California Implements New Claim Filing Procedures for Unemployment, Disability and Paid Family Leave Benefits California employers – it’s time to update workplace posters! The California Employment Development Department (EDD) has revised the mandatory-to-post Notice to Employees – Unemployment Insurance (UI), Disability Insurance (DI) and Paid Family Leave (PFL). The California revised UI, DI, and PFL Read more
Who says you need to be a lawyer to understand compliance with the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)? FLSA compliance just got easier with a new tool introduced by the US Department of Labor (DOL). The DOL has created a series of short, easy-to-understand videos explaining employers’ basic responsibilities under the FLSA so employers Read more
The Alaska Child Labor Law ensures that a child is not employed in an occupation that is harmful to the child’s safety, health, or well-being. To provide employers with information on this law, the Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development created the Summary of Alaska Child Labor Law posting. The posting covers hour restrictions Read more
The Missouri Department of Labor and Industrial Relations has recently redesigned its mandatory unemployment insurance posting. As required by Missouri Revised Statutes, Section 288.130 and Division of Employment Security Code of State Regulations 8 CSR 10-3.070, Missouri employers must post the unemployment insurance posting in a conspicuous place. Employees must be informed about their potential Read more
There are any number of unforeseeable circumstances that might cause someone to experience a life-threatening illness, injury or trauma while in the workplace. For victims who are choking, have stopped breathing, are in cardiac arrest, or experiencing uncontrolled bleeding, first aid treatment must be provided within the first few minutes to avoid permanent medical impairment Read more
Santa Fe, New Mexico’s Living Wage Act requires covered employers to pay employees who work in the city a minimum wage, or “living wage,” that the city determines is adequate to meet the basic needs of living in Santa Fe. Every year, Santa Fe’s minimum wage rate is adjusted for inflation. Effective March 1, 2018, Read more
Three cities in the State of Washington – Seattle, Tacoma and SeaTac – have announced increases in their minimum wage rates for 2018 and have released revisions to their mandatory minimum wage notices. Each city has a minimum wage rate that is higher than the statewide minimum wage rate which went up to $11.50 per Read more
On October 23, 2017, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed S.B. 2543 adding e-cigarettes to the Clean Indoor Air Act. The law, which became effective November 22, 2017, bans e-cigarettes in public areas where smoking is prohibited. Some of the areas where smoking is prohibited include: places of employment, bars, enclosed indoor areas open to Read more
Updated Notice to Employees: “Your Rights as a Worker” Washington State’s “Your Rights as a Worker” labor law posting has been substantially revised to allow the addition of the state’s new Paid Sick Leave Law. The Washington State Paid Sick Leave Law was part of Initiative 1433 (I-1433) passed by voters in 2016. The terms Read more
Even though cleaning products are commonly labeled with their chemical ingredients, many people may be surprised to learn that federal regulations do not require manufacturers to disclose most ingredients in cleaning products. Similarly, state laws do not mandate cleaning product ingredient labels and relatively few state laws require informing workers about their exposure to cleaning Read more
