On February 26, 2018, the 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals became the second federal appeals court to hold that sexual orientation discrimination is sex discrimination under the federal law which prohibits employers from making employment decisions based on sex. The 10-3 decision follows on the heels of the 7th Circuit, which in 2017 became the Read more
New Jersey’s newly elected Governor Phil Murphy has signed Executive Order #1 prohibiting state agencies from asking job applicants about salary history. The goal of the new Order is to combat gender inequality and promote equal pay for women in New Jersey. According to the studies cited in the Order, women in New Jersey who Read more
Santa Fe, New Mexico’s Living Wage Act requires covered employers to pay employees who work in the city a minimum wage, or “living wage,” that the city determines is adequate to meet the basic needs of living in Santa Fe. Every year, Santa Fe’s minimum wage rate is adjusted for inflation. Effective March 1, 2018, Read more
The Commonwealth of Virginia has updated two mandatory notices describing tax benefits that employees may be eligible for during this year’s tax season. Employers are required to post both the federal EITC notice and the state CLI notice to inform employees of the availibity of these earned income tax credits. What’s the EITC? The federal Read more
Wyoming is one of 26 states that operate their own OSHA programs under a Federal OSHA-approved State Plan. Federal OSHA requires State Plan states to adopt occupational safety and health standards that are at least as effective as Federal OSHA standards. This includes adopting a penalty structure that is at least as effective as Federal Read more
Austin is the latest city to join the paid sick leave bandwagon. On February 19, 2018, the Austin City Council passed the ordinance requiring employers to provide employees who work at least 80 hours in a calendar year to accrue paid sick and safe leave at the rate of one hour for every 30 hours Read more
The Nevada Safety Consultation and Training Section (SCATS) has updated the Nevada Workplace Safety Booklet in compliance with a law passed during the 2017 legislative session. SCATS, a division of the Nevada Department of Business and Industry, provides essential workplace safety and health information for employers and employees, including mandatory postings such as the Nevada Read more
This year, Maryland employers have new workplace posting responsibilities – the new Maryland Earned Sick and Safe Leave Employee Notice and a required update to the Employee Rights Under Maryland Unemployment Law notice. Both notices are included on Compliance Poster Company’s 2018 Maryland All-On-One™ Labor Law Poster. Maryland Sick and Safe Leave is Fast-tracked into Read more
The Alaska Division of Labor Standards and Safety has revised the mandatory Alaska Safety and Health Protection posting to reflect the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) anti-retaliation provision. Our readers may recall that OSHA issued a Final Rule in 2016 relating to the Recordkeeping and Reporting Occupational Injuries and Illnesses regulations. Under the Final Read more
Our blog readers may recall that last fall California’s Governor Jerry Brown signed two important pieces of legislation that express the changing attributes of the workforce – Senate Bill 396 which specifically protects transgender employees from discrimination and harassment at work, and Senate Bill 64 which recognizes the needs of new parents who work for Read more
