Iowa Unemployment Insurance Notice Update New UI claim filing website and navigation instructions When to file a claim for benefits Unemployment Handbook information Work registration information IowaWorks contact information Updated format 2018 Iowa Unemployment Insurance Peel ‘N Post™ What’s new? The redesigned Iowa Unemployment Insurance notice includes the following changes: new unemployment insurance claim filing website Read more
Iowa employees who have lost their jobs or had their work hours reduced may be eligible for unemployment insurance benefits. To inform employees about how to obtain unemployment insurance benefits, employers must post in the workplace the Iowa Workforce Development’s (IWD) Unemployment Insurance Notice. Recently, the Iowa Unemployment Insurance Notice was updated with new claim Read more
Now covers private employers with 5 or more employees San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance Posting Update New limit on when an employer may inquire into an applicant’s or employee’s criminal record New category of information designated as strictly “Off Limits” Mandatory posting update for all covered employers and all city contractors and subcontractors What’s new? Read more
So-called “fair chance” laws, which limit when and how an employer can use an applicant’s criminal history in making pre-hire and employment decisions, have been steadily increasing over the last twenty years. There are 32 states and over 150 cities and counties that have adopted in some form fair chance policies. Some of these fair Read more
Provincial Minimum Wage Increases October 1! Saskatchewan All-On-One™ Labour Law Poster What’s new: Updated! Minimum Wage Regulations in Saskatchewan Updated! Leaves of Absence Under the Saskatchewan Employment Act Minimum Wage Regulations in Saskatchewan The Minimum Wage Regulations in Saskatchewan notice provides information on the current provincial minimum wage, minimum call-out pay, and mandatory paydays. Effective Read more
British Columbia Employee Leaves Peel ‘N Post Update Expanded employee leaves: Pregnancy leave Parental leave Compassionate care leave New employee leaves: Child disappearance leave Death of child leave What’s new? Recent amendments to the British Columbia Employment Standards Act expand employees’ pregnancy leave, parental leave and compassionate care leave entitlements and establish two new Read more
This year, British Columbia enacted the Employment Standards Amendment Act, 2018 (ESA). The new law expands employees’ pregnancy, parental and compassionate care leave rights and establishes two new leave entitlements. The expanded leave protections better reflect the self and family care-giving needs of BC’s working families. The law also allows employees to take advantage of Read more
Last week, U.S. Secretary of Labor Alexander Acosta announced the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) new Office of Compliance Initiatives (OCI). The new agency is tasked with expanding and developing innovative approaches to compliance assistance, including more effective use of online resources to promote a better understanding of federal labor laws and regulations. Providing employers Read more
Oklahoma Law Prohibits Discrimination in Employment Peel ‘N Post Update New contact information for the Office of Oklahoma Attorney General, Office of Civil rights Enforcement. What’s changed? The Oklahoma Law Prohibits Discrimination in Employment notice has been revised to more concisely state the protected categories and the employment practices covered by Oklahoma’s law against Read more
This January, Hawaii will join a growing number of states that prohibit employers from using a job applicant’s current or prior salary history information to determine what compensation to offer the applicant. Hawaii’s law will prohibit employers from asking job applicants directly about their salary history, searching publicly available records for an applicant’s salary history, Read more
