Delaware has enacted the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, extending workplace protections afforded to pregnant employees, and employees who have recently given birth, to include requiring employers provide reasonable accommodations to such employees.

With the enactment of the Healthy Workplaces, Healthy Families Act of 2014 (AB1522), California has become the second state in the nation, after Connecticut, to mandate employers provide their employees, including part-time and temporary workers, paid sick leave.

A new Massachusetts law gives employees who are victims of domestic violence a right to job-protected leave from work.

Until recently, California had a state insurance law that prohibited insurance companies and/or employers from imposing a waiting period in excess of 60 days.

For the first time, Certificates of Liability Insurance (COI) for most states will be conveniently available to clients electronically on My TotalSource^®.

Creates the “Fair Criminal Records Screening Act” which amends the Re-entry Facilitation Amendment Act of 2012. The new law prohibits the consideration of a job applicant’s arrest records during the hiring process, restricts an employer’s inquiry into a job applicant’s prior convictions until after a conditional job offer, and establishes penalties for non-compliance of the law.

New Jersey has passed the Opportunity to Compete Act which establishes certain employment rights for persons with criminal records by prohibiting employers from asking applicants about their criminal record history during the initial employment application process.