The minimum wage rate for most workers in the state of Illinois won’t change until 2020, but employers in some municipalities will see an increase a little sooner than that. Effective July 1, 2019, employers in the City of Chicago must post the updated 2019 Chicago Minimum Wage notice to inform workers in the city Read more
Lawmakers in Washington State have been active in recent years enacting groundbreaking new laws promoting workers’ family stability and economic security. Two significant examples are the 2017 Paid Family and Medical Leave (PFML) insurance program and the 2018 Equal Pay Opportunity Act (EPOA). The Department of Labor & Industries is informing employers and employees of Read more
Oregon employers, it’s that time again! As spring turns into summer, this is your seasonal reminder to spring clean your labor law posters and ensure that the updated 2019 Oregon Minimum Wage Rates Poster is conspicuously posted in the workplace. Oregon ‘s minimum wage law establishes a series of scheduled increases to the state minimum Read more
The Colorado Department of Labor and Employment (CDLE) has updated the mandatory Colorado Unemployment Insurance poster. The poster, which provides information on workers’ rights to be properly classified as an employee or an independent contractor, has been substantially redesigned and rewritten with new information on how to obtain information on improper classification and file a Read more
On June 28, 2018, the Massachusetts Legislature passed House Bill 4640, which will gradually raise the minimum wage, and will provide paid family and medical leave (PFML) to employees. Most employees will be eligible to get up to 12 weeks of paid family leave and up to 20 weeks of paid medical leave. The program Read more
On April 1, 2019, the New York Legislature passed the 2019-2020 budget, amending the New York Election Law. Effective immediately, all employers must provide registered voters with up to three hours’ time off at the beginning or end of working hours to vote. Registered voters must request time off to vote at least two working Read more
It’s time for some employment standards spring cleaning! Effective April 1, 2019, the provincial minimum wage has increased in four Canadian provinces: New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island. Employers in these provinces should be sure that payroll policies for minimum wage workers have been updated and that employees have been Read more
The New Parent Leave Act (NPLA) – What’s New? For just over a year now, new parents in California who work for small employers have been exercising the same right to take child-bonding leave that new parents employed by large employers have enjoyed for the last twenty-five years. California’s New Parent Leave Act (NPLA), which Read more
While most New Mexico municipalities update their minimum wage rates in January, Santa Fe stands apart from the pack with an annual increase to the city living wage on March 1. With the most recent increase already in effect, the city has finally released the mandatory poster. Employers with workers operating within the city should Read more
Tax season is officially here: Virginia employers must update their mandatory workplace posters to inform employees that they may qualify for the federal Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) for the 2018 tax year. The EITC is a refundable federal tax credit that primarily benefits low- and middle-income working families, although some low-income individuals without children Read more