The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) recently announced that it is pushing back the enforcement deadline for its anti-retaliation regulations for the second time this year. Although they became effective as of August 10, OSHA originally chose to delay enforcement for these regulations, including the required posting of an anti-retaliation statement, until November 1. Read more
With weeks away from the New Year, states with yearly minimum wage assessments tied to increases in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) and states with new laws requiring increases in the minimum wage over a span of several years will soon update their minimum wage postings. Over the 12-month period from September 1, 2015 to Read more
With Election Day approaching, voters across the nation are preparing to cast their votes. In the state of New York, employers must prepare to comply with New York Election Law §3-110. Employers are required to post a time off to vote notice 10 working days before any election. The notice must be displayed in a conspicuous Read more
The Florida Department of Economic Opportunity recently announced Florida’s 2017 minimum wage rate. Effective January 1, 2017, the minimum wage for workers state-wide will increase by five cents, bringing the rate up to $8.10 per hour for non-tipped employees and $5.08 per hour for tipped employees. Like several other states, Florida’s minimum wage is tied Read more
Beginning next year, California is taking steps to remove barriers in the workplace on based on gender and other characteristics historically associated with inequalities in wages and other working conditions. The laws will protect more employees, and provide them with more information about their rights, and ensure equality in access to restroom facilities. Below is Read more
The Delaware Department of Labor has released a revised Employment Discrimination posting. The Employment Discrimination posting generally describes the different classes protected from employment discrimination under the Delaware Code. The revised posting includes a new time limit for filing a discrimination complaint. Employees have 300 days to file a charge of discrimination with the Delaware Read more
In a landmark ruling, the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals has held in the case of Villarreal v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. that the “disparate impact” provision of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) applies only to employees, not to job applicants. The ADEA prohibits employment discrimination against those who are aged 40 years Read more
Maryland has passed legislation that better aligns the state’s Equal Pay law to modern workforce demographics, assuring that along with equal wages, all workers are given equal employment opportunities. The amended Equal Pay law also allows workers to discuss their wages, provides additional factors to justify wage differentials, and adds law enforcement tools. These revisions are reflected Read more
Earlier this year, the Department of Health and Human Services finalized a rule under the Affordable Care Act Section 1557. The aim of the new rule is to provide guidance for enforcing the anti-discrimination provisions. Under the Affordable Care Act, discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age or disability is prohibited. Read more
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), which is responsible for enforcing federal laws prohibiting discrimination against employees based factors such as race or disability, recently adopted several revisions to its requirements for EEO-1 reporting. The EEO-1, also known as the Employer Information Report, is a compliance survey that private employers with 100 or more employees Read more
