The Montana Human Rights Bureau has updated the Discrimination is Against the Law posting. The posting, which lists all protected categories under the Montana Human Rights Act has been substantially redesigned. On May 7, 2021, Governor Greg Gianforte recently signed into law House Bill 702. The new law adds vaccination status to the list of Read more
What changed and why? The Kansas 2021 Equal Opportunity in Employment posting has been updated consistent with Guidance from the Kansas Human Rights Commission (KHRC) issued in response to the 2020 U.S. Supreme Court decision in Bostock v. Clayton County. In the landmark civil rights case, the Supreme Court held that the prohibition of discrimination Read more
Earlier this year, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed Assembly Bill 5618, amending the New York Human Rights Law by adding victims of domestic violence as a protected class. Employers with four or more employees must allow employees who are victims of domestic violence time off to receive medical attention, access victim services, attend counseling, Read more
The New Hampshire Commission for Human Rights has updated the mandatory New Hampshire Employment Discrimination posting. The posting, which lists all protected categories under the New Hampshire Law Against Discrimination, has been substantially redesigned. In 2018, the New Hampshire legislature enacted House Bill 1319, adding gender identity to the list of protected categories. The law Read more
On July 1, 2019, Connecticut Governor Lamont signed Public Act No. 19-89 into law. The law, which goes into effect October 1, 2019, requires nursing home facilities in the state of Connecticut to post daily information and reinstate employees or residents after retaliation. Nursing home facilities must post at the beginning of each shift the Read more
On July 1, 2018, an updated equal pay law will go into effect in the state of Massachusetts. An Act to Establish Pay Equity will prevent pay discrimination for comparable work based on gender. The Office of the Massachusetts Attorney General has recently released a guidance to help employers prepare for the new law. The guidance Read more
The New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development, and the Division on Civil Rights have recently updated two mandatory workplace postings. New Jersey employers must update their All-On-One poster to remain compliant. The changes include a new protected class under the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination and corrections to the Employer Obligation to Maintain Read more
New Jersey is the latest state to pass an equal pay equity bill. On March 24, 2018, Governor Phil Murphy signed Senate Bill 104 also known as the Diane B. Allen Equal Pay Act. A similar bill had been introduced by the New Jersey Legislature back in 2016. The equal pay and discriminatory pay practices Read more
Massachusetts employers only have a few more days left to prepare for the new Massachusetts Pregnant Workers Fairness Act. Starting April 1, 2018, employers with six or more employees must provide reasonable accommodations to pregnant and nursing employees. The Act also prohibits employment discrimination on the basis of pregnancy and pregnancy-related conditions, such as lactation Read more
Our blog readers may recall that last fall California’s Governor Jerry Brown signed two important pieces of legislation that express the changing attributes of the workforce – Senate Bill 396 which specifically protects transgender employees from discrimination and harassment at work, and Senate Bill 64 which recognizes the needs of new parents who work for Read more
