Labor Law Changes

Domestic Workers and Their Employers Have Rights and Responsibilities Under the New York Labor Law The New York Domestic Workers’ Bill of Rights represents progressive landmark legislation. It affords specified domestic workers in New York fundamental labor law protections that were previously only granted to other employees. In signing the Domestic Workers’ Bill of Rights Read more

West Virginia Workers are Now Eligible for Unemployment Compensation using Alternative Base Period Wages West Virginia’s Unemployment Benefits poster has been updated as a result of legislation passed in May, 2009 (WV SB 246) which amended West Virginia’s Unemployment Compensation Law. The terms “alternative base period” and “alternative base period wages’” were added to the Read more

Break Time for Nursing Mothers: A Fact Sheet for Employers On July 25, 2010, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued a fact sheet addressing a recently enacted requirement – found in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) – that employers provide reasonable break time for nursing mothers to express breast milk. The Read more

New 2011 Washington, D.C. Mandatory Accrued Sick and Safe Leave Act Official Notice The District of Columbia has released the long-awaited mandatory-to-post Accrued Sick and Safe Leave Act of 2008 (ASSLA) Official Notice. The ASSLA requires employers in the District of Columbia to provide paid leave to employees for illness and for absences associated with Read more

Raising Awareness About Indoor Heat Illness is a Year-round Concern Raising awareness about the causes, consequences and prevention of heat illness in indoor working environments, particularly during the hot summer months, can have a significant impact in reducing the number of heat-related illnesses in the workplace. However, indoor heat illness in high risk environments is Read more

Colorado’s minimum wage projected to increase for 2011 Colorado’s Department of Labor & Employment, Division of Labor, has announced the state’s proposed 2011 minimum wage increase of 12 cents per hour, effective January 1, 2011. The proposed minimum wage rate for non-tipped employees is $7.36 per hour. For tipped employees, the minimum wage will increase Read more

Florida Minimum Wage and Workers’ Compensation Posters Change, Updates Required! The Florida minimum wage law requires the Agency for Workforce Innovation to calculate an adjusted minimum wage rate each year based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI). Although the Florida minimum wage will remain unchanged at the federal rate of $7.25 per hour for 2011, Read more

Vermont will raise minimum wage for 2011 The Vermont Department of Labor has announced that the state’s 2011 minimum wage rate for non-tipped employees will increase to $8.15 per hour, effective January 1, 2011. The 2011 basic wage rate for tipped employees will also increase to $3.95 per hour, with the maximum tip credit up Read more

Maine Mandatory-To-Post Workers’ Compensation Poster Updated Important Changes to Maine W.C. Poster The Maine Mandatory-To-Post Workers’ Compensation poster has been updated with important employee misclassification information. Worker misclassification adversely affects employers, employees, and the general public. As a result of these effects we are seeing more states address and educate these groups on the issue Read more

Washington State 2011 Minimum Wage up to $8.67 Washington State Department of Labor and Industries has announced that the state’s 2011 minimum wage will increase to $8.67, effective January 1, 2011. The 2011 minimum wage rate reflects a 12 cent increase from the current wage rate of $8.55. Washington State has the highest minimum wage Read more