On December 13, 2018, Governor Snyder signed two bills to increase the minimum wage and grant a new paid leave. Employers in the state of Michigan are required to update their labor law posters to be in compliance with new state changes. Improved Workforce Opportunity Wage Act Under the Improved Workforce Opportunity Wage Act, the Read more
The City of Philadelphia has recently passed two pieces of legislation that will raise the minimum wage for city workers and city contractor employees and ensure fair hours for Philadelphia workers. The goal is to give Philadelphians a chance to improve the quality of their family’s lives by providing them with stable employment and steady Read more
The Office of Massachusetts Attorney General has released the new 2019 Wage and Hour Laws Notice. The notice has been slightly reformatted and updated with new scheduled minimum wage rates. During the 2018 Massachusetts legislative session, House Bill 4640 was passed to increase the minimum wage rate for the next five years. The updated notice Read more
The Delaware Department of Labor Division of Industrial Affairs has updated two mandatory workplace postings: the Minimum Wage and Employment Discrimination. Both postings are mandatory-to-post for employers operating in the state of Delaware. 2019 Minimum Wage On July 1, 2018, Delaware passed Senate Bill 170 that would raise the minimum wage from the current rate Read more
As previously shared in our blog, on June 19, 2018, voters in Washington D.C. approved a ballot initiative that would have raised the minimum wage for tipped employees. Initiative 77 would have gradually increased the minimum wage for tipped workers to $15 per hour by 2020, and further increased it to the same level as Read more
As previously shared in our blog, all employers in the state of New York are required to adopt a sexual harassment prevention policy. Starting today, October 9, 2018, each employee must receive training on an annual basis. The New York Department of Labor and Division of Human Rights have developed a model training guide that Read more
On August 29, 2018, Delaware Governor John Carney signed a bill expanding employer responsibility to prevent and correct sexual harassment in the workplace. HB 360 explicitly defines prohibited sexual harassment in the context of employment, provides information on when an employer is considered responsible for prohibited conduct by an employee or supervisors, and requires employers Read more
On August 16, 2018, San Antonio became the second city in the state of Texas to pass a paid sick leave ordinance. Earlier this year, Austin passed a similar law. The San Antonio Earned Paid Sick Time Ordinance will require employers to provide employees with the ability to accrue and use earned paid sick time Read more
On May 9, 2018, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio signed several laws addressing sexual harassment in the workplace. The laws, also known as “Stop Sexual Harassment in New York City Act,” amend the New York City Human Rights Law. The New York City Human Rights Law bans employment discrimination, harassment, and retaliation on Read more
On April 10, 2018, Governor Andrew Cuomo signed the New York State Budget Bill, which includes a mandate for employers designed to prevent sexual harassment in the workplace. Under the mandate, New York employers will be required to provide sexual harassment training to all workers. Employers without anti-harassment policies should start designing and implementing them Read more
