Reinstatement Conditions Under certain circumstances a Vermont employer may be required to rehire an employee who has suffered a work related injury. Specifically, an employer must offer the employee reinstatement in the first available, suitable job provided that: the employer regularly employs 10 or more employees at least 10 of whom work more than 15 Read more
Click on image to enlarge Each year, Compliance Poster Company attends the Society for Human Resources Management (SHRM) Annual Conference and Exposition to meet with existing customers and to make new connections. This year, CPC was represented by Sales Manager Sean Viramontez and Compliance Advisor Jennifer Chavez who attended the conference between June 27 and Read more
Starting today, Prince Edward Island minimum wage employees will see an increase in their pay. The minimum wage will increase from $10.35 per hour to $10.50 per hour. The increase comes as part of the provincial government’s plan to help Prince Edward Island families. As for the maximum amounts that may be deducted from the Read more
On May 5, 2015, Georgia passed Bill S 88 regarding employers’ payment of wages. An employer that chooses to make wage and salary payments using credit to a payroll card account must now provide employees with information relating to his or her payment of wages. Under the new law, payroll card account is defined as Read more
There have been several changes to West Virginia’s mandatory workplace postings, with the Wage Payment and Collection Act (WCPA) posting most extensively revised. The updated posting includes changes to employers’ responsibilities with regard to pay frequency, method and notification to employees of changes in pay terms under new WCPA laws. The changes will require Read more
Starting October 1, 2015, Connecticut employers will be prohibited from requesting employees and prospective employees’ personal online accounts passwords. Under the enacted Bill 426, employers may not request or require employees or applicants to authenticate or access a personal online account in their presence, nor can they require employees or applicants to accept an invitation Read more
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
