On June 14, 2019, an amendment of New Mexico’s “Ban the Box” law went into effect prohibiting private employers from using job applications that contain questions about an applicant’s criminal arrest or conviction history. This seemingly slight change to the application process is meaningful. Revealing a criminal history on an initial job application often results Read more
With less than two weeks before the effective date of San Antonio’s Paid Sick Leave Ordinance, the City has agreed to review the Ordinance and possibly delay the implementation date. On July 15, 2019, a business coalition initiated an action in Bexar County to challenge the San Antonio Paid Sick Leave Ordinance, arguing that it Read more
This September, Colorado will become the 13th state to “Ban the Box,” referring to the question found on standard job applications which would require the applicant to disclose whether they have ever been convicted of a criminal offense. The Colorado Chance to Compete Act (HB 1025) prohibits private employers from: stating in ads or on Read more
Employers in the state of Georgia must now post the revised Workers’ Compensation Bill of Rights for the Injured Worker notice. The changes to the notice come as a result of a new enacted law (Senate Bill 135). The new law revised several sections of the Workers’ Compensation Law. Effective July 1, 2019, the temporary total Read more
The Indiana Department of Labor has revised the required Indiana Safety and Health Protection on the Job workplace posting. The workplace posting includes a new section, “Proposed Penalties in Conjunction with a Worker Fatality.” The new section reflects changes made by a recent amendment of the Indiana Occupational Safety and Health Act (IOSHA) increasing penalty Read more
On July 1, 2019, the District of Columbia (DC) started collecting taxes from all private sector employers to fund the Universal Paid Leave Amendment Act of 2016. Every quarter, covered employers must file a wage report and pay 0.62 percent on that quarter’s wages or income. Covered employers include all DC employers subject to DC Read more
Following pressure from business leaders, Governor Baker signed an emergency bill (S 2255) on June 13th to delay the start of employer and employee contributions to the Massachusetts Paid Family and Medical Leave (PFML) program by three months. The new effective date is October 1, 2019. This delay will allow covered employers more time to Read more
The Maryland Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation has released a required update to the Maryland Minimum Wage and Overtime Law Notice following the enactment of legislation (HB 166) in March incrementally raising the state minimum wage rate to $15.00 per hour. To put this law in place, state lawmakers had to override Maryland Governor Larry Read more
Heat Illness Prevention: Don’t Sweat It CPC’s Heat Illness Prevention products make workplace training a breeze! Outdoor Heat Stress Illness Prevention Poster Supports heat illness training Raises awareness of weather and working conditions Reinforces preventive measures and response procedures Heat Illness Pamphlets Indoor Heat Stress Illness Prevention Poster What is heat illness? Workers are Read more
Executive Order 13496 and U.S. Department of Labor (US DOL) regulations require Federal contractors and subcontractors to post a notice informing their employees of their rights under the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA). (See 29 CFR Part 471). The NLRA is the primary law governing relations between unions and employers in the private sector. The Read more
