December
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November
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October
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September
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August
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July
COVID 19 Vaccination Status Discrimination
Bill
House Bill 1509
Summary
Prohibits a state agency, public official, state institution of higher learning, public community or junior college, county, municipality or other political subdivision of the state from refusing services, health care access or employment opportunities to a person, or otherwise discriminate against a person, based upon his or her coronavirus vaccination status or possession of a coronavirus immunity passport; defines the terms immunity passport and coronavirus vaccination status.
Enacted
07/19/2022
Effective Date
04/21/2022
Topics
Industry: Public_employer
Mississippi Equal Pay Act
Bill
House Bill 770
Summary
Creates the Mississippi Equal Pay Act; provides definitions for employee, employer, wage, rate, and unpaid wages; provides that no employer shall pay an employee a wage at a rate less than the rate at which an employee of the opposite sex in the same establishment is paid for equal work on a job, the performance of which requires equal skill, effort, and responsibility, and which is performed under similar working conditions; provides remedies; provides the time in which a civil action must be filed.
Enacted
07/19/2022
Effective Date
07/01/2022
Topics
Prohibited_Practices: Discrimination, Equal_pay, Retaliation, Sex
State Employees Engage in Telework
Bill
Senate Bill 2810
Summary
Provides the terms and conditions for allowing state employees to engage in telework.
Enacted
07/19/2022
Effective Date
07/01/2022
Topics
Industry: Public_employer
Mississippi Medical Cannabis Act
Bill
House Bill 2095
Summary
Enacts the State Medical Cannabis Act; authorizes medical cannabis use by certain patients who have debilitating medical conditions; requires a patient to receive a written certification from a qualified practitioner to qualify for a registry identification card for the use of medical cannabis; allows for a deduction from income taxes for all of the ordinary and necessary expenses paid or incurred during the taxable year in carrying on a business as a medical cannabis establishment.
Enacted
07/19/2022
Effective Date
02/02/2022, 07/01/2023
Topics
Prohibited_Practices: Cannabis, Discrimination, Medical_marijuana; Workplace_Behavior: Cannabis, Drug_testing, Marijuana
June
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May
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April
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March
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February
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January
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