Regulations Listing: Corporate Citizenship

REGULATORY RADAR - In January 2020, the Virginia Senate and House of Delegates voted to amend the U.S. Constitution, becoming the last state needed to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment (E.R.A.).

REGULATORY RADAR - New York City has passed new legislation prohibiting businesses from refusing to accept cash or charging customers higher rates for cash transactions.

REGULATORY RADAR - On March 6, 2020, the Virginia legislature passed the Virginia Clean Economy Act, which requires the state’s biggest utilities to deliver electricity from 100% renewable sources by 2045.

REGULATORY RADAR - On March 17, 2020, the Federal Reserve announced that it is establishing a Commercial Paper Funding Facility to "support the flow of credit to households and businesses."

REGULATORY RADAR - The European Commission has released a new Gender Equality Strategy to address the gender gap throughout the EU over the next five years.

REGULATORY RADAR - Vermont Gov. Phil Scott has signed a new law mandating the development of a statewide data privacy inventory covering personally identifiable information that the state collects on its citizens.

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.