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Legislative

Mid-Year Scorecard:

Minimum Wage:
In 18 of the debates over whether to raise the minimum wage, we encouraged clients to communicate with legislators and key policymakers.

  • 21 bills introduced
  •   2 passed: Maine and Connecticut (through a veto-overide)
  • 17 did not pass
  •   2 pending: Illinois (potential threat) and North Carolina (resolution/low threat)

Paid Leave/Paid Sick Leave:
States are attempting to require employers to provide employee benefits. Most of these proposals didnot trigger serious debate, but we still encouraged clients to reach out to policymakers in two situations.

  • 18 bills introduced
  •   2 passed: DC and New Jersey
  • 10 did not pass
  •   6 pending: California and Milwaukee, WI (threats), Philadelphia (potential threat);
         Massachusetts and North Carolina (low threats); Ohio (likely ballot initiative)

Menu Labeling:
The industry is still pushing back against mandatory labeling bills. In eight of the debates that took placethis year, we encouraged our clients to explain why it is important that they have flexible options on howto present nutritional information to customers.

  • 25 bills introduced
  •   3 passed San Francisco, King Country, WA, Santa Clara, CA
  • 11 did not pass
  • 11 pending: California (a mandate and a pro-industry bill that is a threat); Michigan,
         Pennsylvania, DC, Philadelphia, PA, Montgomery Co., MD, Multnomah Co., OR,
         Westchester Co., NY, and Chicago, IL (all low threats at this time)

Health Care Mandates:
States have largely stalled on their efforts to require employers to provide health care funding, whetherthrough payroll taxes, a "pay or play" mandate, or additional fees. Depending on activity at the federallevel, these efforts could start up again over the next two years.

  • 4 bills
  • 4 pending: Pennsylvania (3 bills) and DC (all low threats)

 

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