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New Laws
Pedestrian Safety
- PA 21-28 clarifies the rules for pedestrians in crosswalks
- Drivers must now slow down or stop if a pedestrian is in the crosswalk or indicated that they are going to cross.
Breastfeeding in the Workplace
- Public Act No. 21-27 requires employers to provide a private room or location with an electrical outlet for women to express milk. Employers must also provide a refrigerated space to store the breast-milk.
- The law also protects breastfeeding employees from workplace discrimination.
Addressing Gender Discrimination
- PA 21-30 requires employers to offer equal pay for "comparable” work regardless of gender.
- Also requires employers to offer prospective applicants and employees a scale of pay among those with similar tasks.
Marijuana and Smoking Restrictions
- On October 1st, a portion of PA 21-1 went into effect.
- Medical marijuana patients, and caregivers, who are 18 years old or older can start growing up to three mature and three immature plants at home-- with a limit of 12 plants per household.
- Smoking of any kind (tobacco, vaping, marijuana) will be prohibited within 25 feet of the any door, window, or vent intake of any building open to the public.
"Bottle Bill"
- PA 21-58 requires certain retailers to have at least two reverse vending machines on their premises.
- It also increases the handling fee paid by the distributors to redemption centers from 2.5 cents per beverage container to 3.5 cents.
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