April 2024

State Updates

 

Connecticut Pregnant Women in the Workplace Act Takes Effect

10/19/17

The Pregnant Women in the Workplace Act, which took effect on October 1, 2017, amends the Connecticut Fair Employment Practices Act (CFEPA) to significantly enhance existing anti-discrimination protections for pregnant employees.  


Monday, October 16, 2017/Author: Andaika Jean-Noel/Number of views (8205)/Comments (0)/
Categories: Connecticut
Tags: Compliance CornerCompliance updateState Compliance Update10/19/17

California Small Employers Now Required to Provide Job Protected Parental Leave

10/19/17

Governor Jerry Brown signed the New Parent Leave Act into law, which requires employers with 20 or more employees to provide up to 12 weeks of job-protected parental leave to bond with a new child within one year of the child’s birth, adoption, or foster care placement.
Monday, October 16, 2017/Author: Andaika Jean-Noel/Number of views (8155)/Comments (0)/
Categories: California
Tags: Compliance CornerCompliance updateState Compliance Update10/19/17

Connecticut Prohibits the Fluctuating Workweek Method of Calculating Overtime for Retail Employees

09/21/17

The Connecticut Supreme Court has ruled that the state wage regulations promulgated by the Connecticut Department of Labor prohibit use of the “fluctuating work week” method of calculating overtime pay for mercantile (retail) employees. 
Tuesday, September 19, 2017/Author: Andaika Jean-Noel/Number of views (7024)/Comments (0)/
Categories: Connecticut
Tags: Compliance CornerCompliance updateState Compliance Update09/21/17

Minimum Wage Update for Berkeley, CA & Prince George’s County, MD

09/21/17

Effective October 1, 2017, Berkeley, California’s minimum wage rate will increase to $13.50 per hour and Prince George’s County, Maryland’s rate will increase $11.50 per hour.  
Tuesday, September 19, 2017/Author: Andaika Jean-Noel/Number of views (9566)/Comments (0)/
Categories: CaliforniaMaryland
Tags: Compliance CornerCompliance updateState Compliance Update09/21/17

Maine Amends Wage Payment, Rest Break, Recordkeeping, and Poster Compliance Rules

09/21/17

Effective October 1, 2017, Maine employers will have to comply with new or modified wage payment, rest break, recordkeeping, and poster compliance rules detailed in Legislative Document (LD) 1575. 

Tuesday, September 19, 2017/Author: Andaika Jean-Noel/Number of views (6821)/Comments (0)/
Categories: Maine
Tags: Compliance CornerState Compliance Update09/21/17

New Accommodation Obligations for Washington Employers

09/07/17

With the passage of the Healthy Starts Act, Washington has expanded the rights of pregnant employees to receive reasonable accommodations in the workplace.  
Tuesday, September 5, 2017/Author: Andaika Jean-Noel/Number of views (7504)/Comments (0)/
Categories: Washington
Tags: Compliance CornerState Compliance Update09/07/17

Washington Supreme Court Clarifies State Meal Break Requirements

09/07/17

The Washington Supreme Court holds that, when an employee demonstrates that he or she did not receive a timely meal break, the employer must either show that there was no violation or a valid waiver existed.   
Tuesday, September 5, 2017/Author: Andaika Jean-Noel/Number of views (7721)/Comments (0)/
Categories: Washington
Tags: Compliance CornerState Compliance Update09/07/17

Pennsylvania High Court Says Former Employees Do Not Have Right to Inspect Personnel Files

09/07/17

Putting an end to an employer’s previous conundrum of determining what constitutes “recently” separated when evaluating a former employee’s request to review his or her personnel file, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court has ruled that terminated employees are not entitled to inspect their personnel files. 
Tuesday, September 5, 2017/Author: Andaika Jean-Noel/Number of views (8293)/Comments (0)/
Categories: Pennsylvania
Tags: Compliance CornerCompliance updateState Compliance Update09/07/17

Oregon Clarifies Overtime Law and Overhauls Weekly Hours Cap for Manufacturing Employees

09/07/17

Effective immediately, Oregon’s overtime law has been clarified to provide relief to non-union employers operating mills, factories or other manufacturing facilities. It has also been revised, effective January 1, 2018, to limit the number of weekly hours employees in such establishments may work. 
Tuesday, September 5, 2017/Author: Andaika Jean-Noel/Number of views (8799)/Comments (0)/
Categories: Oregon
Tags: Compliance CornerCompliance updateState Compliance Update09/07/17

Oregon Becomes First to Enact Scheduling Law

09/07/17

Oregon has become the first state in the nation to regulate employer scheduling practices in the food service, hospitality, and retail industries. The new law, Senate Bill 828, will take effect on July 1, 2018.
Tuesday, September 5, 2017/Author: Andaika Jean-Noel/Number of views (8246)/Comments (0)/
Categories: Oregon
Tags: Compliance CornerCompliance updateState Compliance Update09/07/17
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