The Pennsylvania Independent Regulatory Review Commission has approved amendments to the Pennsylvania Human Relations Act (PHRA), which provide new definitions of race, sex and religious creed, and effectively protect against hairstyle discrimination. The new rules are set to take effect within 60 days of their publication in the Pennsylvania Bulletin.
Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney has signed into law the Employee Commuter Transit Benefit Ordinance.
The Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry has adopted a final rule addressing tipped employees and the calculation of overtime pay for salaried nonexempt employees. The final rule takes effect on August 5, 2022.
The City of Philadelphia has enacted Bill 220051-A, which amends its Public Health Emergency law (PHEL). Bill 220051-A took effect on March 9, 2022, and is set to expire on December 31, 2023.
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 ordinance to take effect 90 calendar days after the notice was posted, the County has changed the effective date of all parts of the ordinance to be December 15, 2021.
Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf has signed legislation HB203, also known as the Living Donor Protection Act, or "the Act" that will provide unpaid leave to eligible employees for surgery related to organ or tissue donation. The Act takes effect June 26, 2021.
> Read more
The state of Washington has enacted legislation (Senate Bill 5671), which amends its Equal Pay and Opportunities Act to add new salary transparency requirements. Senate Bill 5671 takes effect on Jan. 1, 2023.
Utah has enacted a new law that provides immunity for certain types of employers that hire employees with a criminal background. The new law will automatically expire on July 1, 2025.
Alabama has enacted legislation (Senate Bill 31) that requires certain employers to provide leave to adoptive parents. Senate Bill 31 takes effect July 1, 2022.
The State of Washington has enacted legislation (House Bill 1794), which requires employers to reimburse employees for certain bank fees. House Bill 1794 takes effect on June 9, 2022.
Tennessee has enacted legislation (Senate Bill 1823) that requires employers that mandate COVID-19 vaccinations to allow certain exemptions. Senate Bill 1823 is effective immediately.
Oregon has enacted legislation (Senate Bill 1514) that temporarily re-defines compensation under the state’s Equal Pay Act (the Act). Senate Bill 1514 is effective immediately and is scheduled to end on Sept. 28, 2022.
Oregon has enacted a Final Rule (BLI 3-2022) that permanently allows an employee to use sick time for certain public health emergencies. The Final Rule is effective immediately.
The New York City Commission on Human Rights (NYCCHR) has released additional guidance on its pay transparency law, which takes effect on May 15, 2022.