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Workplace Compliance News & Resources
in New England

Below is a round-up of workplace safety news for New England states that employers need to know to keep their business compliant.

Stay on top of safety and compliance the right way with this information but be sure to seek legal counsel when you’re looking for how these changes will directly impact your business. Wherever available, KPA products are updated with the latest government notices and posters for employers.

Connecticut

Effective January 1, 2025: Connecticut Expands Paid Sick Leave
Effective Immediately: Connecticut Amends the Family Violence Leave Act and Paid Leave Law
Effective October 1, 2023: Connecticut Expands Paid Sick Leave Reasons for Service Workers
Connecticut Offers Health Insurance for Striking Employees
Connecticut Extends Employer Deadline to Register for MyCTSavings
Effective July 1, 2023: Connecticut Passes Consumer Privacy Law
Effective Immediately: Connecticut Expands Clean Slate Law
Effective Immediately: Connecticut Expands Anti-Discrimination Protections
Connecticut Legalizes Recreational Marijuana
Provide Connecticut Notice of Employee Rights by July 1, 2022
Effective July 1, 2022: Connecticut Bans “Captive Audience” Meetings at Work
Connecticut to Release Amended FMLA Regulations
Large Connecticut Employers Have Educational Assistance Program Reporting Obligations
Connecticut Broadens Paid FMLA

Maine

Quarterly report is effective April 30, 2025: Maine Begins PFML Deductions
Effective January 1, 2023: Maine Amends Final Wage Statute
Effective May 12, 2022: An Act Concerning Nondisclosure Agreements in Employment
Effective July 19, 2022: Act To Prohibit Discrimination in Employment and School Based on Hair Texture or Hairstyle

Massachusetts

Effective Immediately: Massachusetts Nonsolicitation Agreements Not Subject to Noncompete Rules
EEO-1 data due by February 3, 2025; EEO-3 and EEO-5 data due by February 1, 2025: Massachusetts Implements Pay Transparency Act
Effective January 1, 2025: Massachusetts Increases PFMLA Benefit and Releases New Template Notices and Rate Sheets
Effective November 21, 2024: Massachusetts Expands Covered Sick Time
Effective Immediately: Massachusetts Rules on Benefit Accrual During Paid Family and Medical Leave
Effective Immediately: Massachusetts Releases Draft Guidelines on Harassment in the Workplace
Effective Immediately: Massachusetts Revises Guidance on Paid Family and Medical Leave
Massachusetts Increases Paid Family and Medical Leave Contributions and Taxes
Massachusetts Updates Paid Family and Medical Leave Act
Effective Immediately: Massachusetts Releases Updated Guidance on the Parental Leave Act
Effective January 1, 2023: New Massachusetts Paid Family and Medical Leave Act (PFMLA) Takes Effect

New Hampshire

Effective July 1, 2025: New Hampshire Requires Lactation Breaks

Rhode Island

Effective January 1, 2024: Rhode Island Amends Payment of Wages Act
Effective January 1, 2023: Rhode Island Passes Pay Equity Law

Vermont

Effective Immediately: Vermont Expands Family Leave
Effective July 1, 2025: Vermont Passes Pay Transparency Law
Effective July 1, 2024: Vermont Allows Employers to Participate in Family and Medical Leave Insurance
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