Labor Law Updates

Keeping you current on the ever changing labor laws

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

New Illinois Human Rights Poster Highlights Sexual Harassment in the Workplace

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

U.S. Territories 2018 Minimum Wage Increase

Effective September 30, 2018, the minimum wage increased in American Samoa and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI). The wage hike brings these territories’ wage rates one step closer to the rest of the United States. The islands of American Samoa and CNMI are U.S. territories covered by the provisions of the federal Fair Read more

2019 Minimum Wage Update - Coming Soon!

2019 Minimum Wage Checklist  Alaska Maine New Jersey Vermont  Arizona Massachusetts New Mexico* Washington*  California Michigan New York  Colorado Minnesota Ohio *Minimum wage update applies  Florida Missouri Rhode Island only to city or county The new year is on its way, and it’s bringing along a flurry of minimum wage increases. But don’t worry: as Read more

Health Risks of a Dirty Workplace

The following is a guest post from ServiceMaster Commercial Cleaning, a Virginia-based janitorial cleaning franchise.  No matter where you work, chances are you have a least a few OSHA-mandated posters hanging in your workplace.  The chances are also good that you’re so used to seeing them that they’ve just become part of the background noise.  Read more

Employers in the state of Delaware are required to update their labor law posters to be in compliance with new state changes. The changes include an increase in the minimum wage rate and new sexual harassment protections in the workplace. During Delaware’s 2018 legislative session, SB 170 was enacted establishing two scheduled increases to the Read more

Protection from Sexual Harassment Expanded  Order the Posting Update Today! “Vermont Law Protects All Workers, Not Just Employees” Vermont Sexual Harassment  is Illegal Posting Update Effective immediately Applies to all Vermont employers 2018 Vermont Sexual Harassment is Illegal Peel ‘N Post™ What’s new? Recently, Vermont enacted a new law expanding the protection of the state’s Read more