Smoking bans in the US are issued on a state-by-state basis. Bans are a product of state and local criminal laws and occupational safety and health laws, with Congress opting to stay out of the conversation. Carolina led the way in enacting a statewide smoking ban in 1995. Soon after, a number of states followed Read more
SAFETY IN AGRICULTURE Many people don’t realize how dangerous chemicals and pesticides that are used in agriculture can be. Even working around pesticides in a field or other outdoor area that has been sprayed with pesticides can be poisonous. The chemicals from pesticides enter your body through both your skin and clothes. Other ways pesticides enter Read more
Workplace bullying is fast becoming an issue in workplaces across the US. Since 2003, 24 states have introduced legislation addressing this hot topic, but none of the bills have been enacted into law. So what exactly is workplace bullying? According to Healthy Workplace Bill.org, workplace bullying is repeated, health-harming mistreatment of one or more persons Read more
Employers are required by Connecticut workplace law, Section 31-48d to give employees notice if they use electronic monitoring in their organization, prior to actually doing so. Under the law, an employer is any person, firm or corporation, including the state and any political subdivision of the state which has employees. Electronic monitoring in Connecticut consists Read more
Tomorrow Wednesday May 1st Quebec’s Minimum Wage for general wage earners rises by 25 cents to $10.15 per hour. This increase was recently approved by the Cabinet and makes Quebec one of the many Canadian provinces that have a wage rate above $10.00 per hour. Compliance Poster Company keeps Canadian customers in compliance with its Read more
Wisconsin’s Department of Workforce Development, Equal Rights Division makes updates to the Fair Employment law poster. The changes are minor and do not require customers to update their Wisconsin All-On-One™ posters. In Wisconsin it is unlawful to discriminate against employees and job applicants based on the protected classes. The Equal Rights Division changed “Military Service Read more
Georgia’s Department of Labor has released an updated Unemployment Insurance Benefits poster which has mandatory-To-Post changes. The Unemployment Insurance poster must be posted where employees can easily view it and is one of the state postings included on Compliance Poster Company’s Georgia state and federal All-On-One™ labor law poster. CPC has revolutionized the labor law Read more
Michigan’s legislature has been active so far this legislative session. Of interest are the general labor-related bills. In particular, there is much discussion about the bills to raise Michigan’s minimum wage. Currently Michigan’s minimum wage is $7.40 per hour, but a couple of the minimum wage bills would increase the wage rate and bring it Read more
Compliance Alert! New Yorkers will see an increase in their paychecks in 2013. The governor of New York has signed a comprehensive budget bill into law that includes provisions for minimum wage increases. Every employer must pay to each of its employees for each hour worked a wage of not less than: $8.00 per hour Read more
An important California Senate Bill enacted in 2012 became effective April 1, 2013. By law, specific businesses must post the New California Human Trafficking notice in each establishment near public entrances (Civil Code Section 52.6). Human Trafficking is a crime and violates the nations promise that everyone is guaranteed basic human rights. Did you know?…The Read more
