Labor Law Updates

Keeping you current on the ever changing labor laws

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The US DOL Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) has published a proposed rule updating the sex discrimination guidelines for federal contractors and subcontractors. The sex discrimination guidelines implement Executive Order 11246, which prohibits companies with federal contracts and subcontracts from sex discrimination in employment. The proposed rule would replace existing sex discrimination guidelines, Read more

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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) requires employers that handle hazardous chemicals in their workplaces to implement the Hazard Communication Standard (HCS) program. The purpose of the program is to ensure hazardous chemicals are classified and safety information is communicated. Just recently, the HCS was modified to adopt the Globally Harmonized System of Classification Read more

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Because workplaces are constantly changing, the US Department of Labor is always reviewing its existing regulations to update rules that may be out of date, ineffective, insufficient or excessively burdensome. For example, in recent years OSHA implemented three improvement projects to address duplicative, unnecessary and inconsistent safety and health standards. Right now, the DOL is Read more

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The state of Wisconsin has joined forces with the U.S. Department of Labor to reduce misclassification of employees. The goal is to prevent and reduce the misclassification of independent contractors or other nonemployee statuses by having agencies work together. Under the agreement, state and federal agencies can share resources and information, as well as conduct Read more

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On July 1, 2015, employees that work in the city of Eugene, Oregon will start earning a new benefit – paid sick leave. A proposed rule released earlier this month by the city of Eugene suggests how the paid sick leave law will operate. As proposed, the following conditions will apply: Who Is Covered by Read more

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Tennessee employers must now add a new procedure to comply with the Tennessee Workers’ Compensation Law. Upon a workplace injury, employers must provide the injured employee with an Agreement between Employer/Employee Choice of Physician (Form C-42). The form must include a list of at least three physicians, surgeons, chiropractors, or specialty practice groups in the Read more

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Sunnyvale, CA joins several other Northern California communities in adopting a minimum wage rate that is higher than California’s $9.00 per hour minimum wage rate. Effective January 1, 2015, Sunnyvale’s minimum wage rate is $10.30 per hour.  Beginning on January 1, 2016, and each year thereafter, Sunnyvale’s minimum wage will be adjusted for increases in Read more

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New York Governor Andrew M. Cuomo signed Bill A 08106 on December 29, 2014, amending the New York Wage Theft Prevention Act. As shared in our July 1, 2014 CPC blog, the new law eliminates employer’s annual wage notice requirement. Employers, however, are still required to provide wage notice to employees at time of hire. Read more

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Each year, employers subject to federal OSHA recordkeeping rules, or comparable provisions of OSHA-approved state job safety and health programs, are required to post in the workplace a summary of work-related injuries and illnesses for the previous year. OSHA Form 300A, Summary of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses, must be posted by Feb. 1, and remain Read more

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On Wednesday, January 7, 2015, Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick signed the Parental Leave Bill. The new law amends the Maternity Leave Act by extending the eight weeks of job-protected leave for the adoption or birth of a child to a male employee, and expanding on other provisions. Like the Maternity Leave Act, employees are required Read more