Regulatory Radar

REGULATORY RADAR - Governor Brown signed new legislation enabling workers to receive up to twelve weeks of paid time off to for family leave, including for taking care of children—including foster children—family members, and those recovering from illness.

REGULATORY RADAR - New York’s Governor Cuomo has signed a new data breach notification and cybersecurity law that expands the definition of a data breach, as well as extends the applicability of data breach laws to any business doing business in New York or that own/license information of a resident of New York.

REGULATORY RADAR - New Jersey has banned employers from screening job applicants using candidate’s previous salary history, including wages and benefits.

REGULATORY RADAR - Canadian corporations incorporated at the federal level and governed by the Canadian Business Corporations Act are subject to new disclosure requirements regarding the diversity of corporate boards.

REGULATORY RADAR - Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker has signed legislation creating additional sexual harassment protections for employees and contractors.

REGULATORY RADAR - At the end of August 2019, the Canadian government published a set of guidelines and policies on the newest amendments to the Canada Labor Code, which came into effect on September 1.

REGULATORY RADAR - The U.S. Department of Energy has issued a new rule that withdraws energy efficiency standards for lightbulbs that were scheduled to go into effect in January 2020.

REGULATORY RADAR - California has extended financial protections for investments in rooftop solar energy in a new law signed by Governor Gavin Newsom.

REGULATORY RADAR - The California State Senate has passed new requirements for gig economy workers.

REGULATORY RADAR - New Jersey’s Acting Governor, Sheila Oliver, has signed a new law strengthening penalties for employers that fail to pay wages, overtime, or benefits.

REGULATORY RADAR - The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the U.S. federal agency tasked with fighting workplace discrimination, has released new information on appropriately classifying employees who identify as non-binary for the purpose of completing EEOC filings.

REGULATORY RADAR - The California legislature has passed a series of amendments to the state’s Consumer Privacy Act.