Beginning January 1, 2015, Illinois employers will need to provide reasonable accommodations to pregnant employees and new mothers – including leaves of absence. Under a new law that amends the Illinois Human Rights Act, employees will be able to request reasonable accommodations in the workplace for medical and other common conditions related to pregnancy or Read more
Minimum wage legislation exists for Canadian provinces and territories as included in labor and employment standards. Minimum wage laws stipulate the lowest rate an employer can pay employees who are covered under an Act or Standard and serve an important purpose: the protection of non-unionized workers in unskilled jobs. Minimum wage rate standards can, however, Read more
Four great reasons to take a Form I-9, E-Verify, Self Check or Employee Rights webinar from the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS): Pre-registration is not required for most webinars. Webinars are presented by USCIS subject matter experts. Participants have an opportunity to ask questions. Spanish language webinars are also available. Is it time for Read more
Manitoba’s minimum wage will increase October 1, 2014. Currently the wage rate is $10.45 per hour for most industries. On Wednesday October 1, 2014 the minimum wage increases by 25 cents to $10.70 per hour. All employees must receive the minimum wage regardless of the number of hours they work unless they are not covered Read more
Maryland has revised the state’s Employment of Minors Fact Sheet which employers can download free from Compliance Poster Company here. Employers must post the Employment of Minors Fact Sheets where youths under age 18 are employed. (Md. Code Ann. § 3-214). The posting contains new information about applying for a minor work permit online. Under Read more
Paid sick leave is a hot topic on both the state and city level. Currently a bill regarding paid sick leave, titled The Healthy Workplaces, Healthy Families Act of 2014, sits on California’s Governor Brown’s desk for signing. Should he sign the bill before the legislative session ends it will be effective July 1, 2015. Read more
Hawaii has released the updated Wage & Hour Laws posting. The posting features Hawaii annual minimum wage rate increases through January 1, 2018. The current minimum wage rate is $7.25 per hour. The minimum wage rate increases to $7.75 per hour beginning January 1, 2015. The state minimum wage rate will ultimately reach $10.10 per Read more
Effective September 30, 2014 employers with 50 or more employees in the San Francisco Bay Area counties must comply with the Bay Area Commuter Benefits Program (CBP). Under the CBP, covered employers must select at least one of four commuter benefit options and make them available to employees. There are also employer registration and reporting Read more
President Obama recently issued an Executive Order that protects federal employees and employees of federal contractors from discrimination in employment on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity. Specifically, the President’s July 21, 2014 Executive Order adds the terms “sexual orientation” and “gender identity” to the list of characteristics protected from discrimination under Executive Read more
The US DOL’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) have partnered to release best practices for staffing agencies to better protect temporary workers from job hazards. Staffing agencies and host employers have joint responsibility to provide a safe working environment for this group of individuals. Read more
