On Monday August 18th the San Diego City Council will meet to discuss overriding Mayor Kevin Faulconer’s veto of the city ordinance to increase the minimum wage. A special meeting has been called because overrides must be considered within 30 days of a mayoral veto. In order to override the veto the City Council will Read more
The Government of Canada has recently overhauled the Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP); re-organizing it into two distinct programs. The changes are designed to ensure Canadians are considered first for available jobs. Foreign workers should only be used to fill acute labor shortages on a temporary basis when qualified Canadians are not available. This overhaul Read more
The City Council of Berkeley California recently adopted a City Minimum Wage Ordinance, 7-352-N.S., BMC Chapter 13.99. Under the ordinance, employers must pay employees no less than the minimum wage set forth for each hour worked in the geographic boundaries of the City. The minimum wage rate of $10.00 is effective October 1, 2014, with Read more
Nebraska’s Department of Labor has released updates to the Unemployment Insurance Advisement of Benefit Rights posting. These are mandatory-to-post changes. New Material Added: Employment Services electronic notifications requirements, Established statute section for the benefit eligibility of claimants seeking only part-time work (N.R.S. 48-627), Claimants who have drawn benefits for over six (6) weeks will be Read more
Effective immediately, Governor Cuomo amends the New York State Human Rights Law providing certain protections for interns. The governor’s move comes on the heels of a recent federal court decision (Wang V. Phoenix Satellite TV US, Inc.) where the court found that an unpaid intern could not bring a sexual harassment claim against her “employer” Read more
August 13, 2014 the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance (FCO) becomes effective. Under the ordinance, covered employers must follow strict rules regarding applicants’ and employees’ arrest and conviction record(s) and information related to such records, as well as, post notice in the workplace for employees and applicants to view. This new ordinance applies to employers Read more
The purpose of conducting an HR Audit is to perform an in depth analysis of your organizations HR functions to identify strengths, weaknesses and areas for improvement. It consists of taking an objective look at current HR policies, practices and procedures, not to mention, examining strategies to protect the company and organizational benchmarking. Forming a Read more
By law, Michigan employers must begin paying the new state minimum wage on September 1, 2014. The wage rate increases incrementally over four years by one dollar and eighty-five cents ($1.85). Currently the minimum wage is $7.40 per hour. The first increase, effective September 1, will bring the wage rate to $8.15 per hour. On Read more
California’s Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) has released mandatory updates to the Whistleblowers Are Protected posting, the result of legislation enacted in 2013 that was effective this year. Employees in California are encouraged to notify specified individuals when they have reason to believe their employer is violating state or federal statue, or violating or not Read more
Tennessee’s 2014 legislative session has ended with a couple of bills that require mention. Employers need to know about the “Employee Online Privacy Act of 2014” and the “Healthy Workplace Act”. Tennessee Employee Online Privacy Act of 2014 This law becomes effective January 1, 2015 and essentially stipulates what an employer can and cannot request Read more
