State Alerts

Court Halts Oregon BOLI Decision on Overtime

Tuesday, April 4, 2017
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Oregon

A Multnomah County Circuit Judge has ruled that, contrary to the Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries’ (BOLI) recent interpretation of the overtime rules, employees working in mills, factories, and manufacturing establishments are entitled only to the greater of daily or weekly overtime pay in a workweek, not both.  This means, for now, you can continue paying affected employees the greater of the daily or weekly overtime owed.

The California Supreme Court Says Employees On Rest Breaks Must Be Completely Off Duty

Tuesday, February 14, 2017
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California
In a 5-2 opinion, the majority of the California Supreme Court ruled, in the matter of Augustus, et al. v. ABM Security Services, Inc., that California law requires that employees on a rest break be completely off duty. They must be “relieve[d] . . . of all work-related duties and employer control during 10-minute rest periods.” In other words, “A rest period, in short, must be a period of rest.”

Background Checks Toolkit Updated for Los Angeles Ordinance

Tuesday, February 14, 2017
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California
Los Angeles is the latest in a growing list of jurisdictions to adopt an ordinance restricting employers from asking a job applicant about his or her criminal history during the application process. Please review the state law summary section of our Background Checks Toolkit for more information.

OSHA Issues Walking-Working Surfaces Rule

Tuesday, January 31, 2017
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TotalSource - Core (News)
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s final rule on Walking-Working Surfaces aims to reduce work-related injuries resulting from slips, trips, and falls. It incorporates advances in technology, industry best practices, and national consensus standards to provide effective and cost-efficient worker protection. The final rule provides employers greater flexibility in choosing a fall protection system to protect workers. It revised and added new provisions that address rope descent systems, ladder safety, and worker training. OSHA also aligned, as much as possible, the general industry fall protection requirements with those for construction to ease compliance for employers who work in both sectors.

Complimentary Webcast – The New Form I-9

Wednesday, January 4, 2017
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TotalSource - Core (News)

This webinar will provide an overview of changes to the new Form I-9 as well as overall I-9 and E-Verify compliance pointers.

ADP University – OSHA Recordkeeping

Wednesday, January 4, 2017
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TotalSource - Core (News)

The purpose of this webinar is to guide clients through the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) recordkeeping standard, required forms, and guidelines for determining injury work-relatedness. This webinar is appropriate for any client who is required to comply with OSHA recordkeeping requirements. 

OSHA Logs Must be Posted in the Workplace February – April 2017

Wednesday, January 4, 2017
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TotalSource - Core (News)
OSHA's Recordkeeping Standard, 29CFR1904, requires that certain employers maintain annual records of workplace injuries and illnesses. Records of workplace injuries and illnesses are maintained on an OSHA 300 Log each calendar year and summarized on an annual summary log or OSHA 300A Summary. The 300A is required to be posted in the workplace every February through April to show records from the previous years' injuries and illnesses.

New EEO-1 Report

Wednesday, November 16, 2016
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TotalSource - Core (News)

Starting January 1, 2017 clients with 100 or more employees must input hours worked when processing payroll with ADP TotalSource to enable ADP TotalSource to accurately file an EEO-1 report on behalf of the client.

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