If enacted, Bill A 2298 would prohibit New Jersey employers from obtaining, requiring, or discriminating on the basis of credit reports. Employers or their representatives would be prohibited from obtaining or requiring a current or prospective employee to provide or consent to the creation of a credit report, unless required by law to obtain one or Read more
Beginning January 1, 2016, Oregon employees will have new protections and their employers will have new legal responsibilities. Following a busy legislative year, the following are some of the new laws taking effect this January that affect Oregon workplaces: Statewide Mandatory Paid Sick Leave – Effective January 1, 2016, Oregon employers with 10 or more Read more
As previously covered in our blog, Massachusetts voters approved the Earned Sick Time Law that became effective on July 1, 2015. Under the law, employers must provide their employees with a minimum of one hour of earned sick time for every 30 hours worked. Employees working for an employer with 11 or more employees can Read more
On November 19th, Lexington became the second Kentucky city to approve a minimum wage ordinance. Louisville was the first city to pass a local minimum wage law when employers were required to pay $7.75 per hour to their minimum wage employees starting July 1st. During a city council meeting, Lexington’s Urban County Council voted 9-6 Read more
The Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries (BOLI) has incorporated several major labor law changes to its employer required postings. To ensure complete posting compliance, employers should post the updated 2016 Oregon All-On-One Labor Law poster featuring the following Oregon law changes: Oregon 2016 Minimum Wage Although Oregon’s minimum wage rate will not increase from Read more
Elizabeth is the latest New Jersey city to pass a paid sick leave ordinance. The new law that will require private employers to provide sick time to employees was approved by Elizabeth voters on November 3, 2015. The city has not released a copy of the Ordinance, but it is very likely that it will Read more
San Francisco employers will need to take extra care with employee scheduling as they plan for the holidays and the busy shopping days ahead. The retail industry is often characterized by shifts assigned on short notice, scheduling workers with too few hours, treating part-time employees differently than full-time employees, and not compensating on-call employees, creating Read more
In the last few months, fast food workers across the nation have been seen demanding a higher minimum wage rate. In New York, Commissioner of Labor Mario J. Musolino called for a wage board to investigate the wages of fast-food employees. After more than 10 weeks of study and deliberations, the Fast Food Wage Board Read more
In 2013, Jersey City became the first New Jersey municipality to pass an Earned Sick Leave Ordinance. Under the law, employers with 10 or more employees are required to provide up to 40 hours of paid sick leave annually. Employers with less than 10 employees have to provide up to 40 hours of unpaid sick Read more
This October California’s Governor Brown signed into law the California Fair Pay Act significantly changing the way equal pay rights between men and women are tested. The current equal pay standard relies on a narrowly applied job comparison, sometimes making it difficult to establish an equal pay violation. The Fair Pay Act, which takes effect January Read more
