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Legislative updates

A rolling feed of federal, state, and municipal updates that change how a SafestHires program operates. Each entry includes the citation, the effective date, and the concrete employer action our compliance team is taking on behalf of clients.

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Legislative updates

Most recent updates

Delaware Personal Data Privacy Act expansion — AI and automated decision-making obligations

DOT confirms no safe harbor for state-licensed marijuana in safety-sensitive drug testing

IDHR enforcement guidance on HB 3773 — AI in employment decisions

California Executive Order on AI's impact on workers

Connecticut SB 5 — AI disclosures including resume screening

IDHR opens public comment on AI-in-employment regulations

CFPB advisory opinion on adverse-action timing in tenant + employment screening

Colorado AI Act effective date moved to January 1, 2027

NJDOL guidance on CREAMM Act WIRE certification

Washington State expands Fair Chance hiring obligations

Connecticut AI hiring disclosure law and companion data privacy bill

EU reaches agreement to delay high-risk AI compliance deadlines

Virginia may require expanded background-check rules for TNCs

Fair Chance Ordinance for unincorporated LA County in force

DOJ and xAI sue to block Colorado's high-risk AI employment screening law

Oklahoma expands employer drug-testing authority for marijuana

Arizona launches statewide Second Chance initiative for record sealing

Wisconsin Governor opens nine-month commutation window

ICE reclassifies common I-9 errors as substantive violations

DOL proposed joint employer rule expressly excludes background checks

California CDL employers must now register with EPN electronically

Reminder: New York State bans employment credit checks — effective April 18

EU Digital Omnibus enters trilogue — proposed AI Act amendments on fast track

Vietnam AI Law takes effect — third jurisdiction with comprehensive AI legislation

New Executive Order targets DEI practices by federal contractors

Virginia enacts new CRA obligations on sealed records

Colorado proposes to replace AI bias audit requirements with transparency framework

White House releases national AI legislative recommendations to Congress

Germany advances national AI enforcement law under the EU AI Act

WA SB 5793 — pre-employment cannabis testing limits expanded

DOL proposes rule to lower the bar for independent contractor classification

IDES rule on Equal Pay Act pay-scale posting enforcement

California court: applicant can sue over listing of too many CRAs in disclosure form

Pennsylvania court confirms criminal-data requirements apply to self-disclosures

Jamaica widens access to expungement

California: plaintiffs can sue under ICRAA without proof of separate injury

Maine enacts new employer surveillance transparency law

New Ohio law mandates E-Verify use in nonresidential construction

Illinois amends Clean Slate Act — expanded automatic sealing

DOT random drug testing rates for CDL drivers remain unchanged for 2026

New Jersey adopts new anti-discrimination rules in employment

New York State restricts employer use of credit history

EEOC update — Strategic Enforcement Plan continues focus on criminal-history use

Illinois updates workplace privacy law for E-Verify mismatch notices

NYC FCA 2.0 amendments — adverse-action mailing

Trump Administration signs AI Executive Order placing lawmaking onus on Congress

Delaware County, PA enacts Human Relations Ordinance

New California pay transparency requirements take effect in 2026

Ontario will require AI transparency in job postings

German employer online criminal history search lacked lawful basis under GDPR

CRS 8-2-130 amendment — pay transparency in remote postings

MA Frances Perkins Workplace Equity Act — pay-range posting in force

California expands CRD procedural powers to enforce FEHA

Connecticut resumes Clean Slate implementation

DOT drug panels will soon include fentanyl

California Governor vetoes 'No Robo Bosses Act'

EEOC has a quorum after Senate confirmation

Chester County, PA enacts its first Human Relations Ordinance

Philadelphia expands its Fair Criminal Record Screening Standards Ordinance

EEOC closing all pending disparate impact investigations

California finalizes FEHA rules on use of AI in employment

California approves new CCPA rules on automated decision-making technology

Illinois regulates employers' use of AI (HB 3773 signing coverage)

Employers face sudden changes to H-1B visa requirements

Washington Supreme Court broadly defines 'job applicant' under EPOA

North Carolina extends expiration of certain regular driver's licenses

Oregon expands age-related protections for applicants

Update on Colorado legislators' latest efforts to implement CO AI law

Allentown, PA's revised anti-discrimination law

DOJ DEI guidance directed to recipients of public funds

Washington new law bars driver's license as a general employment requirement

Amendments to the Washington Equal Pay and Opportunities Act

Minnesota expands medical cannabis protections for employees and tenants

Iowa amends drug testing requirements for private-sector employees

Cleveland's pay transparency law goes into effect this fall

Colorado lawmakers revisit implementation of AI law in special session

Federal AI developments — 'One Big Beautiful Bill Act' signed without AI moratorium

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau scales back regulatory framework