...

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

Effective Jan. 1, 2022, Connecticut’s family and medical leave law will expand to cover all private sector employers and to include other changes. Additionally, the state’s new paid family leave program will provide wage-replacement benefits to employees who take leave for covered ...

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

The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) is requiring the use of face masks indoors for the next four weeks, regardless of the individual’s COVID-19 vaccination status.

Compliance-Corner-, State-Compliance-Update, Arizona

Tucson, Arizona voters have approved a ballot measure (Proposition 206) that will increase the city’s minimum wage. Employers must pay employees at least the city's minimum wage rate for work done within Tucson.

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

This notice is to inform you that New York’s Governor Kathy Hochul has announced a temporary mask mandate for businesses and venues unless they implement a vaccine requirement. The mandate will be in effect from Dec. 13, 2021, until Jan. 15, 2022, unless it’s extended.

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

The District of Columbia has enacted emergency legislation (B24-404) requiring employers to provide paid leave to employees for the time they, or their minor child, spend obtaining and recovering from COVID-19 vaccination. These changes took effect immediately on November 18, 2021 and expire on ...

Compliance-Corner-, State-Compliance-Update, North-Dakota

North Dakota has enacted legislation (HB 1511) that requires private employers to allow certain employee exemptions from the COVID-19 vaccine. The law is effective from Nov.15, 2021 to Aug.1, 2023, unless extended.

Compliance-Corner-, State-Compliance-Update, Kansas-

Kansas has enacted legislation (House Bill 2001) stating that employers that implement COVID-19 vaccination requirements must provide certain exemptions to employees. House Bill 2001 was effective immediately upon the Governor’s signature on Nov. 23, 2021.

Compliance-Corner-, State-Compliance-Update, Florida

Florida has published emergency regulations addressing a state law that prohibits employers from imposing a COVID-19 vaccination mandate without providing exemptions for medical reasons (including pregnancy and anticipated pregnancy), religious reasons, COVID-19 immunity, periodic testing, and ...

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

The minimum wage in California and in many local jurisdictions in the state will increase on January 1, 2022.

Compliance-Corner-, State-Compliance-Update, Alabama

Alabama has published emergency regulations addressing a state law that prohibits employers from requiring employees to receive COVID-19 vaccination without providing the employee an opportunity to seek an exemption for religious or medical reasons. The state has also published a sample ...

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