Below are some of the latest state updates –

INDIANA

Indiana Code 24-4.9-3-3, which addresses “reasonable” delays in reporting data security breaches, was amended by H.B. 1351 to impose a forty-five (45) day limit on reporting breaches of certain personal information. Effective July 1, 2022, employers must notify Indiana residents, including employees and applicants, no later than forty-five (45) days after discovering a breach of certain personal information.

MASSACHUSETTS

The COVID-19 Massachusetts Emergency Paid Sick Leave Program ended on March 15, 2022. However, employers may continue to seek reimbursement for qualifying leave costs taken between May 28, 2021 and March 15, 2022 until April 29, 2022.

MINNESOTA

The Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry has launched a new webpage and published factsheets outlining the state’s sick and safe leave law (which requires certain employers to allow employees time off for to care for an ill or injured family member or to address abuse or harassment):

• Covered employers include those (i) that have at least 21 employees at a single site, and (ii) who offer personal sick leave benefits for absence from work due to an employee’s illness or injury.

• Covered employees include those that (i) have worked for the employer for at least 12 months; and (ii) worked at least half-time during the past twelve 12 months.

• Unless an employer provides paid time off for the illness or injury of its employee, sick leave need not be paid...

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