Now that we’re almost half-way through 2022, it’s time again to cover all of the development in state and local labor and employment laws. It’s been a busy time in the state legislatures and city councils, with lots of new laws and amendments to existing laws. In fact, due to the large number of updates, we are splitting our post into two parts. Today’s update covers states in the first half of the alphabet. We’ll post part two, with updates for the remaining states (Ohio through West Virginia), later this week.

California

• Amendments to the San Francisco Family Friendly Workplace Ordinance (FFWO) take effect July 12, 2022. Previously, the FFWO granted employees the right to request a modified work arrangement to assist with caregiving responsibilities. Changes to the FFWO include: (1) expanding the definition of a covered employee to include employees teleworking out of the City; (2) providing covered employees the right – instead of merely the right to request – to a modified working arrangement, upon receipt of the employee’s written notice, unless the modified schedule would cause an undue hardship to the employer; and (3) mandating that employers engage in a good-faith interactive process with employees whose request for a modified working arrangement is denied. The amended FFWO also modifies the definition of caregiver to include care for any person 65 or older and in a family relationship with the employee; previously, this section only applied if the person was...

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