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• The revisions to Section 3395, the outdoor heat illness prevention regulation, provide greater details and requirements for acclimatization. The same changes are intended for Section 3396, the indoor heat illness prevention regulation.
• Both the indoor and outdoor heat

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• Maryland employers must comply with Maryland Occupational Safety and Health’s (MOSH) new heat-related illness prevention standard.
• The MOSH standard has been criticized for its vagueness and the burden it places on employers, leading to potential confusion and inconsistent

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• Washington Governor Ferguson has signed the state’s new “Mini-WARN Act” law, requiring notice before closing certain business sites or conducting a mass RIF.
• The Washington law requires more notice than what is required under federal law and has

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• A federal district court recently vacated parts of the EEOC’s guidance related to workplace harassment of LGBTQ+ employees.
• Despite the Supreme Court’s holding in Bostock that discrimination based on sex in hiring or firing decisions violates Title VII’s

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• A federal judge recently paused litigation over the 2024 mental health parity regulations focused on nonquantified treatment limitations.
• The Trump administration is considering rescinding or adjusting the rules.
• The federal agencies will not enforce the 2024 rules in

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• The Missouri paid sick time statute requires Missouri employers to provide earned paid sick time, starting May 1, 2025.
• On May 14, 2025, the Missouri General Assembly passed HB-567, which would repeal the paid sick time statute. If

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• The OMP approved the EEOC’s proposed 2024 instruction booklet on EEO-1 data collection on May 12, 2025.
• The approved 2024 instruction booklet states that the data collection period will open on May 20, 2025, and close at 11:00

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