With recent changes in healthcare law making the headlines, ensuring consumers are informed and understand their health information privacy rights is a priority. To help answer some questions, Compliance Poster Company has updated the Federal “Your Health Information Privacy Rights” Poster with current information about patient privacy rights and understanding the Health Information Portability and Read more
Effective January 23, 2014, all private employers with employees working in Jersey City will be required to provide eligible employees with sick time off. Employers with 10 or more employees will be required to provide paid sick leave, and employers with fewer than ten employees will be required to provide unpaid sick leave. Eligible employees Read more
Article 3 of Chapter 5 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated relating to kidnapping, false imprisonment, and related offenses has been amended. The amendments provide protections for persons that are subject to human trafficking, which is illegal in the state. To ensure the notice is seen by victims of human trafficking Read more
All employees in Manitoba Canada must receive the minimum wage unless they are not covered by provincial employment standards or are excluded from requirements under the law. These types of employees include, but are not limited to, domestic workers and those in a federal or provincial government-sponsored training program. The minimum wage does apply in Read more
Oregon’s minimum wage rate will increase to $9.10 per hour beginning January 1, 2014. That is a 15-cent increase over the 2013 minimum wage rate, currently $8.95 per hour. Oregon is one of ten states that annually adjust their minimum wage rates based on inflation and the Consumer Price Index. Since August 2012, there has Read more
Michigan’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (MIOSHA) has updated two postings, Right to Know Law & Hazard Communication Standards aligning them with the recent OSHA change to a Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling (GHS). The revised MIOSHA Part 42, 92, & 430 Hazard Communication Standard will improve the quality and consistency of hazard Read more
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) recently launched a new mobile app which is free of charge to iPhone and Android users. The app uses 21st century technology to provide employers, employees and unions with helpful information about their rights and responsibilities under the National Labor Relations Act (Act). So what does the Act cover? Read more
Recently the US DOL announced a Final Rule that will improve job opportunities for protected veterans. The Final Rule makes changes to the regulations implementing the Vietnam Veterans’ Readjustment Act (VEVRAA). The Act prohibits federal contractors and subcontractors from discriminating against protected veterans in employment and requires contractors and subcontractors to take affirmative action to Read more
As you may already know – many provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Affordable Care Act) are intended to expand access to affordable health care coverage nationwide. These include provisions for coverage to be offered through a Health Insurance Marketplace, assistance for purchasing coverage through premium tax credits, employer notice requirements which Read more
During Minnesota’s 2013 legislative session, Governor Dayton signed a bill expanding use of personal sick leave benefits to include care of relatives. An employee may use personal sick leave benefits as provided by the covered employer for absences due to an illness or injury to the employee’s child, as defined in Statutes Section 181.940 Subdivision Read more
