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Labor Law Changes
Keeping you current on the ever changing labor laws
New York City Revises Sick Leave Rules
Two years after the passage of paid sick leave in New York City, the Department of Consumer Affairs revises the rules implementing the City’s Earned Sick Time Act. The amendments are to help clarify the Act and add new employer obligations necessary to achieve the Act’s goals. As originally enacted, the paid sick leave law Read more
The New Form I-9 is Available
The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has published a revised version of Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification. Employers may continue using Form I-9 with the revision date of 03/08/2013 through January 21, 2017. By January 22, 2017, employers must use the revised form. These are some of the changes in the new version: Read more
OSHA Issues Guidance For Upcoming Enforcement
Despite legal challenges and controversy, the Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) will begin enforcing its new anti-retaliation and anti-deterrence regulations December 1 of 2016. The regulations became effective as of August 10, 2016, but OSHA has delayed enforcement twice in order to address members of the regulated community who found the provisions unclear and Read more
Washington State Voters Pass A Higher Minimum Wage Rate & Paid Sick Leave Benefits
Last week, voters in the state of Washington approved a substantial increase in the minimum wage rate beginning next year. Minimum wage workers currently make $9.47 per hour. With the passage of Initiative 1433, their wages will increase to $11.00 per hour starting on January 1, 2017. The Initiative also requires employers to provide employees Read more
Nevada Supreme Court Rules on Minimum Wage Provisions
Late last month, the Nevada Supreme Court offered a two-for-one ruling on provisions from the state’s 2006 Minimum Wage Amendment (MWA) which have been highly debated for a decade. For Nevada employees who are offered qualified health insurance, the minimum wage rate is $7.25 per hour; for all other employees the rate is $8.25 per Read more
Pennsylvania Facilitates the Use of Payroll Debit Cards
With an increased number of technological advances in wage payment methods, many employers are now faced with uncertainty about which methods are permitted under wage and hour laws. On November 4, 2016, the state of Pennsylvania passed a law (S.B. 1265) to help address whether employers may issue payroll debit cards as a method of payment. Read more
USCIS Announces Release Date & Deadline to Begin Using “Smart” Form I-9
Generally, employers must have a completed Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification, on file for each person on their payroll. Currently, Form I-9 is dated 03/08/13 N and printed with an expiration date of March 31, 2016. Until now, the USCIS has instructed employers to continue using the 03/08/13 N Form I-9 while a new “smart” Read more
Four States Vote to Raise Minimum Wage
Amongst the other changes ushered in by the 2016 election, four states have voted to raise their minimum wage beginning in 2017. With the passage of Proposition 206, Arizona will incrementally raise the hourly rate to $12.00 by 2020, after which it will once again increase in concert with the Consumer Price Index measuring cost Read more
Kentucky Cities Do Not Have Authority to Enact Minimum Wage Ordinances
On October 20, 2016, the Kentucky Supreme Court decided in Kentucky Restaurant Association v. Louisville-Jefferson County Metro Government that Louisville-Jefferson County did not have the authority to impose a minimum wage rate that differs from the state’s minimum wage rate. In early 2015, Louisville-Jefferson County passed a minimum wage ordinance establishing a minimum wage of Read more
