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Chatbot Bills Near Passage in CA A pair of bills aimed at protecting minors from harm by chatbots are nearing passage in California. Of the two, tech groups favor SB 243 , which would allow citizens...
NM Gov Calls Special Session to Bolster Safety Net New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham (D) announced a special session in October to bolster safety net programs in response to the federal spending...
Political “debanking,” the practice of banks restricting or closing customers’ accounts for political or religious reasons, has once again become a hot topic , thanks to President Donald...
CO Lawmakers Tweak Last Year’s First-In-Nation AI Law In a special session that began last week, Colorado Senate Majority Leader Robert Rodriguez (D) introduced legislation ( SB 4 a ) that would...
States Seek Ways to Replace Expiring Federal Health Subsidies Policymakers in California, Colorado, Maryland and other states are considering ways to backfill pandemic-era federal health insurance subsidies...
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Thanks to pay transparency laws enacted in states like California, Colorado, Illinois and Washington, as well as in a handful of cities like New York, many job advertisements now include a pay range. But some employers have skirted such requirements by disclosing salary ranges that aren’t specific to the position being offered. Current job listings from Netflix, for example, indicate a salary range of $60,000 to $290,000 for a consumer products role. The practice of disclosing broad salary bands may be growing in high-paying fields like medical information and scientific research and development, according to research by economists at the Indeed Hiring Lab. (NEW YORK TIMES)
The Maine Senate passed a bill (SB 800 a) that would establish a statewide paid family and medical leave program. Although the measure includes proposals from Gov. Janet Mills (D) making it more friendly to businesses, she has not indicated whether she will sign it if it reaches her desk. (PLURIBUS NEWS, PORTLAND PRESS HERALD, STATE NET)
Democrats who control Michigan’s Legislature are seeking to repeal two laws signed years ago by Gov. Rick Snyder (R) that took away certain labor powers from local governments. HB 4231 would repeal a 2011 law barring municipalities from entering into labor agreements on publicly funded construction projects. HB 4237 would repeal a 2015 law blocking municipalities from imposing wage and benefit requirements on local businesses. (MLIVE, STATE NET)
—Compiled by SNCJ Managing Editor KOREY CLARK