New U.S. laws coming in 2021: Virus aid, minimum wage, legal weed
Updated on: January 1, 2021 / 1:18 PM
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2020 is a big year for ballot measures
As Americans ring in 2021, an array of new laws will take effect from coast to coast. Responses to the coronavirus pandemic and police brutality dominated legislative sessions in 2020, leading to scores of new laws that will take effect in the new year.
New COVID and health care laws
Virus-related laws include those offering help to essential workers, boosting unemployment benefits and requiring time off for sick employees. A resolution in Alabama formally encouraged fist-bumping over handshakes.