August 2020

Philadelphia Wage Equity

Great news! The Philadelphia Commission on Human Relations will be enforcing the Wage Equity Ordinance on September 1, 2020. As you may recall from our previous blogs, the Ordinance was passed on January 23, 2017, but enforcement was put on hold due to litigation (click here for more information). The law makes it illegal for Read more

Virginia All-On-One™  Labor Law Poster Updated New Labor Law Postings Issued Virginia Laws Enacted and Amended: Reasonable Accommodations for Pregnancy Virginia Human Rights Act Covenants Not to Compete Prohibited Job Safety and Health Protection 2020 Virginia All-On-One™ Labor Law Poster BUY TODAY! What’s new? Reasonable Accommodations for Pregnancy (Senate Bill 712) – Employers with five or more employees Read more

New Mexico Discrimination is Against the Law Peel 'N Post

Earlier this year, New Mexico lawmakers passed an amendment (HB 25) to the state’s Human Rights Act making it unlawful for employers, places of public accommodation, and housing providers, to discriminate against any person because of pregnancy, childbirth or related condition. The required New Mexico Discrimination is Against the Law workplace posting has been updated Read more

This summer, the Illinois Department of Labor (IDOL) has made it a priority to ensure that employers are aware of and are complying with workplace posting responsibilities. In a July 23, 2020 press release, the IDOL emphasized that Illinois employers “must provide important health, safety and labor law information with required posters.” The press release Read more

All Colorado Employers: New Mandatory Posting Requirement Effective Immediately through Dec. 31,2020! Colorado Paid Leave, Whistleblower and Personal Protective Equipment Poster Healthy Families and Workplaces Act (“HFWA”) Public Health Emergency Whistleblower Law (“PHEW”) BUY TODAY! Healthy Families & Workplaces Act (HFWA) In 2020, HFWA provides up to two weeks (80 hours) paid leave to an Read more

Attention: New Mexico Employers – Required Posting Update Effective Immediately! Discrimination is Against the Law New Protection: Pregnancy, Childbirth or Related Condition New Mexico 2020 Discrimination is Against the Law Peel ‘N Post™ BUY TODAY! New Mexico All-On-One™ Labor Law Poster BUY TODAY! What’s new? As a result of legislation enacted this year, the New Mexico Human Read more

Essential Workers

In response to the public health emergency caused by the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), Governor Ned Lamont has signed a new executive order. Executive Order No. 7JJJ creates a “rebuttable presumption” that an essential worker who initiates a claim for workers compensation benefits, and who missed at least one day of work between March 10, Read more