Labor Law Updates

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Florida is the latest state to join the U.S. Department of Labor’s Misclassification Initiative developed to reduce and prevent the practice of misclassification of employees. Alabama, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Hawaii, Illinois, Iowa, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, New York, Utah and Washington are other states that have joined their agencies to protect the rights Read more

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Starting July 3, 2015, San Francisco retail employers will have extra responsibilities to employees. The city has adopted the “Retail Workers Bill of Rights” which is intended to ensure that retail employees have more predictable and stable work schedules, that part-time employees are treated fairly and equally compared to their full-time counterparts, and to promote Read more

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For the first time in seven years, the minimum wage rate in the state of Massachusetts increased from $8.00 per hour to $9.00 per hour on January 1, 2015. The minimum wage rate increase is the first in a series of three annual increases required by a bill signed in 2014 by Governor Deval Patrick: Read more

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On December 31, 2014, New York’s minimum wage rate increased from $8.00 per hour to $8.75 per hour. The increase is part of the three increments that started December 31, 2013. New York Governor Cuomo signed a comprehensive state budget bill on March 29, 2013 that included amendments to Section 652 of the New York Read more

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Each year, Colorado’s Constitution requires the state to adjust the minimum wage rate for inflation measured by the Consumer Price Index. This year, Colorado increased the statewide minimum wage rate from $8.00 to $8.23 per hour. The minimum wage rate for tipped employees increased from $4.98 per hour to $5.21 per hour. Both rates are Read more

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The Compliance Poster Company Family wishes you a new year with health, happiness, and peace. Happy New Year!

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Senate Bill 207-FN, effective January 1, 2015, has modified the New Hampshire Pay Equity Act. Under the new Pay Equity Act, no employer shall discriminate between employees based on sex by paying them different wage rates for performing the same work based solely on sex. Employers are also prohibited from retaliating against an employee who Read more

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Ontario’s Ministry of Labour just announced that as of April 1, 2015, a new training requirement will be mandatory for workers that perform travel restraint system, fall restricting system, fall arrest system, safety net, work belt, or safety belt. Working at Heights Program Standard is the new training program designed to prevent injuries and fatalities Read more