Regulations Listing: Corporate Citizenship

REGULATORY RADAR - New York City’s Commission on Human Rights has released new guidelines targeted at stemming discrimination based on perceived or actual immigration status.

REGULATORY RADAR - The United States Department of Labor has released its final rule on overtime pay, which is predicted to expand overtime eligibility to 1.3 million Americans.

REGULATORY RADAR - The European Union’s Technical Expert Group on Sustainable Finance (TEG) has released its final report on environmental, social, and governance (ESG) disclosures and climate benchmarks.

REGULATORY RADAR - The U.S. Senate has passed the Criminal Antitrust Anti-Retaliation Act of 2019, which amends previous antitrust criminal penalty legislation to expand protections to employee whistleblowers who report criminal antitrust violations or participate in associated federal investigations of criminal antitrust activity.

REGULATORY RADAR - New York City has expanded human rights law protections to freelancers and independent contractors, enabling workers in these groups to file discrimination, retaliation, or harassment claims to the City’s Commission on Human Rights.

REGULATORY RADAR - California Governor Gavin Newsom has signed a new bill banning mandatory arbitration agreements with employees, which require employees to resolve contract disputes before an arbitrator rather than through the court system.

REGULATORY RADAR - Seattle has passed a new tax on ride sharing, which the city will use to fund affordable housing and public transit, and a $16 minimum wage for ride share drivers.

REGULATORY RADAR - New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has signed new legislation that bans discrimination based on the reproductive health decisions of employees or employee dependents.

REGULATORY RADAR - The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) takes effect on January 1, 2020 and offers California consumers new rights regarding the disclosure of personal data that businesses have collected.

REGULATORY RADAR - The California Insurance Commission issued a one-year ban on insurers cancelling policies for homes and businesses in wildfire areas, a move that will impact at least 800,000 homes.

REGULATORY RADAR - Across the United States, the minimum wage increased for 24 states and 48 cities at the start of 2020.

REGULATORY RADAR - The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has issued policy guidance clarifying its intended application of the “abusiveness” standard under the Dodd-Frank Act, which was intended to protect consumers from abusive practices related to financial services and products.