Maryland minimum wage workers will notice a substantial 9% increase in their paychecks next year. Last month, the Maryland legislature passed into law a bill increasing the state’s minimum wage rate every year until the minimum wage reaches $15.00 per hour for all employees. Passage of the law required both the House and Senate to Read more
The New Parent Leave Act (NPLA) – What’s New? For just over a year now, new parents in California who work for small employers have been exercising the same right to take child-bonding leave that new parents employed by large employers have enjoyed for the last twenty-five years. California’s New Parent Leave Act (NPLA), which Read more
Frlekin v. Apple, Inc. is one of several California Wage Order interpretation cases that merit watching this year. The California Supreme Court has agreed to decide whether retail employees should be compensated for the time spent while their personal belongings are searched by store management prior to exiting the premises. The question turns on the Read more
A recent California Court of Appeals decision is certain to have a big impact on employers in the mercantile industry that schedule their employees for on-call shifts. Earlier this month, the California Court of Appeal in Ward v. Tilly’s decided that an employer who requires its employees to call in prior to the start of Read more
California is one of 13 states to limit an employer’s investigation into and use of an applicant’s salary history information during the hiring process. California’s salary history law first went into effect on January 1, 2018, as a measure to address the wage gap that persists between men and women. California’s law prohibits employers from Read more
This month, many employees in Daly City, California will see more money in their paychecks. That’s because last month, Daly City became the 19th municipality in the San Francisco Bay Area to pass an ordinance establishing a minimum wage rate that exceeds the state’s minimum wage rate. Daly City’s first minimum wage hike goes Read more
We know you have many options when it comes to choosing a compliance poster provider. Your provider needs to be accurate, timely and reliable. It needs to ensure your business is fully compliant with posting responsibilities. Plus, it needs to offer affordable posting solutions. That’s how we differ from other poster suppliers that push pricey Read more
In general, employers with 10 or more employees are required to post in the workplace a completed OSHA Form 300A (Summary of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses) every year between February 1 and April 1. Employers with fewer than 10 employees and certain low-risk industries are exempt from this requirement. (Click here for a list of Read more
Revised 2019 California IWC Wage Order Posters Have Released In addition to posting the California All-On-One Poster, California employers are required to post the Industrial Wage Commission Wage Order (IWC) that applies to their specific business. California has 17 different IWCs regulating the wages, hours and working conditions of employees in specific industries and occupations. Read more
Working moms face tough decisions following the birth of a child, including whether to go back to work after having a baby, how soon to go back, and whether to continue breastfeeding once she’s back at work. Often, her employer’s provision of the time and a place suitable for expressing breast milk may impact those Read more
