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
Fair Employment Practices
Bill
Senate Bill 342 (2023-2024)
Summary
Prohibits an employer from requiring an employee to execute a nondisclosure agreement or non-disparagement agreement, regarding alleged violations of civil rights or criminal conduct, as a condition of employment; adds the definition of confidential to the fair employment practices statute.
Enacted
07/03/2023
Effective Date
06/22/2023
Topics
Agreements: Confidentiality, Non-disclosure; Prohibited_Practices: Discrimination
Payment of Wages
Bill
House Bill 5902, Senate Bill 1079 (2023-2024)
Summary
Provides for misdemeanor and felony penalties as it relates to wage theft; requires the Department of Labor and Training to use the Fair Labor and Standards Act as it relates to a determination of misclassification of employees; provides for a stop work order as it relates to misclassification and would require annual reporting by the Department of Attorney General and the Department of Labor and Training; relates to the construction industry, it provides for enhanced criminal penalties.
Enacted
07/03/2023
Effective Date
07/01/2023, 01/01/2024
Topics
Claims_and_Penalties: Criminal_action, Criminal_penalty, Felony, Misclassification, Wage_claims
June
Healthy And Safe Families And Workplaces Act
Bill
House Bill 5584, Senate Bill 1082 (2023-2024)
Summary
Relates to labor and labor relations; provides for the Healthy and Safe Families and Workplaces Act; amends the definition of employee to remove apprenticeships and interns and any other individuals pursuant to the provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act.
Enacted
06/20/2023
Effective Date
To be determined.
Topics
Leave_laws: Safe, Sick
Holidays and Days of Special Observance
Bill
House Bill 5380, Senate Bill 444 (2023-2024)
Summary
Establishes specified date as a State holiday, to be known as Juneteenth National Freedom Day.
Enacted
06/19/2023
Effective Date
01/01/2024
Topics
Leave_laws: Holidays, Juneteenth
May
Public Officers and Employees Merit System
Bill
House Bill 6294, Senate Bill 904 (2023-2024)
Summary
Relates to public officers, employees, and the merit system; provides that in a certain month of each year, the Department of Administration shall conduct a public hearing to determine salaries to be paid to directors of all State executive departments for the following year, at which hearing all persons shall have the opportunity to provide testimony; provides that for the specified year only, the salary of the Director of the Department of Children, Youth and Families shall be determined by the governor.
Enacted
05/31/2023
Effective Date
05/30/2023
Topics
Industry: Public_employer
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.
