California Employers – It’s time to update! Mandatory Notice Updates Are Effective January 1, 2019 *Employers, if your pre-ordered the 2019 Minimum Wage Peel ‘N Post, you need to also order the Workplace Discrimination Peel ‘N Post to complete posting compliance. (See details below.) California 2019 Minimum Wage Peel ‘N Post™ California Law Prohibits Workplace Read more
On January 1, 2019, California employers will begin implementing two important changes in their obligations to employees. The first change should come as no surprise to employers – California’s minimum wage rate is increasing for 2019. Indeed, the minimum wage has been increasing incrementally since 2017. What may be unexpected is that beginning in 2019, Read more
In 2016, the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) amended its injury and illness recordkeeping and reporting rule to require certain employers to electronically submit this information to OSHA via OSHA’s online web portal. OSHA’s decision to go digital left employers confused about their obligations under the new rule. The new rule raised questions Read more
New Mexico has updated two mandatory labor law notices: New Mexico Minimum Wage Notice –Updated summary of the most pertinent provisions of the Minimum Wage Law New Mexico Workers’ Comp Notice -Updated web address of the Workers’ Compensation Administration What changed? Minimum Wage – The posting has been rewritten and reformatted to clearly and concisely describe the rights Read more
Vermont minimum wage workers have something to look forward to when the new year arrives – a $0.28/hour increase in their pay. For an average full-time, minimum wage worker that’s a $582 pay increase next year. Its good news for workers and for the state’s economy. How is the Vermont Minimum Wage Rate Adjusted? Vermonters Read more
This fall, New Mexico made two important revisions to the state’s required workplace postings. The New Mexico Minimum Wage posting and the Workers’ Compensation posting each contain new information that employers are now required to post. These notices have been incorporated onto our New Mexico All-On-One Labor Law Poster™. Employers should also refer to the Read more
Last month, the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration announced the relaunch of the OSHA Site-Specific Targeting program, a programmed inspection system aimed at improving the health and safety of workplaces under OSHA’s jurisdiction by targeting enforcement actions on establishments with historically high injury and illness rates. The revamped SST (SST-16) program makes good use Read more
Recent news of sexual harassment wrongdoing by public figures and the #MeToo movement has heightened public and political interest in the prevention of sexual harassment in the workplace. For more than a decade, California has made sexual harassment prevention a priority relying largely on its tough employee sexual harassment training requirements. State and Federal Read more
Protection from Sexual Harassment Expanded Order the Posting Update Today! “Vermont Law Protects All Workers, Not Just Employees” Vermont Sexual Harassment is Illegal Posting Update Effective immediately Applies to all Vermont employers 2018 Vermont Sexual Harassment is Illegal Peel ‘N Post™ What’s new? Recently, Vermont enacted a new law expanding the protection of the state’s Read more
Sexual Harassment – What’s Going On in the Workplace Women are using the #MeToo campaign to speak up about the culture of sexual harassment that continues to aggrieve modern workplaces. Despite legislative and social reforms over the past 40 years, workplace sexual harassment is still pervasive. Employees endure workplace sexual harassment to protect their jobs Read more
