On July 1, 2019, Connecticut Governor Lamont signed Public Act No. 19-89 into law. The law, which goes into effect October 1, 2019, requires nursing home facilities in the state of Connecticut to post daily information and reinstate employees or residents after retaliation. Nursing home facilities must post at the beginning of each shift the Read more
The Washington Employment Security Department (ESD) has just released two workplace notices that must be posted by all Washington employers – the new Washington Domestic Violence Resources notice and the revised Unemployment Benefits notice. The notices are aimed at making sure that individuals are aware of the resources available to them in the event they Read more
On July 1, 2019, the District of Columbia (DC) started collecting taxes from all private sector employers to fund the Universal Paid Leave Amendment Act of 2016. Every quarter, covered employers must file a wage report and pay 0.62 percent on that quarter’s wages or income. Covered employers include all DC employers subject to DC 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
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
On September 5, 2018, the Michigan Legislature approved a proposed ballot measure that requires certain employers to provide employees with paid medical leave. By approving the initiative instead of allowing voters to approve it during the November 2018 election, the state legislature was able to amend the law with only a majority vote and provide Read more
The New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development has updated the Minimum Wage posting with the new 2019 minimum wage rate. New Jersey employers covered by any provision of the Wage and Hour Law are required to display the New Jersey Minimum Wage posting and any applicable wage orders in conspicuous locations at the Read more
Iowa employees who have lost their jobs or had their work hours reduced may be eligible for unemployment insurance benefits. To inform employees about how to obtain unemployment insurance benefits, employers must post in the workplace the Iowa Workforce Development’s (IWD) Unemployment Insurance Notice. Recently, the Iowa Unemployment Insurance Notice was updated with new claim Read more
So-called “fair chance” laws, which limit when and how an employer can use an applicant’s criminal history in making pre-hire and employment decisions, have been steadily increasing over the last twenty years. There are 32 states and over 150 cities and counties that have adopted in some form fair chance policies. Some of these fair Read more
All Texas employers participating in the workers’ compensation system must post notice of the Office of Injured Employee Counsel (OIEC) Ombudsman Program. The notice must be displayed in the personnel office, if the employer has a personnel office, and in the workplace where each employee is likely to see the notice on a regular basis. Read more
