Generally, employers must have a completed Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification, on file for each person on their payroll. Currently, Form I-9 is dated 03/08/13 N and printed with an expiration date of March 31, 2016. Until now, the USCIS has instructed employers to continue using the 03/08/13 N Form I-9 while a new “smart” Read more
Amongst the other changes ushered in by the 2016 election, four states have voted to raise their minimum wage beginning in 2017. With the passage of Proposition 206, Arizona will incrementally raise the hourly rate to $12.00 by 2020, after which it will once again increase in concert with the Consumer Price Index measuring cost Read more
On October 20, 2016, the Kentucky Supreme Court decided in Kentucky Restaurant Association v. Louisville-Jefferson County Metro Government that Louisville-Jefferson County did not have the authority to impose a minimum wage rate that differs from the state’s minimum wage rate. In early 2015, Louisville-Jefferson County passed a minimum wage ordinance establishing a minimum wage of Read more
This month, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) released its annual list of the top ten most frequently cited violations. The list is instructive of ongoing compliance challenges with particular standards and OSHA’s enforcement priorities. The list includes: Fall Protection Hazard Communication Scaffolding Respiratory Protection Lockout/Tagout Powered Industrial Trucks Ladders Electrical, Wiring Methods Machine Read more
Starting December 01, 2016, workers’ compensation insurance rates in Florida are set to rise by an average of 14.5 percent statewide. The rate increase is intended to offset the impact of recent legally-mandated revisions to the Florida Workers’ Compensation Health Care Provider Reimbursement Manual, as well as two recent Florida Supreme Court decisions which overturned Read more
The Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry Office of Unemployment Compensation has recently released an updated unemployment compensation posting with new information that can help reduce inaccurate unemployment compensation benefits. Employers may provide employees that become unemployed or hours are reduced due to lack of work a completed Form UC – 1609. The form will Read more
As California prepares for another increase in the state minimum wage rate, employers that employ computer software employees should also be aware of the increase in the minimum wage rate that must be paid to their IT workers to continue qualifying for overtime-exempt status next year. The computer software employee’s overtime exemption is found in California Read more
