The District of Columbia has updated two of its workplace postings with a new office location for the Department of Employment Services (DOES). The District’s “Minimum Wage” and “Accrued Sick and Safe Leave Act” postings include a new DOES Office of Wage-Hour street address. Employers are not required to update their labor law posters for Read more
The Kansas Workers’ Compensation labor law posting has been updated to reflect a change in reporting deadlines for accidents and injuries that occur on or after April 25, 2013. Senate Bill 187 shortens the time periods for employees to give notice to their employers of an accident or injury in order to be eligible for Read more
On April 1, 2013, Nova Scotians earning the minimum wage will make more money. For the fourth time since 2010, the province is increasing the minimum wage to keep up with the cost of living. This year, it will go up 1.5 per cent, to $10.30 an hour. The minimum wage for someone who has Read more
The US Department of Labor today published a new Final Rule expanding military-related leave protections under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA). The Final Rule is effective March 8, 2013. The Final Rule implements two important expansions of FMLA protections. The first expansion provides families of eligible veterans with the same job-protected FMLA leave Read more
Louisiana has just released the annual Earned Income Credit posting update. The 2013 posting provides the new income eligibility limits to claim the EIC tax credit. Income amounts have increased over last year. The revised posting identifies the separate income eligibility limits for employees (individual and married filing jointly) having one, two, or three or Read more
States release mandatory updates to labor law posters for 2013. The updates affect areas that include minimum wage, discrimination, unemployment, workers’ compensation among others. Use this checklist to ensure ALL facilities are in compliance with mandatory 2013 updates. Arizona Increase minimum wage California Discrimination and Notices A & B California Pamphlets Workers’ comp, Paid family Read more
The Oklahoma Office of Civil Rights Enforcement has updated the state’s Discrimination Law posting. “Genetic information” has been added as a class protected from employment discrimination. This change comes from Oklahoma Senate Bill 837, passed in 2011. The law applies to public and private employers, labor organizations and employment agencies. The law protects employees and Read more
If you’re an employer in Washington State, then you already know it’s important to keep employees informed of their rights and responsibilities at work. All Washington employers are also required to post State workplace posters that are “in good condition” and current. By law, the fines for failure to post any of the State’s required Read more
Colorado’s Department of labor and Employment has officially adopted Minimum Wage Order Number 29. Effective January 1, 2013, Colorado’s minimum wage will increase to $7.78 per hour, up from the 2012 rate of $7.64 per hour. Also, the tipped employee wage will rise to $4.76 per hour, up from the current $4.62 per hour. Employers Read more
The news is also good for Vermont’s minimum wage workers whose hourly wage rate is going up 14 cents an hour in 2013. Some of the changes you will notice on your new poster: For non-tipped employees Vermont’s 2013 minimum wage rate increases to $8.60 per hour. For service and tipped employees, the basic wage Read more
