The New York State Department of Labor requires a Summary of Wage Order Rates and Allowances be posted next to the Minimum Wage poster. Industry Wage Order Rates and Allowances apply to specific industries and govern wages, hours and conditions and limitations for that industry. Current Wage Order Rates and Allowances, and any required regulations Read more
Effective July 15, 2010 a new Nebraska law provides for protection of workers in construction, trucking and delivery services from misclassification as sub-contractors for the purposes of tax with-holding, unemployment insurance and workers’ compensation insurance benefits. The new law requires contractors to post a notice in English and Spanish at the job site or place Read more
Wisconsin Senate Bill 181 was amended, some sections were also newly created, in 2009 with the amended/new sections to be effective 7/5/2010. It now applies to all restaurants, and adds Sports arenas, prisons, mental health institutions, hotels & motels. The law exempts tobacco retail shops and cigar bars under certain conditions, and also preempts local Read more
Supreme Court Upholds Public Employer’s Search of Employee’s Personal Text Messages: The U.S. Supreme Court recently held that a government employer’s search of an employee’s text messages stored on an employer-issued pager was reasonable and did not violate the employee’s privacy rights. In City of Ontario v. Quon, 2010 U.S. LEXIS 4972 (U.S. June 17, Read more
DOL clarifies FMLA “son or daughter” caregiver leave: On June 22, 2010, the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) issued Administrator’s Interpretation No. 2010-3 clarifying the circumstances under which a person stands “in loco parentis” to a child for purposes of taking leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”) (29 U.S.C. § 2601 et. Read more
