The New York Breastfeeding Mothers’ Bill of Rights has been recently amended as a result of enacted Bill NY A 7202. The law, which became effective January 1, 2016, provides additional rights to breastfeeding mothers in the workplace. Mothers now have the right to take reasonable unpaid breaks at work so they can pump breast milk Read more
To help create awareness on human trafficking, the state of Florida has enacted Bill H 369. The new law, which became effective January 1, 2016, requires certain employers to post a human trafficking awareness notice in a conspicuous place (Florida Statutes, Section 787.29). The poster must be at least 8.5 inches by 11 inches in Read more
Philadelphia’s Fair Criminal Records Screening Standards Ordinance also known as Ban the Box law was first enacted in July, 2011. Under the law, employers with 10 or more employees are prohibited from inquiring about criminal convictions during the employment application process and in the first interview. Employers are prohibited from making personnel decisions based on Read more
This summer, the city of Santa Monica, California will join a dozen other California municipalities to implement a minimum wage schedule that is higher than the state minimum wage rate. Santa Monica’s minimum wage rates will be phased in starting later this year and increasing over the next 6 years until the minimum wage rate Read more
As previously shared in our Compliance Poster Company blog, Elizabeth’s Paid Sick Time Law goes into effect today, March 2, 2016. Elizabeth has become the 10th municipality in the state of New Jersey to require private employers to provide paid sick time to their employees. Under the new local law (Ordinance # 4617), employers who employ 10 Read more
Some Illinois employers may not aware that as of January 1, 2016, they are required to post an official Illinois Human Trafficking Poster in their place of business (775 ILCS 50/5). The signage requirement applies to venues and industries that are frequently exposed to human trafficking. This includes: Restaurants that sell alcoholic beverages; Adult entertainment Read more
All Virginia employers are required to post the official Virginia Occupational Safety and Health (VOSH) Job Safety and Health Protection notice to inform employees of their rights and responsibilities concerning health and safety in the workplace. The Job Safety and Health Protection notice has been revised to reflect current illness and injury reporting requirements under Virginia Read more
New Jersey employers are highly encouraged to adopt well-defined anti-discrimination and anti-harassment policies if they want to protect themselves from discrimination and harassment claims. A New Jersey Supreme Court has recently decided in Dunkley v. S. Coraluzzo Petroleum Transporters that employers may assert an affirmative defense if they maintained an anti-discrimination and anti-harassment policy, and Read more
The Maryland Department of Labor Licensing and Regulation (DLLR) has revised the state’s mandatory Equal Pay for Equal Work posting to reflect the current state of the law regarding employer recordkeeping requirements under Maryland’s Equal Pay Act. The Equal Pay Act requires employers to pay equal wages to male and female employees who work in Read more
To promote equal treatment of individuals, specifically individuals whose gender and self-image do not accord with the legal sex assigned to them at birth, the New York City Council passed the Transgender Rights Bill in 2002. The goal of the law was to expand the scope of the gender-based protections guaranteed under the New York Read more
