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OSHA Only Requiring Electronic Submission of 300A Forms and Clarifies that Employers in State Plans Must Submit Injury & Illness Data

Recently, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) made clear that it will no longer collect or require employers with 250 or more employees per establishment (per physical location of a single business) to submit the 300 Log or the 301 Forms (Illness and Injury Recordkeeping forms). OSHA will require all employers, including those on state plans (if not on the federal plan) and covered by the regulation, to only submit the 2017 Form 300A by July 1, 2018. Beginning in 2019 and every year thereafter, the 300A Forms must be submitted by March 2.

United States Department of Labor Issues Guidance on Travel Time, Breaks, and Overtime Pay in Higher Education Institutions

On April 12, 2018, the United States Department of Labor (“DOL”) issued two opinion letters. These letters provide guidance on how employees without "normal working hours" should be compensated for travel time involving an overnight stay and whether rest breaks provided as a “reasonable accommodation” are compensable. The DOL also issued a fact sheet detailing when teachers, coaches, and other professionals who work at higher education institutions should be paid overtime.

June and July 2018 HR Compliance Calendar

We've included a summary of compliance requirements that took effect recently or will take effect in the next couple of months.

ADP Retiring REST for Your Employees

ADP Real Estate Services Team (REST Program) will be discontinued for new sales effective July 1, 2018.

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State-Compliance-Updates, New-Jersey-

The New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development has released Guidance and Forms in connection with the Diane B. Allen Equal Pay Act.

State-Compliance-Updates, Oklahoma

Oklahoma became the 30th state to pass a medical marijuana law after voters approved it on June 26, 2018. The law gives broad discretion to physicians in prescribing medical marijuana, which should make it fairly easy to obtain. Additionally, the law restricts employers from taking action ...

State-Compliance-Updates, Oregon-

Employers operating in Oregon are reminded that Oregon’s predictive scheduling law, the Fair Work Week Act, took effect for covered employers on July 1, 2018.  The law establishes certain requirements related to the scheduling of covered employees in certain industries. Some key features ...

State-Compliance-Updates, Illinois-

The Western Springs Board of Trustees has voted to opt into the Cook County sick leave ordinance effective May 18, 2018, reversing a previous decision to opt out of the Cook County ordinances.

State-Compliance-Updates, Tennessee-

Tennessee has enacted a law that prohibits public and private employers from requiring an employee or prospective employee from executing or renewing a non-disclosure agreement with respect to claims of sexual harassment in the workplace as a condition of employment.

State-Compliance-Updates, California

On May 7, 2018, The City and County of San Francisco Office of Labor Standards Enforcement published “Rules Implementing the San Francisco Paid Sick Leave Ordinance (PSLO)”. These rules updated the initial rules that were adopted when the Paid Sick Leave Ordinance initially went into ...

State-Compliance-Updates, Rhode-Island-

Rhode Island has joined the growing list of states and municipalities that have enacted paid sick leave laws. Under the Healthy and Safe Families and Workplaces Act, signed by Governor Gina Raimondo, employers with at least 18 employees must provide their employees with paid sick leave. The new ...

State-Compliance-Updates, Oregon-

Effective July 1, 2018, Oregon workers must pay a Statewide Transit Tax to the state of Oregon at the rate of .001 (0.1%) on income that is subject to Oregon state income tax, even if the employee is exempt from state income tax. The Oregon Statewide Transit Tax has the same Special Compensation ...

State-Compliance-Updates, New-Hampshire

New Hampshire has modified its pay frequency requirements. Previously, employers were required to pay all wages at regular pay periods not to exceed 14 days. The amendment now requires employers to pay all wages due to the employee within eight days after the expiration of the work week if the ...

State-Compliance-Updates, New-Hampshire

New Hampshire has amended its law against discrimination to include gender identity in the list of protected classes. The law prohibits discrimination based on gender identity in employment, housing, and public accommodation.

State-Compliance-Updates, Nevada-

The Nevada Supreme Court has concluded that an employer may pay the lower of the state’s two-tier minimum wage if the employer offers health insurance at a cost to the employer of the equivalent of at least an additional dollar per hour in wages, and at a cost to the employee of no more ...

State-Compliance-Updates, Michigan-

Michigan has modified its pay frequency requirements for monthly paid employees. Employers with established monthly pay periods are in compliance with the wage payment law if they pay all wages earned during the monthly pay period within 15 days after the end of the monthly pay period.

State-Compliance-Updates, Georgia

A new Georgia law will require nursing home and other long-term care workers to submit to extensive background checks. Specifically, the new law will require care workers with “direct access” to seniors in long-term care facilities to pass a national background check. Georgia joins ...

State-Compliance-Updates, Maryland-

On May 15, 2018, Maryland Governor Larry Hogan signed into law the Disclosing Sexual Harassment in the Workplace Act of 2018 (the “Act”), which prohibits contractual waivers of sexual harassment claims and imposes significant reporting requirements for certain Maryland employers as ...

State-Compliance-Updates, Georgia

Georgia has become one of 16 states in the country that bans the use of hand-held devices while driving. Governor Nathan Deal signed “Hands-Free Georgia Act” (House Bill 673) into law on May 2, 2018. The new law takes effect on July 1, 2018.

State-Compliance-Updates, Minnesota-

On May 29, 2018, the Duluth City Council passed an Earned Sick and Safe Time ordinance (Ordinance No. 10571). This ordinance amended the Duluth City Code by adding a new Chapter 29E entitled Earned Sick and Safe Time. The ordinance will provide for paid Sick Leave and related leave beginning in ...

State-Compliance-Updates, Connecticut-

Under a measure signed May 9 by Gov. Daniel P. Malloy (D), workers who care for those with intellectual disabilities at group homes and day programs are to be paid an hourly minimum wage of at least $15.

State-Compliance-Updates, South-Carolina-

The South Carolina Pregnancy Accommodations Act (the “Act”) amends the South Carolina Human Affairs Law to require employers with at least 15 employees to provide reasonable accommodations to employees for medical needs arising from pregnancy, childbirth, or other related medical ...

State-Compliance-Updates, Vermont-

State-Compliance-Updates, California

California recently approved new amendments to the California Fair Employment and Housing Act (“FEHA”), strengthening the protections afforded to applicants and employees, including individuals who are undocumented, on the basis of their national origin. 

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