Please refer to the link below for access to summaries of several employment-related laws taking effect in the final months of 2021 and early 2022. This chart includes generally applicable laws taking effect in the noted states and some large municipalities. Littler Insight:What’s New in 2022? Laws and Regulations Taking Effect in the New Year

24 states, as well as many cities and counties, are raising their minimum wage orders in 2022. Most of the state increases go into effect on January 1. However, a few states have stipulated that the orders won’t go into effect until later in the year. Homebase:2022 Minimum Wage Increases by State Littler Insight:Ring in […]

On November 5, 2021, OSHA released an ETS that requires employers with at least 100 employees to adopt a vaccination policy that requires employees to be fully vaccinated or submit to at least weekly testing. On November 12, the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit indefinitely blocked the ETS. OSHA has suspended activities […]

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) updated its guidance to assist employers who receive requests for religious accommodations from job applicants and employees regarding COVID-19 vaccine mandates. SheppardMullin:EEOC Publishes New Guidance Regarding Objections to COVID-19 Vaccines Based Upon Employee Religious Beliefs EEOC:What You Should Know About COVID-19 and the ADA, the Rehabilitation Act, and Other […]

The “Illinois Consumer Coverage Disclosure Act” requires a covered employer to provide a written list of the benefits included in its group health insurance coverage, and a comparison of those benefits to the essential health benefits that must be covered under Get Covered Illinois, the health insurance marketplace for the State of Illinois. Illinois DOL:Consumer […]