After years of negotiation between unionized airport workers and the Port Authority Board, New York and New Jersey airport workers have finally received a raise. On November 1, 2018, the minimum wage increased to $13.60 an hour for workers at New York’s John F. Kennedy and LaGuardia and to $12.45 an hour for workers at Read more
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has issued updated enforcement guidance on the role of post-incident drug testing and safety incentive programs under the agency’s anti-retaliation rule. The new interpretation widens the scope of permissible programs under the rule, which should provide some comfort to employers who have expressed concern that long-running workplace safety Read more
Last month, the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration announced the relaunch of the OSHA Site-Specific Targeting program, a programmed inspection system aimed at improving the health and safety of workplaces under OSHA’s jurisdiction by targeting enforcement actions on establishments with historically high injury and illness rates. The revamped SST (SST-16) program makes good use Read more
On October 1, 2018, Manitoba’s minimum wage rate rose by 20 cents to $11.35 per hour. The new rate is based on Manitoba’s 2017 inflation rate of 1.6 percent, and rounding up to the nearest five cents. All employees must receive minimum wage unless they are not covered by provincial employment standards or are excluded Read more
As previously shared in our blog, on June 19, 2018, voters in Washington D.C. approved a ballot initiative that would have raised the minimum wage for tipped employees. Initiative 77 would have gradually increased the minimum wage for tipped workers to $15 per hour by 2020, and further increased it to the same level as Read more
South Carolina Unemployment Insurance Peel ‘N Post™ South Carolina All-On-One Labor Law Poster™ What’s new? South Carolina Unemployment Insurance notice updated with new website address for the MyBenefits online portal. The new website address must be used to access the MyBenefits portal, so this change is already in effect! What’s changed? The Unemployment Read more
The South Carolina Department of Employment and Workforce (SCDEW) has revised the South Carolina Unemployment Insurance notice with updated information about how to apply for benefits online. This South Carolina Unemployment Insurance notice provides information on the state Workforce and Employment law, including the conditions under which an employee may be eligible for unemployment. It Read more
Recent news of sexual harassment wrongdoing by public figures and the #MeToo movement has heightened public and political interest in the prevention of sexual harassment in the workplace. For more than a decade, California has made sexual harassment prevention a priority relying largely on its tough employee sexual harassment training requirements. State and Federal Read more
Illinois Job Discrimination and Sexual Harassment Peel ‘N Post™ Illinois All-On-One Labor Law Poster™ What’s new? The Illinois Department of Human Rights (IDHR) has produced a new notice titled “You Have the Right To Be Free From Job Discrimination and Sexual Harassment.” This notice replaces the previous IDHR notice titled “Employment Rights.” Simply place Read more
The Illinois Department of Human Rights (IDHR) has supplied employers with a new mandatory workplace notice, the Illinois Sexual Harassment and Discrimination poster. Although the notice has an all-new name, appearance, and text, it’s not really new – it simply replaces the previous IDHR “Employment Rights” notice describing the rights of employees under the Illinois Read more
