Regulations Listing: Engaging Employees

Salary disclosure and transparency laws change across US

REGULATORY RADAR - Updates on US salary disclosure and transparency laws taking effect in Washington state, Massachusetts, and New York City...

Ontario regulates monitoring employee behavior online

REGULATORY RADAR - On April 11, 2022, Ontario鈥檚 Working for Workers Act became law, which, among other things, applies changes to how companies may monitor employees鈥� online behavior.

New paid family leave laws emerge across US

REGULATORY RADAR - Maryland and Virginia have joined the District of Columbia in enacting laws relating to paid family and medical leave for employees.

EEOC adopts guidance on use of algorithms to screen job applicants

REGULATORY RADAR - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) recently issued guidance on how employers who use software, algorithms, and artificial intelligence (AI) will be treated by the Commission under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).

OSHA launches program to support heat illness prevention

REGULATORY RADAR - On April 8, 2022, the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) published a new national emphasis program on indoor and outdoor heat-related hazards as part of the agency鈥檚 ongoing heat-related illness prevention campaign.

Illinois CROWN act bans race-related hair discrimination

REGULATORY RADAR - IL Gov. J.B. Pritzker has signed the 鈥淐reate a Respectful and Open Workplace for Natural Hair鈥� Act, or CROWN Act, into law. The act prohibits hair discrimination and introduces protections by amending the Illinois Human Rights Act (IHRA)...

More states adopt and enact CROWN acts prohibiting discrimination of protected hairstyles

REGULATORY RADAR - Massachusetts and Louisiana join the ranks of 16 other U.S. states and territories that have adopted or enacted 鈥淐reating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair,鈥� or CROWN, acts.

Gender dysphoria covered under ADA, court rules

REGULATORY RADAR - On August 18, 2022, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit held that gender dysphoria is not excluded from the broad definition of 鈥渄isability鈥� protected under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).

California posed to increase pay transparency and reporting

REGULATORY RADAR - California Senate Bill 1162, which aims to increase pay transparency in the state, passed the Assembly Appropriations Committee on August 11, 2022.