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Washington Amends the Equal Pay Opportunity Act

05/03/18

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.
Tuesday, May 1, 2018/Author: ADP Admin/Number of views (5811)/Comments (0)/
Categories: Compliance Corner Washington
Tags: 05/03/18

Washington Expands Employment Discrimination Protections for Victims of Domestic Violence

05/03/18

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/Author: ADP Admin/Number of views (5807)/Comments (0)/
Categories: Compliance Corner Washington
Tags: 05/03/18

Breastfeeding Permitted in Any Place of Public Accommodation in Utah

05/03/18

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/Author: ADP Admin/Number of views (6957)/Comments (0)/
Categories: Compliance Corner Utah
Tags: 05/03/18

Rhode Island Paid Sick & Safe Leave is Headed to a Worksite Near You

05/03/18

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/Author: ADP Admin/Number of views (6678)/Comments (0)/
Categories: Compliance Corner Rhode Island
Tags: 05/03/18

West Virginia Employers No Longer Allowed to Prohibit Guns Inside Vehicles in Company Parking Lots

04/19/18

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/Author: ADP Admin/Number of views (7126)/Comments (0)/
Categories: Compliance Corner West Virginia
Tags: 04/19/18

Washington Ban-the-Box Law Limits Criminal Background Inquiries

04/19/18

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/Author: ADP Admin/Number of views (6068)/Comments (0)/
Categories: Compliance Corner Washington
Tags: 04/19/18

Mississippi Expands Protections for Military Service Members or Veterans While Training

04/19/18

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/Author: ADP Admin/Number of views (7047)/Comments (0)/
Categories: Compliance Corner Mississippi
Tags: 04/19/18

Iowa Permits Employers to Provide Employee Wage Statements by Electronic Means

04/19/18

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.
Wednesday, April 18, 2018/Author: ADP Admin/Number of views (8324)/Comments (0)/
Categories: State Compliance UpdateIowa
Tags: 04/19/18

Massachusetts Pregnant Workers Fairness Act Update: Commission Guidance and Q&As Available

04/05/18

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.
Thursday, April 5, 2018/Author: ADP Admin/Number of views (4597)/Comments (0)/
Categories: State Compliance UpdateMassachusetts
Tags: 04/05/18Massachusetts

California Supreme Court Clarifies Overtime Calculations Involving Flat-Sum Bonuses

04/05/18

The California Supreme Court recently issued a decision, (see Alvarado v. Dart Container Corp. of California), significantly impacting how employers must calculate overtime pay when non-exempt employees receive a flat-sum bonus. The Court ruled that when calculating overtime during pay periods when an employee received a flat-sum bonus, employers must divide the bonus by the number of non-overtime hours actually worked.
Thursday, April 5, 2018/Author: ADP Admin/Number of views (4718)/Comments (0)/
Categories: State Compliance UpdateCalifornia
Tags: 04/05/18California
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