State labor legislation enacted in 2012

The most active areas of state legislation in 2012 were child labor, equal employment opportunity, human trafficking, immigration legislation, independent contractors, wages paid, time off, unfair labor practices, and worker privacy. State legislative activity in these and more than 20 additional areas resulted in enactment of new legislation and amendments or revisions to existing statutes or regulations.
Last year, Utah enacted 4 labor related laws including:

• H.B. 97, Racketeering Amendment, modifying the criminal code regarding offenses that constitute racketeering by a pattern of unlawful activity;
• H.B. 121, Disabled Law Enforcement Officer Amendments, modifying the Utah State Personnel Management Act by amending provisions related to leave of absence benefits for a law enforcement officer who is disabled in the line of duty;
• S.B. 99, Employment Amendments, prohibiting a municipality or county from enacting or enforcing an ordinance that establishes, mandates, or requires a private employer to establish or offer an employee benefit.;
• H.B. 22, Centralized New Hire Registry Act Amendments, modifying an employer's reporting requirements under the Centralized New Hire Registry Act

 Bureau of Labor Statistics

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