Labor Law Notices

Last May Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin signed Senate Bill 878, a bill overhauling the state’s workers’ compensation system. The measure is effective August 26, 2011, but various provisions have different operative dates. It includes a variety of changes aimed at reining in costs and getting injured workers back on the job sooner. Among the key Read more

The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has issued the Final Rule requiring private-sector employers to post the NLRA Poster.  This notice requirement is effective January 31, 2012.  You may be asking yourself, “How does this affect my business?”  The bottom line is that private-sector employers and labor organizations whose workplaces fall under the National Labor Read more

A state legislative session summary may sound like a boring proposition, but important laws and amendments to laws can make for interesting news especially when they positively affect one group or another.  Before we recap Maine and New Hampshire’s 2011 legislative sessions we will briefly review an important portion of our democratic system, the legislative Read more

Louisiana has updated its Minor Labor Law state-mandated posting. The notice has been revised to reflect child labor law changes effective August 15, 2011 per H.B. 303. Under the new provisions, the following child labor law changes will be implemented: Hour restrictions for 14 & 15 year olds Under former law: Minors could not work Read more

South Carolina employers are now required to post two updated labor law notices as a result of the recent passage of two amendments of law. The new text provisions are found on the state’s “Labor Law Abstract” and “Safety and Health Protection on the Job” postings. Labor Law Abstract update: E-Verify Procedures Under South Carolina Read more

Maryland has updated its “Health Insurance Coverage” posting. The notice has been revised to reflect that an employee and other family members may be eligible under Maryland law to continue coverage under a former employer’s health insurance policy if the employee quits or was terminated from the employment for a reason other than for cause. Read more

Colorado has released a revised “Employment Security Act” Notice. The updated Unemployment Insurance Notice provides the new website address and instructions to file for unemployment insurance benefits online. There are also two new telephone numbers to file for unemployment insurance benefits. According to the Division, this is required update. Formatting changes were also made to Read more

Three more Canadian provinces, Alberta, Nova Scotia and Manitoba, recently announced increases in their minimum wage rates beginning this fall, bringing them in line with a number of other provinces which have announced plans to increase their minimum wage rates this fiscal year or that have already done so. Alberta Alberta’s general minimum wage will Read more

In April, Kansas Governor Sam Brownback signed into law a comprehensive workers’ compensation reform bill after a nearly yearlong process during which business and labor groups reached a deal that gained unanimous passage in the Legislature. The Substitute for House Bill 2134, which is described as the first significant reform to Kansas workers’ compensation laws Read more

The Florida Minimum Wage will increase by 6 cents effective June 1, 2011. Florida law requires that the Agency for Workforce Innovation calculate an adjusted minimum wage rate each year.  The annual calculation is based on the percentage change in the federal Consumer Price Index for urban wage earners and clerical workers in the South Read more