Michigan’s legislature has been active so far this legislative session. Of interest are the general labor-related bills. In particular, there is much discussion about the bills to raise Michigan’s minimum wage. Currently Michigan’s minimum wage is $7.40 per hour, but a couple of the minimum wage bills would increase the wage rate and bring it Read more
Virginia recently passed a new law that adds truck stops to the business operations that must post notice of the National Human Trafficking Hotline. The notice is intended to alert possible witnesses or victims to a national resource center they can call for assistance in reporting crimes or obtaining help. The notice must be posted Read more
Compliance Alert! New Yorkers will see an increase in their paychecks in 2013. The governor of New York has signed a comprehensive budget bill into law that includes provisions for minimum wage increases. Every employer must pay to each of its employees for each hour worked a wage of not less than: $8.00 per hour Read more
The Department of Labor has issued new “self-compliance” tools, complete with checklists, to help employers operating group health plans comply with the new Affordable Care Act (ACA), as well as the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). The DOL’s approach to ACA implementation is to assist those involved in operating group health plans to Read more
An important California Senate Bill enacted in 2012 became effective April 1, 2013. By law, specific businesses must post the New California Human Trafficking notice in each establishment near public entrances (Civil Code Section 52.6). Human Trafficking is a crime and violates the nations promise that everyone is guaranteed basic human rights. Did you know?…The Read more
Compliance Poster Company announces the release of their premiere training tool for 2013 and beyond, the Heart Attack & Stroke Poster, product number 74221. This poster is a vital reinforcement tool for training employees have received. It also helps fulfill workplace first aid and Injury and Illness Prevention Program requirements. Emergencies can and do occur Read more
Nevada has announced that the state’s minimum wage rates for the upcoming fiscal year that begins July 1 will remain the same as last year. The rates will stay: $7.25 per hour for workers who receive health benefits from their employers $8.25 per hour for workers who do not receive health benefits from their employers Read more
Compliance Poster Company announces certain businesses in California must post the new CA Human Trafficking poster. The State of California Department of Justice just published and released the required notice. Back in 2012 Senate Bill 1193 passed requiring businesses and establishments to post the notice informing the public and victims of human trafficking of telephone Read more
Colorado’s Governor John Hickenlooper recently signed into law the Colorado Civil Union Act (SB 11). The Act authorizes two adults, regardless of gender, to enter into a certified civil union. The new law guarantees civil union partners the same rights, benefits, protections, duties and obligations as are granted to or imposed on spouses under state Read more
The Nebraska Department of Labor releases updated Unemployment Insurance Advisement of Benefit Rights posting that employers must post in the workplace for employees to view. There are several amendments to the law that are reflected on the poster which include the following: New expanded sections (A, B, C) of Title 219, Chapter 4, that address Read more
