Employers Face June 1, 2024 Deadline to Comply with Lehigh County, Pennsylvania’s New Expansive Anti-Discrimination Ordinance

by Wendy Buckingham, Kevin Frankel, Haley Norwillo, William Simmons, Littler - JD Supra

The Lehigh County Human Relations Ordinance was enacted February 26, 2024, establishing county-specific non-discrimination requirements for employment, housing, education, health care and public accommodations. The ordinance also creates a Lehigh County Human Relations Commission charged with investigating and enforcing claims of discrimination. The ordinance becomes effective June 1, 2024.

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Maryland Employers: Take Note of New Employment Laws Effective October 1

by Lincoln Bisbee, Alexander Malson, Morgan Lewis - JD Supra

Beginning October 1, 2020, new obligations and prohibitions take effect concerning Maryland’s antidiscrimination law, mass layoff procedures, salary histories, and more.

The 2020 Maryland legislative session ended on May 7, when Governor Larry Hogan either vetoed or permitted any outstanding bills passed by the Maryland General Assembly to become law absent his signature. In addition to overriding the governor’s veto to enact a statewide “ban the box” law in February, the General Assembly enacted several new employment laws during this past legislative session. The new laws add protected characteristics to Maryland’s antidiscrimination law, enact new requirements in cases of mass layoffs, and create new obligations and protections related to employee salaries and salary inquiries. Each of the new requirements takes effect on October 1, 2020.

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