Starting January 1, 2016, Rhode Island minimum wage employees will soon see a boost in their paychecks. On June 17, 2015, Governor Gina M. Raimondo signed bill H 5079, approving a minimum wage rate increase. The minimum wage rate will increase from $9.00 per hour to $9.60 per hour beginning on January 1, 2016. Read more
Posted on June 18, 2015 by Kathleen White, Research & Compliance New California Family Rights Act Regulations (CFRA) go into effect on July 1, 2015. The CFRA gives eligible employees of a covered employer family and medical leave rights. The CFRA applies to employers that employ 50 or more employees within a 75-mile radiance. Read more
by Kathleen White, Research & Compliance Attention District of Columbia employers – DC has finally released the Protecting Pregnant Workers Fairness Act(PPWFA) mandatory workplace posting. The PPWFA requires employers to provide reasonable workplace accommodations for employees whose ability to perform the functions of a job is limited by pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding or a related medical condition, unless the accommodation Read more
Posted on June 15, 2015 by Viridiana Huerta, Research & Compliance The Massachusetts Office of the Attorney General requires all Massachusetts employers to post the new Earned Sick Time posting, which covers employee rights to earned sick time. The Earned Sick Time Law was approved by voters on November 4, 2014, and will be effective July 1, 2015. Read more
Posted on June 9, 2015 by Kathleen White, Research & Compliance The Nevada Labor Commissioner requires all employers to post the Nevada Annual Minimum Wage Bulletin and Annual Daily Overtime Bulletin announcing the minimum hourly wage and the hourly pay rate below which an employee will qualify for daily overtime effective July 1. Each year Nevada’s minimum wage rate is reviewed Read more
What’s happening? The city of Chicago, Illinois joined a host of other communities across the county that have established minimum wage rates significantly higher than their respective state minimum wage rates. Among them are Albuquerque, NM, Santa Fe, NM, Montgomery County, MD, Prince George’s County, MD, Berkeley, CA, San Francisco, CA, Oakland, CA, and Seattle, WA. How much? Read more
On May 27, 2015, the New York Department of Labor proposed a regulation regarding employers’ methods of payment. In the proposed rule, there are specific requirements outlined for employers that pay their employees via check, direct deposit, and payroll debit card. The aim is to protect employees’ wages by making sure employers are not profiting Read more
National Safety Month is observed each year in June. The focus of the campaign is to reduce leading causes of injury and death at work, on the road and in our homes and communities. In the workplace, employers and employees must adhere to state and federal health and safety training standards and follow best practices Read more
Employers may recall back in 2013 when two federal courts invalidated the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Final Rule that would have required most private sector employers to post a notice of employee rights under the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) in the workplace. The courts found that the posting requirement violated employers’ free speech Read more
On March 12, 2015, Utah Governor Gary Herbert signed into law Bill S 296 outlawing employment discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity. Under the law, employers with 15 or more employees may not refuse to hire, promote, discharge, demote, or terminate a person or retaliate against, harass, or discriminate against a person because Read more
