Caregivers in the city of New York will soon be protected employees under the New York City Human Rights Law. Starting May 4, 2016, employees with four or more employees are prohibited to discriminate based on an individual’s actual or perceived status as a caregiver. Employers cannot refuse to hire, reject, exclude, terminate, demote, refuse Read more
The state of Utah may be the next state to enact a law requiring employers to provide reasonable accommodations for employees whose ability to perform their job functions is limited by pregnancy, childbirth, and related conditions. Bill S.B. 59 is currently awaiting the governor’s signature. If passed, employers with 15 or more employees working within Read more
On March 15, 2016, the Manitoba government amended the Employment Standards Code to give victims of domestic violence the right to time off work. As stated by the Labour and Immigration Minister Ema Braun, the legislation will make sure victims have financial security, job protection and flexibility to take time off to recover from violence. Read more
New Jersey employers may soon be subject to a new law concerning equal pay and employment discrimination. Bill S. 992 has recently been passed during the current legislative session by the assembly and is awaiting approval from Governor Chris Christie. If signed by the Governor, the enacted bill would amend current law, including the Law Read more
The New York Breastfeeding Mothers’ Bill of Rights has been recently amended as a result of enacted Bill NY A 7202. The law, which became effective January 1, 2016, provides additional rights to breastfeeding mothers in the workplace. Mothers now have the right to take reasonable unpaid breaks at work so they can pump breast milk Read more
To help create awareness on human trafficking, the state of Florida has enacted Bill H 369. The new law, which became effective January 1, 2016, requires certain employers to post a human trafficking awareness notice in a conspicuous place (Florida Statutes, Section 787.29). The poster must be at least 8.5 inches by 11 inches in Read more
Philadelphia’s Fair Criminal Records Screening Standards Ordinance also known as Ban the Box law was first enacted in July, 2011. Under the law, employers with 10 or more employees are prohibited from inquiring about criminal convictions during the employment application process and in the first interview. Employers are prohibited from making personnel decisions based on Read more
This summer, the city of Santa Monica, California will join a dozen other California municipalities to implement a minimum wage schedule that is higher than the state minimum wage rate. Santa Monica’s minimum wage rates will be phased in starting later this year and increasing over the next 6 years until the minimum wage rate Read more
As previously shared in our Compliance Poster Company blog, Elizabeth’s Paid Sick Time Law goes into effect today, March 2, 2016. Elizabeth has become the 10th municipality in the state of New Jersey to require private employers to provide paid sick time to their employees. Under the new local law (Ordinance # 4617), employers who employ 10 Read more
New Jersey employers are highly encouraged to adopt well-defined anti-discrimination and anti-harassment policies if they want to protect themselves from discrimination and harassment claims. A New Jersey Supreme Court has recently decided in Dunkley v. S. Coraluzzo Petroleum Transporters that employers may assert an affirmative defense if they maintained an anti-discrimination and anti-harassment policy, and Read more
