December
There were no employment and/or labor bills that were enacted that were identified.
November
There were no employment and/or labor bills that were enacted that were identified.
October
There were no employment and/or labor bills that were enacted that were identified.
September
There were no employment and/or labor bills that were enacted that were identified.
August
There were no employment and/or labor bills that were enacted that were identified.
July
There were no employment and/or labor bills that were enacted that were identified.
June
Education and Training for Alzheimers Disease
Bill
House Bill 299 (2023)
Summary
Relates to education and training for Alzheimer’s disease and related forms of dementia; provides a short title and definitions; requires the Department of Elderly Affairs to offer education about Alzheimer’s disease and related forms of dementia to the general public; requires certain employees of covered providers to complete specified training; authorizes the department to adopt training curricula guidelines; provides requirements for training providers.
Enacted
06/22/2023
Effective Date
To be determined.
Topics
Employer_Obligations: Alzheimer, Training; Employment_relations: Current_employees, New_employee; Industry: Adult_day_centers, Assisted_living, Health_care_agency, Homemaker_service, Nurse_agencies, Nursing_homes
Background Screenings
Bill
Senate Bill 676 (2023)
Summary
Relates to background screenings; revises and providing definitions; requires persons with an affiliation to certain qualified entities to undergo security background investigations; expands authorized records that may be checked during a level 2 background screening; adds additional disqualifying offenses to level 2 background screening requirements; authorizes the head of a qualified entity to grant a person with an affiliation an exemption from disqualification under certain circumstances.
Enacted
06/12/2023
Effective Date
06/12/2023, 07/01/2024
Topics
Employer_Obligations: Background_checks, Criminal_history
May
Paid Family Leave Insurance
Bill
House Bill 721 (2023)
Summary
Relates to paid family leave insurance; authorizes life insurers to transact paid family leave insurance; defines terms; provides circumstances under which paid family leave insurance may be issued and purchased under group disability income policies and group insurance policies; provides circumstances under which family leave insurance benefits may be provided.
Enacted
05/26/2023
Effective Date
To be determined.
Topics
Leave_laws: Bonding, Exigency, Family, Insurance_rider, Medical, Military, Paid_leave, Parental; Wage_and_Hour: Benefits
Protection from Discrimination
Bill
Senate Bill 252 (2023)
Summary
Prohibits discrimination by governmental and business entities based on health care choices; prohibits on mask mandates and COVID-19 vaccination and testing mandates for educational institutions; provides that governmental entity or an educational institution may not adopt, implement, or enforce an international health organization’s public health policies or guidelines unless authorized to do so under state law, rule, or executive order issued by the Governor.
Enacted
05/12/2023
Effective Date
05/11/2023, 06/01/2023
Topics
Covid: Covid; Prohibited_Practices: Vaccination_status
Employee Organizations Representing Public Employees
Bill
Senate Bill 256 (2023)
Summary
Relates to employee organizations representing public employees; requires a public employee who desires to be a member of an employee organization to sign a membership authorization form beginning on a specified date; requires an employee organization to revoke a public employee’s membership upon receipt of his or her written request for revocation; prohibits certain employee organizations from having dues and uniform assessments deducted and collected by the employer from certain salaries.
Enacted
05/10/2023
Effective Date
05/09/2023, 07/01/2023, 10/01/2023
Topics
Industry: Public_employer
April
Concealed Carry of Weapons and Firearms
Bill
House Bill 543 (2023)
Summary
Relates to concealed carry of weapons and firearms without a license; authorizes person to carry concealed weapon or concealed firearm if he or she is licensed to do so or meets specified requirements; requires person who is carrying concealed weapon or concealed firearm without license to carry identification and display upon demand by law enforcement; prohibits person who is carrying concealed weapon or concealed firearm without license from carrying such weapon or firearm in specified locations.
Enacted
04/03/2023
Effective Date
04/03/2023, 07/01/2023
Topics
Prohibited_Practices: Weapon; Workplace_Behavior: Firearm
March
There were no employment and/or labor bills that were enacted that were identified.
February
There were no employment and/or labor bills that were enacted that were identified.
January
There were no employment and/or labor bills that were enacted that were identified.