On July 1, 2019, two new ordinances will go into effect in Seattle, Washington, giving domestic workers labor rights and protections traditionally reserved for mainstream employees. The Domestic Workers Ordinance (a.k.a. “Domestic Workers Bill of Rights”) gives minimum wage, meal and rest break rights to domestic workers. The other ordinance extends the protections of the Read more
It may seem like it was only yesterday that employers were required to update Nevada employment posters (time flies: it was actually two months ago), but it’s that time again: Nevada has updated the mandatory Rules To Be Observed By Employers notice to employees with information about overtime exemption requirements for domestic workers. Nevada passed Read more
The Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries (BOLI) has incorporated several major labor law changes to its employer required postings. To ensure complete posting compliance, employers should post the updated 2016 Oregon All-On-One Labor Law poster featuring the following Oregon law changes: Oregon 2016 Minimum Wage Although Oregon’s minimum wage rate will not increase from Read more
The Attorney General’s Office of Massachusetts has recently released an updated Fair Employment posting that includes information on two new laws. All employers with six or more employees are protected under the Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 151B and are required to replace any outdated postings. As previously mentioned in our blog, the Massachusetts Domestic Workers’ Read more
