Regulatory Radar

REGULATORY RADAR - The Florida legislature has passed the Clean Waterways Act, which addresses water pollution in the state by expanding monitoring of water quality, regulation of biosolids, and shifting some pollution-related oversight to the State Department of Environmental Protection.

REGULATORY RADAR - New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy has signed a new bill prohibiting employers from taking adverse actions against employees who take time off due to an infectious disease that could impact others within the workplace.

REGULATORY RADAR - On March 27, 2020, President Trump signed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act), which provides $2.2 trillion in relief and benefits intended to aid workers and employers in responding to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.

REGULATORY RADAR - The Canadian federal government has put forth an emergency response plan to help businesses pay employees despite the challenges brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic.

REGULATORY RADAR - On March 4, 2020, New Mexico passed a new law prohibiting employers from requiring employees to sign non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) for sexual harassment claims.

REGULATORY RADAR - The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced a delay in the collection of EEO-1 Component 1 data, which covers employment reporting on job category, race/ethnicity, and gender.

REGULATORY RADAR - As part of its budget package, passed in April, New York passed a statewide sick leave law.

REGULATORY RADAR - New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy has signed a new food waste recycling law, which will require certain commercial and institutional entities to source-separate and recycle food waste.

REGULATORY RADAR - As some states begin to relax coronavirus related restrictions, many employers are contemplating how to bring employees back to the office while keeping workers safe.

REGULATORY RADAR - The Council of the European Union has adopted a classification system, or taxonomy, to provide companies and investors with a common framework for identifying environmentally sustainable business activities.

REGULATORY RADAR - Australia and the United Kingdom have released guidance for companies reporting to modern slavery disclosures during the coronavirus pandemic.

REGULATORY RADAR - The state of Washington’s board diversity requirement goes into effect in June 2020 and mandates that all public companies subject to the Washington Business Corporation Act have a gender-diverse board by January 1, 2022 or comply with new board diversity disclosure requirements.