State Workplace Law News
CA - California Workplace Law News
Court’s Rejection of Gay Marriage Ban Will Not Greatly Impact Employers
The ruling by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals that California’s ban on gay marriage is unconstitutional “will probably not have a great impact on employers' decisions and actions related to employees, including their employee benefit plans,” according to an expert.
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Other Recent State Law Developments
AK - Alaska Workplace Law News
Employee Must Show Work Was Substantial Factor in Disability, Alaska High Court Says
To be eligible for occupational disability benefits, an employee must prove only that her employment was a substantial factor—not the substantial factor—in causing her disability, the Alaska Supreme Court has ruled.
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HI - Hawaii
Hawaii Enacts Employment Protections for Victims of Domestic and Sexual Violence
A new law in Hawaii amended the state’s fair employment law to protect victims of domestic and sexual violence against employment discrimination. It also amended the victims’ leave law to require employers to provide reasonable accommodations in the workplace for an employee who is a victim of domestic or sexual violence.
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IA - Iowa Workplace Law News
Evidence of Hidden Camera May Show Invasion of Employee’s Privacy, Iowa High Court Says
Electronic surveillance equipment secretly installed in a workplace bathroom can support an employee’s claim for invasion of privacy, even though after the equipment was discovered it could not be operated to produce identifiable images, the Iowa Supreme Court has ruled.
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IN - Indiana Workplace Law News
Indiana Enacts Right-to-Work Law
Gov. Mitch Daniels signed into law a bill that makes Indiana the nation’s 23rd right-to-work state. Under the new law, individuals are neither required to become nor prohibited from becoming members of a union.
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SHRM Reports on State Legislation
For the most recent information on the status of an HR issue SHRM is monitoring in state legislatures, see the SHRM Government Public Policy Status Reports under the blue "Advocacy" tab, above right.