Compliance Corner
Tuesday, May 1, 2018
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Rhode Island
Rhode Island has joined the growing list of states and municipalities that have enacted paid sick leave laws. The new law takes effect July 1, 2018
Tuesday, May 1, 2018
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Utah
Utah amends its civil rights law to prohibit discrimination based on pregnancy in places of public accommodation. The amendment also creates the Utah Breastfeeding Protection Act, which provides that a woman may breastfeed in any place of public accommodation.
Tuesday, May 1, 2018
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Washington
Job applicants and employees in Washington who are survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking will have new protections against employment discrimination under a law that will go into effect on June 7, 2018.
Tuesday, May 1, 2018
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Washington
Washington amends the Equal Pay Opportunity Act, its wage discrimination law, to prevent pay differentials based on gender. It also prohibits employers from punishing employees for sharing salary information with their coworkers.
Wednesday, April 18, 2018
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West Virginia
Pursuant to the Business Liability Protection Act, West Virginia employers may not prohibit any customer, employee, or other person lawfully on the premises from storing a lawfully possessed firearm inside of a privately-owned vehicle in a company parking lot, so long as the firearm is out of view and locked inside the vehicle.
Wednesday, April 18, 2018
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Washington
Effective June 7, 2018, Washington will implement “ban the box” legislation restricting employers from inquiring about a job applicant’s criminal background during the initial stages of the application process.
Wednesday, April 18, 2018
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Mississippi
Mississippi’s expanded law provides that military service members and veterans will have reemployment protections when performing duties or receiving training with armed forces of other states.
Wednesday, April 18, 2018
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Iowa
Iowa has amended its pay statement law to now allow employers to provide employee wage statements by secure electronic transmission or by other secure electronic means. If an employee is unable to receive his or her wage statement electronically, the employer must provide the statement by one of three other methods.
Thursday, April 5, 2018
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Vermont
The State of VT has changed the Agency who collects quarterly healthcare contributions from the Department of Unemployment to the Department of Treasury.
Thursday, April 5, 2018
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Massachusetts
The Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination has issued questions and answers (Q&A) to provide additional interpretive information about the Massachusetts Pregnant Workers Fairness Act. The Act took effect on April 1, 2018.