Now effective, Montana law (H 343) prohibits employers from requesting employees and prospective employees’ personal social media passwords. As defined in the law, personal social media means password-protected electronic service or account containing content, including but not limited to email, videos, photographs, blogs, video blogs, podcasts, instant and text messages, internet website profiles or locations, Read more
Louisiana law requires employers to each year post a notice to employees of the federal Earned Income Tax Credit. (LRS §1018.2) Earned Income Tax Credits (EITC) are reductions in federal income tax liability for which an employee may be eligible if the employee meets certain requirements. The Louisiana Workforce Commission (LWC) issues the form of Read more
New Outdoor Heat Illness Prevention standards go into effect in California on May 1, 2015. California’s heat illness regulations influence how heat illness prevention and safety standards are implemented across the country. The regulations will affect how employers with employees working outdoors in any industry prepare for and manage warm-season working conditions. Highlights of the Read more
A bill was recently passed in the city of New York that may prohibit discrimination based on consumer credit history. The term consumer credit history is defined in the bill as the individual’s credit worthiness, credit standing, credit capacity, or payment history as indicated by a consumer credit report, credit score, or information the employer Read more
The District of Columbia has stepped up enforcement efforts against wage theft. The District’s Wage Theft Prevention Amendment Act of 2014 (WTPAA) went into effect on February 26, 2015, imposing new recordkeeping obligations on employers, establishing additional wage enforcement procedures, and increasing penalties and damages when an employer violates one of several wage payment laws. Read more
A new law protecting domestic workers in the state of Massachusetts is now effective. The Massachusetts Domestic Workers’ Bill of Rights, effective April 1, 2015, covers individuals who perform work of a domestic nature within a household. Employers employing domestic workers must review their current employment practices to stay compliant. Under the new law, employees Read more
The Arkansas Department of Labor has released an updated Notice to Employer and Employee. The posting includes an updated child labor section that reflects a recent amendment to the Arkansas Code (AR HB 1116) allowing 17-year-olds to work a greater number of hours per day and per week and overnight hours any day of the Read more
Employers in Osceola County, Florida must start reviewing their pay practices to make sure they are in compliance with wage and hour laws. As an attempt to prevent and eliminate non-payment or underpayment of earned wages, Ordinance 2015-21 also known as “Wage Recovery” has been passed. Under the Ordinance, employees may file a complaint with Read more
This year, San Francisco, California is making headlines for increasing the minimum wage rate twice in one year. The first increase went into effect January 1, 2015 and raised the minimum wage to $11.05 per hour. The next increase takes effect May 1, 2015 when the minimum wage rate will bump up to $12.25 per Read more
The City of Seattle, WA has released the workplace posting and employer information template that satisfies the notice requirements of the City’s new Minimum Wage and Wage Theft Ordinances. The new laws: establish City minimum wage rates for work performed in the City, require employers to provide employees with identifying information and pay disclosures, and Read more
