Legislation

States across the nation continue the sick leave momentum. Each year, more states and municipalities are requiring employers to provide employees with sick leave time. Michigan might be the latest state to pass such legislation. Since 2014, several Michigan proponents have tried to generate enough signatures to send a paid sick time proposal to the Read more

On February 1, 2017, the state of South Dakota introduced Senate Bill 150, which would establish certain provisions regarding paid maternity leave. If passed, the law would permit an employee who has worked an initial one year period as a full time employee for the same employer to take four weeks of paid parental leave. Read more

On February 6, 2017, Missouri became the 28th Right-to-Work state. Governor Eric R. Greitens signed S.B. 19, prohibiting employees from being required to support a union as a condition of employment. As stated in the text of the law, no individual should be required to: become, remain, or refrain from becoming a member of a Read more

Starting March 1, 2017, Ohio employers and business owners can no longer prevent holders of valid concealed carry licenses from storing firearms and ammunition at their place of business, so long as they remain within the licensee’s own vehicle. Senate Bill 199, approved by the Ohio Legislature during their 2016 session and signed into law Read more

The Delaware Department of Labor has updated the state’s mandatory Employment Discrimination posting. As previously shared in our blog, Delaware passed new employment discrimination laws that would affect the Employment Discrimination posting. The first new law (H.B. 316) makes it unlawful for an employer to discriminate against an employee because of a reproductive health decision. Read more

Starting Wednesday, January 11, 2017, employers in Morristown, New Jersey are required to provide paid sick leave to their private-sector employees. Sick time may be used for the employer’s own illness, injury, or health condition, or to obtain medical care, or for health reasons of a covered family member, and for public health emergencies. The Read more

On December 31, 2016, New York’s minimum wage rate increased from $9.00 per hour to $9.70 per hour. Our readers may remember that the New York State Legislature passed legislation that would raise the state minimum wage for all hourly wage workers in accordance with a prescribed schedule. The following minimum wage rates, which are Read more

In an effort to assist in the employment of veterans, the state of Pennsylvania has recently passed a law (H.B. 1600) that encourages employers to adopt a voluntary veteran’s preference employment policy. The policy must be: in writing, made available in any job posting, provided to each applicant at the time of hiring and to Read more

With an increased number of technological advances in wage payment methods, many employers are now faced with uncertainty about which methods are permitted under wage and hour laws. On November 4, 2016, the state of Pennsylvania passed a law (S.B. 1265) to help address whether employers may issue payroll debit cards as a method of payment. Read more

The Delaware Department of Labor has released a revised Employment Discrimination posting. The Employment Discrimination posting generally describes the different classes protected from employment discrimination under the Delaware Code. The revised posting includes a new time limit for filing a discrimination complaint. Employees have 300 days to file a charge of discrimination with the Delaware Read more