Labor Law Updates

Keeping you current on the ever changing labor laws

Beginning this year, all Illinois private and public institutions of higher learning must post a state-mandated sexual harassment poster. If your school hasn’t done so already, there is still time to comply. What is the law? The Illinois Human Rights Act (“Act”) makes it unlawful for teachers, professors, facility members and other employees of colleges Read more

Last February the US Department of Labor (DOL) announced that it is working on new set of FMLA leave regulations for military and airline flight crew families. The final version of those regulations is expected to be announced in the near future. In the meantime, you might be interested in learning more about how the Read more

Did you know that approximately 90% of the Canadian workforce is covered by provincial or territorial labour laws? Canadian workplace standards, not unlike those in the US, provide for workers rights and foster safe working conditions. Complying with workplace regulations can be a daunting task BUT –Compliance Poster Company makes it easier for New Brunswick Read more

Thanks to the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA), employees are allowed to form, join, and assist labor unions.  They’re also allowed to engage in any other concerted activities that are aimed at collective bargaining and mutual protection. Now, there’s a new website to help employees determine if their rights under that law have been violated. Read more

From playing games to looking up recipes, there seems to be an app for just about everything.  And now, there’s even an app to help you keep track of the U.S. economy! The Census Bureau just unveiled the “America’s Economy” app, which provides real-time statistics about the U.S. economy.  The statistics are provided by a Read more

Here’s something you can “like”, “re-tweet” and “pin”… If you live in Illinois, it’s now illegal for your boss to force you to hand over your social media passwords. On August 1st, the “Right to Privacy in the Workplace Act” was signed into law, making Illinois the second state to ban employer requests for social Read more

Even though President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed it into law back in 1938, the Fair Labor Standards Act is just as monumental for workers today as it was back then. How does it help you? The FLSA sets standards that make workplaces safer and healthier.  In fact, this Act is responsible for many of the Read more

Compliance Poster Company alerts New Hampshire employers of changes to the Employee Misclassification Law. Proper classification of workers has critical implications with regard to labor standards such as: Minimum wage and overtime Unemployment insurance Workers’ compensation Federal and state payroll taxes Business profit taxes Workplace safety and health Under New Hampshire Revised Statutes 281-A:2 VI(b), Read more

Compliance Poster Company reminds employers that hot summer days are dangerous for workers. According to Cal/OSHA Chief Ellen Widess “heat illness is preventable and should not occur if proper procedures are followed. As high heat develops across the state employers are to take special care so that they can provide the appropriate safeguards for their Read more