Hawaii employers, it’s time to update! The Hawaii Department of Labor and Industrial Relations (DLIR) has updated two required workplace notices consistent with new laws passed last summer. Compliance Poster Company has updated the Hawaii All-On-One™ Labor Law Poster to include these major changes and other new information included on the updated Hawaii workplace notices. Read more
Last summer, the Vermont legislature amended the state’s Fair Employment Practices law to add workplace protections for pregnant employees. The law went into effect on January 1, 2018, and it requires employers to make reasonable job accommodations for women experiencing conditions related to pregnancy or childbirth. The law acknowledges the role of working women in Read more
Three cities in the State of Washington – Seattle, Tacoma and SeaTac – have announced increases in their minimum wage rates for 2018 and have released revisions to their mandatory minimum wage notices. Each city has a minimum wage rate that is higher than the statewide minimum wage rate which went up to $11.50 per Read more
San Francisco Paid Parental Leave & Health Care Security Poster Updates Required Historically, San Francisco has been proactive in ensuring that employees who work in San Francisco receive certain benefits they might not otherwise obtain from their employers. Two of these benefits are paid leave for new parents and employer-paid health care. Beginning January 1, Read more
Over the last month, we have been highlighting some of the California labor laws that were recently signed into law. Two of these laws require immediate posting of notices in the workplace. Each notice has been added to our 2018 California All-On-One™ Poster. The two workplace posting changes are: Cal/OSHA Safety and Health Protection on Read more
Updated Notice to Employees: “Your Rights as a Worker” Washington State’s “Your Rights as a Worker” labor law posting has been substantially revised to allow the addition of the state’s new Paid Sick Leave Law. The Washington State Paid Sick Leave Law was part of Initiative 1433 (I-1433) passed by voters in 2016. The terms Read more
Even though cleaning products are commonly labeled with their chemical ingredients, many people may be surprised to learn that federal regulations do not require manufacturers to disclose most ingredients in cleaning products. Similarly, state laws do not mandate cleaning product ingredient labels and relatively few state laws require informing workers about their exposure to cleaning Read more
For nearly twenty-five years, both the California Family Rights Act (CFRA) and the federal Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) have required large employers, those with 50 or more employees, to provide their employees with 12 weeks of unpaid, job-protected leave to bond with a newborn, newly-adopted child or newly-placed foster child. Small businesses are, Read more
California just wrapped another busy legislative year passing more than a dozen new laws that will affect workers and employers. Today’s blog looks at two of these laws, both of which are aimed at removing barriers to employment – AB 1008 concerning an applicant’s criminal history and AB 168 concerning an applicant’s salary history. Overcoming Read more
Most California businesses don’t need the prospect of stiff Cal/OSHA penalties to maintain safe and healthful workplaces. Most make occupational health and safety an ongoing priority. Still, there are many businesses that deliberately disregard occupational safety and health standards, cut corners, and tolerate unsafe practices putting their employees at risk of serious illness, injury or Read more
