Six new state laws from rideshare driver rights to screen time limits : NPR
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Key Points:
- California's new law allows its 800,000 rideshare drivers to unionize starting Jan. 1, with support from Uber and Lyft in exchange for reduced insurance costs.
- Colorado expands paid family leave by an additional 12 weeks for parents with babies in neonatal intensive care, acknowledging the extra strain on families; Illinois will implement a similar but unpaid leave law in June.
- Virginia introduces a law limiting social media use for those under 16 to one hour daily without parental consent, facing a First Amendment legal challenge from social media groups.
- Eighteen states, including South Carolina and Texas, will restrict SNAP benefits from being used to buy candy, sodas, and other non-nutritious items starting this year,
