State Alerts
Tuesday, April 30, 2019
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Washington, D.C.
The District of Columbia is implementing Paid Family Leave. Among the requirements, the District will collect taxes from all private sector employers located in the District to fund the Paid Family Leave benefit. This requires employers to begin recording workers’ wages on April 1, 2019.
Tuesday, April 30, 2019
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Washington
The Washington Employment Security Department has now announced that the Paid Family and Medical Leave Program reporting deadline for the first quarter (April 30) will be pushed back to July 31, 2019. Employers will now report and remit premiums for quarters one and two between July 1 and July 31, 2019.
Tuesday, April 30, 2019
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Virginia
Virginia has enacted a law that amends the information that must be provided by employers to employees on their wage statements provided at the time of pay.
Tuesday, April 30, 2019
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Oklahoma
The Oklahoma Medical Marijuana and Patient Protection Act was signed into law by Oklahoma Governor Stitt on March 14, 2019. The law clarifies certain regulatory aspects of the state’s existing medical marijuana law, and includes certain provisions that will be helpful to Oklahoma employers.
Monday, April 29, 2019
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Maryland
Baltimore has enacted new lactation accommodation requirements, including a requirement for covered employers to adopt a lactation room policy.
Thursday, April 25, 2019
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Maine
Maine has passed a new law prohibiting employers from inquiring about an applicant’s compensation history until after making an offer of employment.
Thursday, April 25, 2019
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Kentucky
Kentucky employers must provide reasonable accommodations to employees who are limited due to pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions, unless it would impose an undue hardship on the employer to do so.
Thursday, April 25, 2019
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California
The California Labor Commissioner’s Office has issued guidance on the new pay schedule for agricultural workers under the Phase-In Overtime for Agricultural Workers Act of 2016 that took effect January 1, 2019.
Monday, April 1, 2019
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Virginia
On March 8, 2019, the Governor of Virginia signed into law House Bill 2473 which revised the types of jobs that are included and excluded from the protections of the Virginia state minimum wage law.
Monday, April 1, 2019
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Oregon
An amendment to the civil rights code of Portland, Oregon, extends protections against discrimination in employment, housing, and public accommodations to atheists, agnostics, and other “non-believers.” Religious facilities are expressly exempt.