Compliance Corner
Friday, July 27, 2018
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Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania House Bill 1419 (“HB 1419”) has amended criminal background check statutes so as to limit access to certain criminal records and provide limited liability for employers in certain situations.
Friday, July 27, 2018
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Hawaii
Hawaii governor signs into law a bill seeking to address the pay disparity between men and women who perform similar work.
Friday, July 27, 2018
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Hawaii
Hawaii governor signs into law a bill seeking to address the pay disparity between men and women who perform similar work.
Friday, July 27, 2018
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Delaware
Delaware raises minimum wage and permits employers to pay youth employees a “training wage” up to 50 cents less than the state minimum wage rate.
Friday, July 27, 2018
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California
A Federal Judge has put on hold parts of AB 450, which prohibited employers from voluntarily consenting to a Federal Immigration Agent’s request to enter nonpublic areas or voluntarily provide records
Friday, July 27, 2018
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Alaska
Alaska issued amended regulations prohibiting employers from redistributing employees’ tips among other workers. The regulations also clarify who is considered a tipped employee.
Tuesday, July 10, 2018
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New Jersey
The New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development has released Guidance and Forms in connection with the Diane B. Allen Equal Pay Act.
Tuesday, July 10, 2018
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Oklahoma
Oklahoma became the 30th state to pass a medical marijuana law after voters approved it on June 26, 2018. The law gives broad discretion to physicians in prescribing medical marijuana, which should make it fairly easy to obtain. Additionally, the law restricts employers from taking action against applicants or employees solely based on their status as a medical marijuana license holder or due to a positive drug test result.
Tuesday, July 10, 2018
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Oregon
Employers operating in Oregon are reminded that Oregon’s predictive scheduling law, the Fair Work
Week Act, took effect for covered employers on July 1, 2018. The law establishes certain requirements related to the scheduling of covered employees in certain industries. Some key features of the law are discussed below.
Monday, July 2, 2018
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Illinois
The Western Springs Board of Trustees has voted to opt into the Cook County sick leave ordinance effective May 18, 2018, reversing a previous decision to opt out of the Cook County ordinances.