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
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
Today there is an increase in the purchase and consumption of meals from restaurants because individuals are busy with juggling multiple priorities like work and family. This trend increases the urgency in ensuring adequate hand hygiene at food preparation facilities. If food handlers do not wash their hands after preparing raw foods or using the 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
Recently, the U.S. Supreme Court decided Staub v. Proctor Hospital, No. 09-400, U.S. Supreme Court (March 1, 2011), a USERRA case that should concern all employers, their managers, and HR professionals alike. USERRA (Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act) prohibits employment discrimination against a person on the basis of past military service, current military Read more
Sexual harassment is a form of sex discrimination that violates state laws, such as California AB 1825, and the federal Title VII Civil Rights Act of 1964. Laws that prohibit sexual harassment are designed to protect the employee, employer, co-workers and customers. The victim or harasser can be male or female and can be of Read more
District of Columbia’s new “The Right to Breastfeed” poster must be posted by all employers, public and private. Specifically, DC’s Final Rule (§ 4-518.2) requires that employers conspicuously post and maintain in the workplace a notice containing the Office of Human Rights’ information regarding employers’ and employee’s rights and obligations under the employment guidelines adopted Read more
Cal/OSHA, the nation’s leading state agency in workplace safety and health, has implemented updates to its heat safety standard. The amendments strengthen the landmark heat illness prevention standard which was the first of its kind, implemented in 2006. The amendments to the standard, which were effective in late 2010, are now being enforced in 2011. Read more
The New York State Department of Labor has issued several opinion letters since the beginning of 2011 that confirm strict interpretations of the NY Labor Law. The opinion letter topics cover areas such as posting of mandatory labor law notices, wage deductions, nursing breaks, and split shifts, to name a few. The opinion letters represent Read more
Effective Now! The Pennsylvania Construction Workplace Misclassification Act (72), employee misclassification as independent contractors, is illegal for all commercial and residential construction in Pennsylvania. The law is now effective and construction industry employers must comply with the mandatory-to-post requirements. Under the law it is unlawful to do the following Contract with an employer knowing that Read more
