Now covers private employers with 5 or more employees San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance Posting Update New limit on when an employer may inquire into an applicant’s or employee’s criminal record New category of information designated as strictly “Off Limits” Mandatory posting update for all covered employers and all city contractors and subcontractors What’s new? Read more
So-called “fair chance” laws, which limit when and how an employer can use an applicant’s criminal history in making pre-hire and employment decisions, have been steadily increasing over the last twenty years. There are 32 states and over 150 cities and counties that have adopted in some form fair chance policies. Some of these fair Read more
Provincial Minimum Wage Increases October 1! Saskatchewan All-On-One™ Labour Law Poster What’s new: Updated! Minimum Wage Regulations in Saskatchewan Updated! Leaves of Absence Under the Saskatchewan Employment Act Minimum Wage Regulations in Saskatchewan The Minimum Wage Regulations in Saskatchewan notice provides information on the current provincial minimum wage, minimum call-out pay, and mandatory paydays. Effective Read more
Fall may be coming, but wages are on the rise! Employees in three Canadian provinces (Alberta, Manitoba, and Saskatchewan) can look forward to a minimum wage increase on October 1. We here at CPC are still hard at work updating workplace posters for two of those provinces, but employers can now purchase the Saskatchewan All-On-One Read more
British Columbia Employee Leaves Peel ‘N Post Update Expanded employee leaves: Pregnancy leave Parental leave Compassionate care leave New employee leaves: Child disappearance leave Death of child leave What’s new? Recent amendments to the British Columbia Employment Standards Act expand employees’ pregnancy leave, parental leave and compassionate care leave entitlements and establish two new Read more
This year, British Columbia enacted the Employment Standards Amendment Act, 2018 (ESA). The new law expands employees’ pregnancy, parental and compassionate care leave rights and establishes two new leave entitlements. The expanded leave protections better reflect the self and family care-giving needs of BC’s working families. The law also allows employees to take advantage of Read more
Last week, U.S. Secretary of Labor Alexander Acosta announced the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) new Office of Compliance Initiatives (OCI). The new agency is tasked with expanding and developing innovative approaches to compliance assistance, including more effective use of online resources to promote a better understanding of federal labor laws and regulations. Providing employers Read more
Oklahoma Law Prohibits Discrimination in Employment Peel ‘N Post Update New contact information for the Office of Oklahoma Attorney General, Office of Civil rights Enforcement. What’s changed? The Oklahoma Law Prohibits Discrimination in Employment notice has been revised to more concisely state the protected categories and the employment practices covered by Oklahoma’s law against Read more
On August 16, 2018, San Antonio became the second city in the state of Texas to pass a paid sick leave ordinance. Earlier this year, Austin passed a similar law. The San Antonio Earned Paid Sick Time Ordinance will require employers to provide employees with the ability to accrue and use earned paid sick time Read more
In the midst of low unemployment and an ongoing labor shortage, Maine employers have been granted some partial relief in the form of revised rules governing teen workers. The new rules, which are already in effect, will allow employers to place more responsibility – including driving, cooking, and welding – in the hands of employees Read more
