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DOGE-Like Effort in FL Could Impact Insurance Industry The wave of housecleaning that’s swept through the federal government courtesy of Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency appears...
Judge Permanently Blocks OH Social Media Access Law A federal judge issued an injunction permanently blocking an Ohio law that requires parental consent for those under the age of 16 to have a social...
State Lawmakers Target PSAOs After targeting pharmacy benefit managers for years for contributing to the high cost of prescription drugs, state lawmakers have begun setting their sights on pharmacy services...
Two years ago, California enacted first-of-its-kind legislation allowing residents to demand that data brokers delete the personal information the brokers have collected about them. Known as the California...
MN Considering Taxing Social Media Apps Minnesota’s Senate Taxes Committee heard a bill ( SB 3197 ) last week that would make the state the first in the nation to tax social media apps. The measure...
In an effort to boost their workforces, states are advancing legislation to loosen their occupational licensing laws. For example, the Louisiana House passed HB 933, which would end licensure requirements for florists. Illinois’ Senate passed SB 3740, which would make it easier for real estate brokers licensed in other states to practice in Illinois. And Maine’s Legislature passed HB 1364, which, if signed by Gov. Janet Mills (D), would add the state to an interstate social worker licensure compact that seven other states have already joined. (PLURIBUS NEWS, LEXISNEXIS STATE NET)
The California Assembly Labor and Employment Committee approved a bill (AB 2751) that would require employers to provide employees specific work hours and prohibit employers from requiring workers to respond to communications outside of those designated hours, unless there’s an emergency or scheduling change. If the measure is enacted, California would become the first state with such a “right to disconnect” law, although over a dozen other countries, including Australia, France and Mexico, have passed such laws. But California’s measure still has a long way to go, and major business groups, including the California Chamber of Commerce, oppose it. (SACRAMENTO BEE, BLOOMBERG LAW)
Workers at a Volkswagen plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee voted decisively last week to unionize, with nearly three quarters of the over 3,600 ballots cast showing support for joining the United Auto Workers. The UAW scored big wins against the Big Three Detroit automakers last year, but the VW victory gives it a toehold in the South, which historically has been unwelcoming to unions. The next test will come in May, when workers at a Mercedes-Benz plant outside of Tuscaloosa, Alabama will vote on whether to join the UAW. (TENNESSEAN)
The Louisiana House Labor and Industrial Relations Committee approved multiple bills that would benefit employers at the expense of workers. HB 156 would repeal a law requiring employers to give workers who are minors lunch breaks. HB 119 would shorten the length of time workers can collect unemployment benefits. And HB 529 would change the way workers’ compensation wages are calculated, potentially reducing the amount some injured workers receive. (NEW ORLEANS TIMES-PICAYUNE)
—Compiled by SNCJ Managing Editor KOREY CLARK
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