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
Employment Practices
Bill
House Bill 1253
Summary
Prohibits an employer, with certain exemptions, from requiring an employee or prospective employee to download a mobile application to the employee’s personal communication device that enables the employee’s location to be tracked or the employee’s personal information to be revealed as a condition of employment or continued employment.
Enacted
07/06/2021
Effective Date
07/06/2021
Topics
Attorney_fees; Civil_action; Damages; Fines; Injunctive_relief; Statute_limitations; Location_tracking; Mobile_application; Personal_information; Privacy; Retaliation
June
Uniform Employee and Student Online Privacy Protection
Bill
House Bill 125
Summary
Establishes The Uniform Employee and Student Online Privacy Protection Act that adopts uniform laws on protecting the online accounts of employees, prospective employees, unpaid interns, applicants, students, and prospective students from employers and educational institutions; provides for protection of online accounts; provides for civil action; provides for electronic signatures.
Enacted
06/07/2021
Effective Date
06/07/2021
Topics
Confidential_info; Investigations; Applicant; Employee; Independent_contract; Disclose_person_info; Login_info; Online_privacy
Minimum Wage Requirements Exemptions
Bill
Senate Bill 793
Summary
Relates to minimum wage; provides that qualified community rehabilitation program means a nonprofit community rehabilitation program for individuals with disabilities that meet specified conditions, including maintaining a disabled to non-disabled employee ratio equal to or greater than one to three at all times.
Enacted
06/16/2021
Effective Date
06/16/2021
Topics
Disabled_employee; Staffing; Rehabilitation_progr; Minimum_wage; Subminimum_wage
May
There were no employment and/or labor bills that were enacted that were identified.
April
There were no employment and/or labor bills that were enacted that were identified.
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.
