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[โ€“] SplashJackson@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[โ€“] nyan@lemmy.cafe 3 points 1 month ago

Because it's traditional to leave a grace period before enforcing a new law. Think of it as a leftover from the days when everything was done on paper and part of a large company's hiring process for some positions might involve printed materials whose wording had to be decided a couple of months in advance.