Maryland has revised the state’s Employment of Minors Fact Sheet which employers can download free from Compliance Poster Company here. Employers must post the Employment of Minors Fact Sheets where youths under age 18 are employed. (Md. Code Ann. § 3-214). The posting contains new information about applying for a minor work permit online. Under Read more
Hawaii has released the updated Wage & Hour Laws posting. The posting features Hawaii annual minimum wage rate increases through January 1, 2018. The current minimum wage rate is $7.25 per hour. The minimum wage rate increases to $7.75 per hour beginning January 1, 2015. The state minimum wage rate will ultimately reach $10.10 per Read more
President Obama recently issued an Executive Order that protects federal employees and employees of federal contractors from discrimination in employment on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity. Specifically, the President’s July 21, 2014 Executive Order adds the terms “sexual orientation” and “gender identity” to the list of characteristics protected from discrimination under Executive Read more
Federal contractors and subcontractors covered under Section 4212 of the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act (“VEVRAA”), are required to report annually their affirmative action efforts in employing veterans on forms VETS-100 or VETS 100-A. That may soon change. Last February, Department of Labor Veterans’ Employment and Training Service (VETS) filed a proposed rule that Read more
This year, Alberta employers and their employees will see several important changes to the Alberta All-On-One™ Labor Law Poster. Specifically, the poster has been updated to reflect that: the provincial minimum wage rate will increase 25 cents per hour to $10.20 per hour effective September 1, 2014. The minimum wage for liquor servers will increase Read more
Payment of wages by payroll debit card is a growing trend. Now Illinois has amended state law to expressly sanction employers’ use of payroll debit cards to pay employees’ wages. Under the prior version of the law, employers were required to pay wages by check or direct deposit payment. Under the new law, paying employees Read more
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) is inviting the public to comment on a newly proposed rule that would require federal contractors and subcontractors to submit an annual “Equal Pay Report” on employee compensation to the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP). The proposal arises from a memorandum President Obama delivered last April instructing Read more
Effective August 1, 2014, Louisiana law prohibits employers from accessing employees’ personal online accounts – including social media (Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn or similar sites), blogs, email accounts, or any other personal online accounts. The state ban also prohibits employers from requesting or requiring access to job applicants’ social media accounts. Under the law (LA H Read more
Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) has posted guidance for federal contractors to determine which workers are “employees” and which are “independent contractors”, or other non-employee workers. Workers that are “employees” must be included in the contractor’s Affirmative Action Programs (AAP) under Executive Order 11246 (race, color, religion, sex, or national origin), Section 503 Read more
Oklahoma underwent a major workers’ compensation law revision in 2013. The State’s amended Workers’ Compensation posting has been revised to reflect changes in claim filing deadlines under the new law. Specifically, a claim for benefits on account of death must be filed within 2 years of the date of death. In contrast, a claim for Read more
