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State Updates

 

Maine Recreational Marijuana Law Limits Workplace Drug Testing As Well As Disciplinary Consequences Imposed By Employers

03/01/18

A provision of Maine’s recreational marijuana law prohibits employers from testing for marijuana for pre-employment purposes and affects employers with employees who are subject to federal drug and alcohol testing regulations, as well as employers who are exempt from complying with Maine’s drug testing law.
Wednesday, February 28, 2018/Author: ADP Admin/Number of views (7854)/Comments (0)/

Maryland Releases More Information on Sick and Safe Leave

03/01/18

The Maryland Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation has now released guidance for the Maryland Healthy Working Families Act. The Act took effect on February 11, 2018.
Wednesday, February 28, 2018/Author: ADP Admin/Number of views (8331)/Comments (0)/

Kansas City, Missouri, Enacts "Ban-the-Box-Plus" Ordinance

03/01/18

The Kansas City, Missouri, City Council recently passed restrictions on employers’ inquiries into, and use of, criminal record information. The ordinance becomes effective on June 9, 2018, and it applies to private employers with six or more employees.
Wednesday, February 28, 2018/Author: ADP Admin/Number of views (10374)/Comments (0)/

Minimum Wage Update for Santa Fe, New Mexico

03/01/18

Effective March 1, 2018, the minimum wage rate for Santa Fe, New Mexico will increase.
Wednesday, February 28, 2018/Author: ADP Admin/Number of views (0)/Comments (0)/

New York City Temporarily Stays Part of Fair Workweek Law

02/15/18

New York City has agreed to a temporary stay of enforcement of the deduction portion of the Fair Workweek Law. 

Thursday, February 15, 2018/Author: ADP Admin/Number of views (10876)/Comments (0)/

New York City Enacts Law Allowing Requests for Temporary Schedule Changes

02/15/18

Starting on July 18, 2018, New York City employers will be required to provide temporary schedule changes to employees for “personal events.” 

Thursday, February 15, 2018/Author: ADP Admin/Number of views (10761)/Comments (0)/

Alaska Repeals Subminimum Wage

02/15/18

Effective February 16, 2018, Alaska employees with disabilities must be paid at least the Alaska minimum wage, which is currently $9.84 per hour.

Thursday, February 15, 2018/Author: ADP Admin/Number of views (12136)/Comments (0)/

New Jersey Employers Required to Provide Reasonable Accommodations for Breastfeeding

02/01/18

New Jersey expanded its civil rights protections to include breastfeeding, expressing milk, and related medical conditions. Employers must also provide reasonable accommodations for breastfeeding women, including reasonable break time and a suitable location to express milk in private.
Tuesday, January 30, 2018/Author: Andaika Jean-Noel/Number of views (10540)/Comments (0)/

Legislature Overrides Veto: Maryland Paid Sick Leave Takes Effect February 11

02/01/18

On January 12, 2018, the Maryland legislature overrode Governor Larry Hogan’s veto of the Healthy Working Families Act, which requires Maryland businesses to provide covered employees with paid sick and safe leave (PSSL). Maryland’s paid sick leave law takes effect on February 11, 2018.
Tuesday, January 30, 2018/Author: Andaika Jean-Noel/Number of views (10591)/Comments (0)/
Categories: Maryland

Wave of Class Action Lawsuits Filed under Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act

02/01/18

Employers using timeclocks that use employee finger or hand scanning technology to clock in and out may have heard about a recent surge of class action litigation asserting that such technologies are covered by the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (“BIPA” or the “Act”). Many lawsuits have been filed against employers operating in Illinois. 
Tuesday, January 30, 2018/Author: Andaika Jean-Noel/Number of views (11485)/Comments (0)/
Categories: Illinois
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Recent State Updates

Iowa Permits Employers to Provide Employee Wage Statements by Electronic Means

04/19/18

Author: ADP Admin/Wednesday, April 18, 2018/Categories: State Compliance Update, Iowa

Previously, employers were required to mail wage statements, provide them at the place of employment, or provide employees with the means to view and print an electronic wage statement at the workplace. Per House Bill 2240, employers are now allowed to provide wage statements to employees via secure electronic transmission or other secure electronic means.

If the employee is unable to receive his or her wage statement electronically, the employee must notify the employer in writing at least one pay period in advance, and the employer must:
  • Send the statement to the employee by mail;
  • Provide the statement to the employee at the employee’s normal place of business during normal employment hours; or
  • Provide the employee access to view the employee earnings statement electronically and provide the employee free and unrestricted access to a printer to print the statement.
Coverage: Employers with employees in Iowa.

Effective: July 1, 2018

Action Required: Please contact your Human Resources Business Partner or your Payroll Service Representative if you have any questions.

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